Individual Details
Philemon Vawter CRAWFORD
(14 Sep 1814 - 2 Feb 1901)
Events
| Birth | 14 Sep 1814 | Madison, Indiana, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Dec 1833 | Jefferson, Indiana, United States - Letitia SMITH | | ||
| Residence | 21 Aug 1850 | North Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States |  | | |
| Migrated | 28 Mar 1851 | started for Oregon | | | |
| Residence | 20 Sep 1851 | Oregon, United States | | ||
| Land Entry | Abt 1852 | section 22 about 3 miles East - Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, United States | | ||
| Land Entry | Abt 1855 | Linn, Oregon, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Abt 1859 | owned a flour mill - Shedd | | | |
| Land-Purch | 1860 | 10 acres of land from Timothy Riggs - Crawfordsville, Linn, Oregon, United States | | | |
| Residence | 18 Jun 1860 | Linn, Oregon, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 1870 | appointed postmaster - Crawfordsville, Linn, Oregon, United States | | ||
| Residence | 20 Sep 1870 | Linn, Oregon, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1871 | Waitsburg, Washtington Territory | | ||
| Residence | 5 Jun 1880 | as a 66 year old mill right born in Indiana who was listed as P. V. Crawford - Crawfordsville, Linn, Oregon, United States | | | |
| Death | 2 Feb 1901 | Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States | | | |
| Burial | Crawfordsville, Linn, Oregon, United States | | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Letitia SMITH (1817 - 1896) |
| Child | Beverly Vawter CRAWFORD (1835 - 1838) |
| Child | Henry Paschal CRAWFORD (1837 - 1923) |
| Child | Jasper V. CRAWFORD (1838 - 1915) |
| Child | Elvin John CRAWFORD (1841 - 1934) |
| Child | Margaret S. CRAWFORD (1843 - ) |
| Child | Ulric L. CRAWFORD (1845 - 1867) |
| Child | Otheo CRAWFORD (1847 - 1856) |
| Child | Mary A. CRAWFORD (1852 - 1938) |
| Child | Zilpha CRAWFORD (1854 - 1887) |
| Child | Goodman CRAWFORD (1859 - 1859) |
| Child | Louisa Serrell CRAWFORD (1858 - 1947) |
| Child | Beverly Vawter CRAWFORD (1862 - 1921) |
| Father | James Maxwell CRAWFORD (1790 - 1856) |
| Mother | Lucy VAWTER (1792 - 1832) |
| Sibling | _____ CRAWFORD ( - ) |
| Sibling | _____ CRAWFORD ( - ) |
| Sibling | Ann CRAWFORD ( - ) |
| Sibling | _____ CRAWFORD ( - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel CRAWFORD (1822 - 1891) |
| Sibling | _____ CRAWFORD ( - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca CRAWFORD ( - ) |
| Sibling | _____ CRAWFORD ( - ) |
| Sibling | Robert CRAWFORD ( - ) |
Notes
Residence
Philoman V. Crawford was listed on the 1850 census in Jefferson County, Indiana as a 34 year old carpenter born in Indiana.Migrated
Having a desire to see more of the world than I had seen, and becoming favorably impressed with the description of Oregon, I sold out my little estate in Indiana in the winter of 1850-51, and left Madison on the 28th day of March, 1851, for Oregon. Myself and family, and several other families with whom we traveled came by water from Madison to St. Joseph, Missouri, where we fitted up teams and started overland for the far west on the 1st day of May, 1851.Occupation
Philamon Vawter Crawford finally went into partnership with Richard C. Finley, the pioneer mill builder who established the old flouring mill a short distance below Crawfordsville in 1858. Together Crawford and Finley promoted the building of a new mill on the Calapooia River a mile or so east of Shedd. That mill they named the "Boston Mill", and a town called "New Boston" sprung up around it. The exact date of the building of the Boston Mill, we do not know, but it was sometime in the late 1850's. It was burned down in 1862 but was rebuilt almost immediately. It is still standing and in use, now owned by the Thompson Brothers. The town of "New Boston" ceased to exist soon after the coming of the railroad and the establishment of Shedd Station.Land-Purch
The town stands on land once owned by Mr. P. V. Crawford. It was owned previous to Mr. Crawford's purchase by Timothy A. Riggs and Mr. Robert Glass. A daughter of Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Louisa Crawford Lewis, of Mable, Oregon, gives me the following brief history of the town of Crawfordsville.I think that it was in the year of 1860 that my father bought ten acres of land from Timothy Riggs who took mile down the river (??). That may be called the beginning of the town.
It was named by W. R. Bishop. He was our old friend and schoolteacher. I had two brothers Elvin J. and Jasper V. Crawford living there at the time the town was named. Mr. Bishop gave the place a name one day when he was at our house taking dinner.
Residence
Philomel Crawford was listed on the 1860 census in Linn County Oregon as a 46 year old wheel wright who was born in Indiana.Residence
P. V. Crawford was listed on the 1880 census in Linn County Oregon as a 66 year old mill right born in Indiana.Death
Obituary attached to Find a GraveThis City
Another old pioneer of Oregon has passed to the beyond. P. V. Crawford died shortly after midnight this morning at the residence of his son, E. J. Crawford, on North High street, from old age.
Mr. Crawford was born at Madison, Indiana, on Sept. 24, 1814. On Dec 13, 1833, he was married to Miss Letitia S. Smith, at Madison and in 1851 started cross the plains for Oregon by ox team. It took them six months to make the trip. They first settled in Yamhill county and in 1858 moved to Linn county, one mile west of Halsey. After living there a year they moved to a place where the town of Crawfordsville now stands, which place was named after Mr. Crawford. That has been the family home ever since.
Eleven children were born to Mr and Mrs. Crawford, only six of whom now survive. They are H. P. Crawford, a farmer of Lewiston, Idaho; Rev J. V. Crawford, minister of the Christian church at Enterprise, Or; E. J. Crawford of the Eugene Lumber Co; B. V. Crawford of Crawfordsville; Mrs M A Dunlap of Waltsburg, Wash, and Mrs Lou Lewis of Turner, Or. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of E. J. Crawford and conducted by Rev M L Rose pastor of the First Christian church. The remains will be taken to Crawfordsville to be interred by the side of those of his wife who died Jan 13 1896.
Mr Crawford, by his trade, that of a millwright, was known all over the Willamette valley from Portland to Eugene, he having done work in a large per cent of the flour mills now in operation in the valley. He did the mill-wrighting in the old Edris mill in Eugene which burned down some seven or eight years ago.
Mr. Crawford during his life was a consistent Christian having been a member of the Christian church since 1828. He was highly respected and honored by all with whom he came in contact, and his demises is mourned by a large circle of friends.
Note
BIRTH-DEATH-RELATIONSHIP: Information obtained from Donald E. Crawford; e-mail address dcrawfor@@calvin.linfield.edu. (Doc. #: CRAWFORD.LETTERS)Endnotes
1. interview with James Vawter Crawford and his mother, Mary F. Cowgill (Crawford) Coon (, Shedd, Oregon), by WPA Interviews for Linn County, Oregon; transcribed by Patricia Dunn, transcribed 2000. transcription held by WPA Interviews (, http://www.lgsoregon.org/lgstng/showmedia.php?mediaID=22398).
2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Philemon Vawter Crawford (1814-1901), Find a Grave Memorial no. #27056165, created by Ancestry Seeker, citing Crawfordsville Union Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Linn County, Oregon; accompanying photograph by RLWirtz, Philemon Vawter Crawford.
3. "Oregon, Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : July 2017 (viewed online), Philemon Vawter Crawford; Oregon State Archives.
4. Oregon State Archives, Early Oregonian Search (https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personProfileSearch.do?earlyOregonian=true&searchReset=true : viewed online July 2017), Crawford, Philemon Vawter.
5. entry; , "Jefferson County (Indiana) Marriage Records" Vol. 14 p. 90 (Crawford.IN.065); in (: ). CITATION based on TMG Source
6. "Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001," database, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), Philemon Crawford - Letitia Smith.
7. Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s, Philemon Vawter Crawford, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017). Original Source: Pioneer Index, Oregon Historical Society.
8. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Philemon Vawter Crawford (1814-1901), Find a Grave Memorial no. #27056165, created by Ancestry Seeker, citing Crawfordsville Union Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Linn County, Oregon; accompanying photograph by RLWirtz, Philemon Vawter Crawford.
9. Oregon State Archives, Early Oregonian Search (https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personProfileSearch.do?earlyOregonian=true&searchReset=true : viewed online July 2017), Crawford, Philemon Vawter.
10. "Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2017), Philemon Crawford - Letitia Smith.
11. "Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), Philemon Crawford - Letitia Smith.
12. Dodd, Jordan, "Indiana, Compiled Marriage Index, 1802-1892,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2017), Letitia Smith - Philemon Crawford.
13. 1850 U.S. Census, Jefferson County, Indiana, population schedule, North Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, page 29, household 42, Phiomon V. Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication M432.
14. interview with James Vawter Crawford and his mother, Mary F. Cowgill (Crawford) Coon (, Shedd, Oregon), by WPA Interviews for Linn County, Oregon; transcribed by Patricia Dunn, transcribed 2000. transcription held by WPA Interviews (, http://www.lgsoregon.org/lgstng/showmedia.php?mediaID=22398).
15. Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s, Philemon Vawter Crawford, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017). Original Source: Pioneer Index, Oregon Historical Society.
16. Kermit C. Robinson, The Vawter Family in Oregon (1998), ; digital images, ( : viewed online August 2019.
17. Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s, Philemon Vawter Crawford, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017). Original Source: Pioneer Index, Oregon Historical Society.
18. Oregon State Archives, Early Oregonian Search (https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personProfileSearch.do?earlyOregonian=true&searchReset=true : viewed online July 2017), Crawford, Philemon Vawter.
19. Everett Earke Stabard, "Pen Pictures of Pioneers of Linn County," Albany Daily Democrat (Albany, Oregon), 29 January 1922; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspaprs.com : viewed online July 2017).
20. interview with James Vawter Crawford and his mother, Mary F. Cowgill (Crawford) Coon (, Shedd, Oregon), by WPA Interviews for Linn County, Oregon; transcribed by Patricia Dunn, transcribed 2000. transcription held by WPA Interviews (, http://www.lgsoregon.org/lgstng/showmedia.php?mediaID=22398).
21. Oregon State Archives, Early Oregonian Search (https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personProfileSearch.do?earlyOregonian=true&searchReset=true : viewed online July 2017), Crawford, Philemon Vawter.
22. interview with James Vawter Crawford and his mother, Mary F. Cowgill (Crawford) Coon (, Shedd, Oregon), by WPA Interviews for Linn County, Oregon; transcribed by Patricia Dunn, transcribed 2000. transcription held by WPA Interviews (, http://www.lgsoregon.org/lgstng/showmedia.php?mediaID=22398).
23. interview with James Vawter Crawford and his mother, Mary F. Cowgill (Crawford) Coon (, Shedd, Oregon), by WPA Interviews for Linn County, Oregon; transcribed by Patricia Dunn, transcribed 2000. transcription held by WPA Interviews (, http://www.lgsoregon.org/lgstng/showmedia.php?mediaID=22398).
24. 1860 U.S. Census, Linn County, Oregon, population schedule, Linn County, Oregon, image 14 of 156, household 105, Philomel Craford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication M653.
25. Doris Gunderson, "Old Holley Church Seats Still USable," Albany Democrat-Herald (Albany, Oregon), 5 November 1959; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspaprs.com : viewed online July 2017).
26. 1870 U.S. Census, Linn, Oregon, population schedule, Coal Cree Precinct, Linn County, Oregon, page 2, household 8, Philemon Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017).
27. interview with James Vawter Crawford and his mother, Mary F. Cowgill (Crawford) Coon (, Shedd, Oregon), by WPA Interviews for Linn County, Oregon; transcribed by Patricia Dunn, transcribed 2000. transcription held by WPA Interviews (, http://www.lgsoregon.org/lgstng/showmedia.php?mediaID=22398).
28. 1840 U. S. Census, Linn County, Oregon, population schedule, Crawfordsville, Linn County, Oregon, ED 74, page 18, household 146, P. V. Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2016); NARA microfilm publication T9.
29. interview with James Vawter Crawford and his mother, Mary F. Cowgill (Crawford) Coon (, Shedd, Oregon), by WPA Interviews for Linn County, Oregon; transcribed by Patricia Dunn, transcribed 2000. transcription held by WPA Interviews (, http://www.lgsoregon.org/lgstng/showmedia.php?mediaID=22398).
30. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Philemon Vawter Crawford (1814-1901), Find a Grave Memorial no. #27056165, created by Ancestry Seeker, citing Crawfordsville Union Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Linn County, Oregon; accompanying photograph by RLWirtz, Philemon Vawter Crawford.
31. "Oregon, Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : July 2017 (viewed online), Philemon Vawter Crawford; Oregon State Archives.
32. Oregon State Archives, Early Oregonian Search (https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personProfileSearch.do?earlyOregonian=true&searchReset=true : viewed online July 2017), Crawford, Philemon Vawter.
33. Oregon Pioneer Obituaries (https://sites.google.com/site/oregonpioneerobituaries : viewed online August 2019), Philemon Vawter Crawford.
34. interview with James Vawter Crawford and his mother, Mary F. Cowgill (Crawford) Coon (, Shedd, Oregon), by WPA Interviews for Linn County, Oregon; transcribed by Patricia Dunn, transcribed 2000. transcription held by WPA Interviews (, http://www.lgsoregon.org/lgstng/showmedia.php?mediaID=22398).
35. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Philemon Vawter Crawford (1814-1901), Find a Grave Memorial no. #27056165, created by Ancestry Seeker, citing Crawfordsville Union Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Linn County, Oregon; accompanying photograph by RLWirtz, Philemon Vawter Crawford.