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Melissa Cornelia Crawford 1875–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1875

Birth Location: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1939

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William Dixon

Mother: Martha Farmer

Spouse(s): Seymore Craft

Children(s): Robert Craft, Francis Craft, Everette Craft, Bonner Craft, Malcolm Craft, Garland Craft

In 1875, Melissa Cornelia Crawford entered the world in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA, born to William Dixon And Martha Rebecca Farmer. In 1880, Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided in Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA. In 1900, Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. Melissa Cornelia Crawford married Seymore C Craft, and had children including Bonner Charles Craft, Everette William Craft, Francis D Craft, Garland Troy Craft, Malcolm Earl Craft, Robert Rae Craft. Melissa Cornelia Crawford passed away in 1939 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1875, Melissa Cornelia Crawford entered the world in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA, born to William Dixon And Martha Rebecca Farmer.
  • In 1880, Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided in Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1900, Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Melissa Cornelia Crawford married Seymore C Craft, and had children including Bonner Charles Craft, Everette William Craft, Francis D Craft, Garland Troy Craft, Malcolm Earl Craft, Robert Rae Craft.
  • Melissa Cornelia Crawford passed away in 1939 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dixon
1830–1905
Birth Location: England
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Martha Farmer
1844–1931
Birth Location: Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Seymore Craft
1878–1959
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
SC

Children(s)

Robert Craft
1897–1942
Birth Location: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
RC
Francis Craft
1910–2000
Birth Location: Mississippi
FC
Everette Craft
1907–1959
Birth Location: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
EC
Bonner Craft
1904–1959
Birth Location: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
BC
Malcolm Craft
1904–1931
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Garland Craft
1899–1971
Birth Location: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
GC

Melissa Crawford's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Crawford
1875–1939
Birth Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Dixon
1830–1905
England
Martha (Rebecca) Farmer
1844–1931
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John Dixon
1791–1865
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Ann Twilley
1795–1873
Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England
Henry (T.) Farmer
1809–1875
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy) Foster
1815–1889
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Farmer
1780–1841
Febe Vestal
1782–1841
John Foster
1789–1865
Mary Cole
1790–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Farmer
1750–1794
Zilpha Barnes
1755–1821
Thomas Vestal
1764–1825
Amy Thompson
1764–1825
John Foster
1757–1837
Mary Smith
1772–1837
Richard COLE
1763–1807
Hannah Armstrong
1768–1825

Melissa Crawford's Descendants

1.
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Melissa (Cornelia) Crawford (8 Dec 1875–5 Dec 1939) m. Seymore (C) Craft (abt 1878–10 Sep 1959)
  1. 1. Robert (Rae) Craft 1897–1942 m. Alice (Viola) Waller 1897–1972
    1. 1. Robert (Bonner) Craft 1918–1994 m. Fannie (Carole) Rainwater 1918–1989 m. Martha Winn 1922–1989
      1. 1. Robert (Bonner Craft) Jr 1941–1976 m. Laura (A) Waters 1946–2008
    2. 2. Hazel (Beatrice) Craft 1928–1963 m. Jack (Thomas) Scoggins 1924–1991
    3. 3. Mary (Alice) Craft 1926–2016 m. Horace (Alvin) Craig 1921–2017
    4. 4. Frances (Louise) Craft 1920–2005 m. Weyman (Howard) Jr 1920–2015
    5. 5. Rae (Robert Craft) Jr 1916–1987 m. Evelyn Dyes 1917–1994
  2. 2. Francis (D) Craft 1910–2000 m. Theodore (Carl) Lieb 1902–1936
    1. 1. Theodore (Carl Lieb) Jr 1929–2006
    2. 2. Robert (Charles) Lieb 1931–2012 m. Dixie (L) Walters 1931–2018
    3. 3. Francis (Douglas) Lieb 1935–2015
    4. 4. David (Mobley) Harris 1940–1999 m. Patricia (Ann) Polk 1943–1978
  3. 3. Everette (William) Craft 1907–1959
  4. 4. Bonner (Charles) Craft 1904–1959 m. Lavera (Elsie) Grace 1908–1952
    1. 1. Johnny (Blankenship) Kelley 1929–1986
  5. 5. Malcolm (Earl) Craft 1904–1931 m. Leslie (Beatrice) Mallory 1906–
    1. 1. Charles (Hasting) Craft 1923–1924
    2. 2. Malcolm (Earl Craft) Jr 1921–1972 m. Elva (Jean) Wallace 1927–2001
      1. 1. Cheryl (Sue) Craft 1944–1956
      2. 2. Teresa (Joy) Craft 1948–1951
  6. 6. Garland (Troy) Craft 1899–1971 m. Ethel (Mary) Harden 1900–2004
    1. 1. Pauline Craft 1928–1992 m. Guy (Edley) Crowe 1922–1991
    2. 2. Eva (Estelle) Craft 1921–2005 m. Lloyd (Edward) Williams 1922–2004
    3. 3. Helen (Troy) Craft 1924–2012 m. Garland (Edison) Hill 1925–2012
    4. 4. Garland (B.) Craft 1930–2022 m. Evelyn (Barbara) Whitaker 1930–2013

Melissa Crawford's Timeline

8 Records

1875
8 Dec 1875
Birth of Melissa Cornelia Crawford in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 5
Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided here in Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 25
Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided here in Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 35
Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided here in Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided here in Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 55
Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 60
Melissa Cornelia Crawford resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1939
5 Dec 1939
Age 64
Death of Melissa Cornelia Crawford in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Deaths Index, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] Georgia, Death Index, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 28974
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T625_250; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 142
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 2340099
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1240806
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: T624_737; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1374750
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 6 Dec 1939; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America; ,0.8109783,0.4934885,0.8550

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 1, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1240806

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wesson Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: T624_737; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1374750

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 10, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T625_250; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 142

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 2340099

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stone Mountain
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 6 Dec 1939; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America; ,0.8109783,0.4934885,0.8550

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Deaths Index, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] Georgia, Death Index, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 28974
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 6 Dec 1939; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America; ,0.8109783,0.4934885,0.8550

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 6 Dec 1939; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America; ,0.8109783,0.4934885,0.8550
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