Individual Details
Mary FOSTER
(28 Aug 1842 - 21 Jan 1929)
1850
Mary Foster was listed in the household of Zebulon Foster on the 1850 census in Warren County, Indiana. According to the census, Mary was 8 years old and born in Indiana.
1880
Mary Crawford was listed as the wife of Marion Crawford on the 1880 census in Warren County, Indiana. According to the census, Mary was 37 years old and born in Indiana.
1900
Mary Crawford was listed on the 1900 US Census as the head of household. According to the census, Mary was born Aug 1843 in Indiana. Thus she was 57 years old at the time. She was listed as a widow. Also living in the household was her son, Nelson Crawford.
1905
listed as a 62 year old white female born Indiana running a boarding house and was listed as Mary Crawford
Events
| ChildParent |  | ||||
| Birth | 28 Aug 1842 | West Lebanon, Warren, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1850 | an 8 year old female born Ind and was listed as Mary Foster - Pike Township, Warren, Indiana, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 4 Mar 1860 | West Lebanon, Warren, Indiana, United States - Washington Marion CRAWFORD | | | |
| Alt name | Mary CRAWFORD | ||||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1860 | a 17 year old female born Ind and was listed as Mary Crawford - Jordan Township, Warren, Indiana, United States | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | (Ida Kate CRAWFORD) | | |||
| ChildParent-shared | (Judson Foster CRAWFORD) | | |||
| ChildParent-shared | (Lida A CRAWFORD) | | |||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1880 | a 37 year old wife of head of household born IN and was listed as Mary Crawford - Washington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States | | | |
| ChildParent-shared | (Nelson Garfield CRAWFORD) | | |||
| Residence | 1884 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1885 | a 38 year old white female born IN and was listed as M. Crawford - Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | May 1889 | Lot 37 of the Prairie Grove Cemetery Association - Dodge City, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | 14 May 1889 | Prairie Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 5 Sep 1889 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Pension | 23 Nov 1889 | Kansas | | ||
| Land-Purch | 24 Jan 1893 | Lewis Post No. 294 G.A. R. Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Mar 1895 | a 52 year old white female boardinghouse owner born Indiana and was listed as Mrs. Mary Crawford - Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, USA | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1897 | registered to vote - Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1899 | operated a boarding house - Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Member | Mar 1901 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Occupation | Aug 1901 | had rooms for rent - the corner of 2d Ave and Elm Street, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas | | ||
| Occupation | 2 Oct 1902 | has two furnished rooms for rent - Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1905 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1906 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Sold | 18 Oct 1907 | by warranty deed to Peter Hinemann for $2000 the SE 1/4 Sect 31 Twp 28 Range 26 - Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Sold | 30 Jan 1909 | being lot 6 of block 47 - Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 22 Apr 1910 | a 67 year old widow who was born in Indiana and was listed as Mary Crawford - 911 Second, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Marriage-shared | 10 Nov 1911 | (George James ALLEN and Bernice CRAWFORD) Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1915 | 911 2d Ave, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Mar 1919 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, USA | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | 911 2nd Ave, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Widowed - 911 2nd Ave, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | |||
| Vacation | Sep 1920 | West Lebanon, Warren, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1924 | 911 2nd, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1925 | as an 82 year old female born in Indiana who was listed as Mary Crasford - 911 2d Ave, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Death | 21 Jan 1929 | Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Burial | 23 Jan 1929 | Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Land-Purch | | |
Families
| Spouse | Washington Marion CRAWFORD (1838 - 1889) |
| Child | Ida Kate CRAWFORD (1862 - 1934) |
| Child | Judson Foster CRAWFORD (1866 - 1949) |
| Child | Carrie A CRAWFORD (1870 - 1886) |
| Child | Lida A CRAWFORD (1871 - 1945) |
| Child | Nelson Garfield CRAWFORD (1881 - 1957) |
| Father | Zebulon FOSTER (1808 - 1889) |
| Mother | Caroline OSTRANDER (1814 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Edward FOSTER (1833 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Rachel FOSTER (1837 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Eliza W. FOSTER (1840 - 1926) |
| Sibling | William F. FOSTER (1846 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Harriet FOSTER (1848 - 1906) |
Notes
Residence
Mary Foster was listed in the household of Zebulon Foster on the 1850 census in Warren County, Indiana. According to the census, Mary was 8 years old and born in Indiana.Marriage
Washington M Crawford to Mary FosterBe it remembered, that on this 3 day of March A.D. 1860, the following marriage license was issued, to-wit
State of Indiana, Warren County, ss:
To all who shall see these presents -- greeting:
Know ye that any person empowered by law to solemnize marriages:
Is hereby authorized to join together as husband and wife
Washington M. Crawford and Mary Foster
and for so doing this shall be his sufficient authority.
In testimony whereof, I H. R. Pomeroy, Clerk of the Warren Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the Seas of said Court, at WIlliamsport, Ind this 3 day of March 1860.
H.R. Pomery, Clerk (H. C. Johnson, Dep)
Be it futher remembered that on this 9 day of March 1860, the following certificate of marriage was filed in my office to wit:
State of Indiana, Warren County, ss.
This certifies that I joined in marriage as husband and wife Washington M Crawford and Mary Foster on the 4 day of March 1860.
Colbrath Hull, Minister of Gospel
State of Indiana, Warren County, ss.
I, Elsie M Carlson, Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the County of Warren and State of Indiana, do hereby certify the foregoing to be true and correct copies of the Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage.
Washington M. Crawford to Mary Foster as the same now appears upon the Marriage Record now on file in my office in Marriage Record 4 on page 377 thereof.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Williamsport, Indiana, on this 10th day of March, 1982
Elsie M. Carlson, Clerk Warren Circuit Court
By Marian C. Jordan, Deputy
Residence
Mary Crawford was listed as the wife of Marion Crawford on the 1880 census in Warren County, Indiana. According to the census, Mary was 37 years old and born in Indiana.Land-Purch
lot 37Land-Purch
lot no. sixtyResidence
Mary Crawford was listed on the 1900 US Census as the head of household. According to the census, Mary was born Aug 1843 in Indiana. Thus she was 57 years old at the time. She was listed as a widow. Also living in the household was her son, Nelson Crawford.Member
of the Home Missionary Society serving as presidentResidence
listed as a 62 year old white female born Indiana running a boarding house and was listed as Mary CrawfordMarriage-shared
Bernice Crawford and George Allen were married at the Crawford home.Land-Purch
GAR Cemetery West 60 lot 6 to Mrs. W. M. Crawford for Washington M. Crawford (soldier) 2nd NY Cav. Co. H.Endnotes
1. "Death Message," Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 26 January 1929, page 11; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).
2. Tombstone, Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City Kansas read by Marcia Philbrick, 1996, Mary Crawford tombstone (CRAWFORD.KS.150). ()
3. , death certificate , Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
4. Illustriana Kansas (: , 1933), p. 274 "Nelson G. Crawford".
5. Ancestry, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
6. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 7.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MP1.
7. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_49; Line: 28.
8. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_88; Line: 27.
9. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_48; Line: 7.
10. "Death Message," Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 26 January 1929, page 11; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).
11. 1850, Warren County Indiana, Population Schedule, Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, Page 6, family 56, Zebulon Foster; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017).
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14. Ford County Kansas, , ; ; Register of Deeds, Dodge City Kansas.
15. Certified Copy of Marriage License, Warren County, Indiana, Washington M Crawford / Mary Foster.
16. Indiana WPA, compiler, Index to Marriage Records Warren County, Indiana 1853-1920 (: , 1939), book 4, page 377 (Crawford.IN.042).
17. "Warren Republican", (Warren County Indiana), to (), Obituary of Marioan Crawford 5 Sept 1889; , . Hereinafter cited as "Warren Republican".
18. , Marriage Record, (Crawford.IN.094) (), , .
19. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT: Yates Publishing, 2004), Washington Mari Crawford - Mary Foster.
20. , Military and pension record of Washington M. Crawford (: U.S. Government), Affidavit of Cobrath Hall.
21. Washington Marion Crawford family, The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments with the Apocrypha (Philadelphia: John Edwin Ptter, 1865); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, KS. Hereinafter cited as Family Bible Washington M. Crawford.
22. "Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017), Washington Crawford.
23. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 7.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MP1.
24. "Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (Dec 2018), Mary Foster.
25. "Death Message," Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 26 January 1929, page 11; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).
26. 1860 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Jordan Township, Warren County, Indiana, page 23, household 161, Washington Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication M653.
27. "Death Message," Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 26 January 1929, page 11; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).
28. "Death Message," Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 26 January 1929, page 11; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).
29. "Death Message," Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 26 January 1929, page 11; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).
30. 1880 U.S. Census, Williamsport, Warren, Indiana, population schedule, Washington Township, SD 4, ED 64, page 20, household 223, Marion Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2016); NARA microfilm publication T9.
31. "Death Message," Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 26 January 1929, page 11; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).
32. "Death Message," Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 26 January 1929, page 11; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online August 2019).
33. 1885 Kansas State Census, Ford County, Kansas, Kansas state census, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Kansas State Historical Society.
34. 1885 Kansas State Census, Ford County, Kansas, Kansas state census, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, Page 23, household 6, M Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); Kansas State Historical Society.
35. "Real Esate Transfers," Dodge City Times (Dodge City, Kansas), 23 May 1889, page 2; Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online April 2018).
36. Ford County Kansas, , ; ; Register of Deeds, Dodge City Kansas.
37. "Zebulon Foster," Obituary, The Warren Republican, 19 September 1889; Public Member Story, kygranny_1, submitter, linked to Zebulon Foster, Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com, posted 31 Jan 2012.
38. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Crawford, Mary, 1889 Nov 23; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018).https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/4654/32959_032767-03929?pid=11851699.
39. Ford County Kansas, , ; ; Register of Deeds, Dodge City Kansas.
40. 1895 Kansas Census, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, Kansas state census, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, page 34, household 266, Mrs Mary Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017); Kansas State Historical Society.
41. "Voters Register, 1886-1902," ; microfilm, page 27; Records of the City of Dodge City, Kansas 1875-1928; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. 1897 Ladies.
42. "Local Brevities," The Globe-Republican (Dodge City, Kansas), 26 January 1899, page 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online April 2018). .
43. 1900 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, ED 49, Sheet 1B, household 273, Mary Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA T623.
44. Dodge City Globe Republican (Dodge City, Kansas), Dodge City, Kansas, 14 March 1901 page 5 col. 4 (Crawford.KS.129).
45. "Local ," The Globe-Republican (Dodge City, Kansas), 29 August 1901, page 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online April 2018). .
46. Dodge City Globe Republican (Dodge City, Kansas), Dodge City, Kansas, Thursday, 2 Oct. 1902 page 5, column 4 (Doc. #: CRAWFORD.KS.139).
47. 1905 Kansas State Census, , , , Ford Co. page 43, line 1, dwelling #295, family #319 (Doc. #: CRAWFORD.CEN.006).
48. 1905 Kansas State Census, Ford County, Kansas, Kansas State Census, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, image 28 of 42, Mary Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : vieewd online October 2017); Kansas State Historical Society.
49. "Watseka Republican", (Watseka, Illinois), to (), "Obituary of Mrs. Harriet Foster Fleming" 7 March 1906; , . Hereinafter cited as "Watseka Republican".
50. Ford County Kansas, , ; ; Register of Deeds, Dodge City Kansas.
51. Ford County Kansas, , ; ; Register of Deeds, Dodge City Kansas.
52. 1910 U.S. Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Ward 3, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, Ed 46, sheet 11B, household 16, Mary Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017); NARA microfilm publication T624.
53. Crawford, Judson F., Judson F. Crawford Family Bible (: , ); Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, KS, photocopy in Crawford.Washington.Notebook. Hereinafter cited as Family Bible Judson F. Crawford.
54. Dodge City Globe Republican (Dodge City, Kansas), Dodge City, Kansas, 16 Nov 1911, page 5, col. 1 (Doc. #: Crawford.KS.013).
55. Ford County Kansas Marriage Records: License Book 1903-1912 p447 / Affidavit Book C p 447, Ford County Clerk, Dodge City, Kansas
56. Dodge City Directory (: ), 1915-1916 Vol. 1, p.39
57. 1915 Kansas State Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, page 33, household 254, Crawford, Mary; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017); Kansas State Historical Society.
58. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : ). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
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62. 1920 U.S. Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, ED 55, Sheet 5B, dwelling 127, Crawford Mary; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T625.
63. "Injury Fatal to M. R. Crawford", Dodge City Journal, (Dodge City Kansas), 29 July 1920, p. 1 col. 1; Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS.
64. 1920 U.S. Census, Ford County, Kansas, population schedule, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, ED 55, sheet 5B, household 127, Mary Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T625.
65. "Local News," West Lebanon Gazette (West Lebanon, Indiana), 30 September 1929, page 1; digital image, Newspaper Archives (www.newspaperarchive.com : viewed online August 2019).
66. Ford County (Kansas) Directory (: , ), 1924, City of Dodge City (Doc. #: Crawford.KS.008).2
67. 1925 Kansas Census, Ford County Kansas, Dodge City, page 4 (image 92 of 202), 911 2nd, Mary Crawford; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed March 2016).
68. Tombstone, Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City Kansas read by Marcia Philbrick, 1996, Mary Crawford tombstone (CRAWFORD.KS.151). ()
69. Dodge City Daily Globe, , "Funeral Wednesday for Mrs. Crawford" 22Jan 1929, page 1, col. 3.
70. , death certificate , Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
71. Hulpieu Swaim Funeral Home Records [Dodge City, Kansas] (: ), 1926-1930 (Crawford.KS.075)
72. "Dodge City Journal", (Dodge City, Kansas), to (), "Mr. Mary Crawford, Pioneer Is Dead," 24 Jan 1929; , . Hereinafter cited as "Dodge City Journal".
73. Illustriana Kansas (: , 1933), p. 274 "Nelson G. Crawford".
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78. Computer Printout for Maple Grove Cemetery (Dodge City, KS: Dodge City, Kansas, 5/29/1985), Record #13017 Z2, Lot 7 Block 60 WGAR (Crawford.KS.080)
79. Tombstone, Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City Kansas read by Marcia Philbrick, 1996, Mary Crawford tombstone (CRAWFORD.KS.151). ()
80. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Mary Foster Crawford (1842-1929), Find a Grave Memorial no. #110358672, created by Marcia Philbrick, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Tim Tompkins, Mary Foster Crawford.
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