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Rachel Lessley Crawford 1803 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAY 1803

Birth Location: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 OCT 1864

Death Location: Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Father: Alexander Crawford

Mother: Rachel Lessley

Spouse(s): John Bear

Children(s): Christian Bear, James Bear, William Bear, Mary Bear

In 1803, Rachel Lessley Crawford entered the world in Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA, born to Alexander Crawford and Rachel Lessley. Rachel Lessley Crawford married John Henry Bear, and had children including Christian Alexander Bear, James Harvey Bear, William Andrew Bear, Mary Elizabeth Bear. Rachel Lessley Crawford passed away in 1864 in Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Rachel Lessley Crawford entered the world in Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA, born to Alexander Crawford and Rachel Lessley.
  • Rachel Lessley Crawford married John Henry Bear, and had children including Christian Alexander Bear, James Harvey Bear, William Andrew Bear, Mary Elizabeth Bear.
  • Rachel Lessley Crawford passed away in 1864 in Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Crawford
1766 – 1830
Birth Location: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
AC
Rachel Lessley
1772 – 1841
Birth Location: Laurel Hill, Augusta, Virginia, USA
RL

Spouses(s)

John Bear
1807 – 1865
Birth Location: Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, USA
JB

Children(s)

Christian Bear
1830 – 1902
Birth Location: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia
CB
James Bear
1833 – 1863
Birth Location: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
JB
William Bear
1835 – 1863
Birth Location: Augusta, VA
WB
Mary Bear
1836 – 1925
Birth Location: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
MB

Rachel Crawford's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Crawford
1803 – 1864
Birth Place: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
Alexander Crawford
1766 – 1830
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Rachel Lessley
1772 – 1841
Laurel Hill, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William CRAWFORD
1744 – 1792
Mountain View near Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Bell) Sawyers
1750 – 1821
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
James (Alexander) Lessley
1745 – 1775
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Mary McCune
1746 – 1775
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Crawford
1715 – 1764
Mary McPheeters
1718 – 1764
Cpt Sawyers
1722 – 1790
Rachel Ball
1728 – 1776
James Lessley
1720 – 1776
Sarah McCune
1721 – 1792
Samuel McCune
1720 – 1802
Elizabeth Williams
1725 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sawyer
1691 – 1776
Hannah Babson
1695 – 1747
James Lessley
1690 – 1767
Sarah Hutchinson
1695 – 1789
Francis McCune
1704 – 1746
Margaret McCune
1712 – 1769

Rachel Crawford's Descendants

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Rachel (Lessley) Crawford (24 MAY 1803 – 15 OCT 1864) m. John (Henry) Bear (16 Apr 1807 – 1 Oct 1865)
  1. 1. Christian (Alexander) Bear (15 Aug 1830 – 19 Jan 1902) m. Martha (Jane) Curry (1828 – 20 February 1901)
    1. 1. Floid Bear (18 December 1855 – 7 April 1858)
    2. 2. Mildred (Rachel) Bear (30 Jun 1858 – 11 AUG 1922)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Prudence "Bettie") Bear (Jul 1860 – 22 Dec 1941) m. Franklin (Pierce) Miller (1857 – 25 Apr 1915)
      1. 1. Mamie (Dunlap) Miller (Sep 1883 – 4 Jan 1959) m. Furr
      2. 2. Christian (Alexander) Miller (Mar 1885 – 27 May 1966) m. Claribel (Lea) Marshall (10 June 1899 – 15 March 1995)
        1. 1. June (Marshall) Ferguson (9 June 1916 – 4 July 2008)
      3. 3. Grace (Bear) Miller (19 APR 1887 – 30 Jun 1910)
        1. 1. Robert (Franklin) Walton (8 Sep 1915 – 26 Jul 1966)
      4. 4. Harvey (Henderson) Miller (9 February 1890 – 2 Aug 1968) m. Mary (Jane) O'Dell (abt 1896 – 1948) m. Susie (Haley) Carter (29 July 1903 – 7 August 1984)
        1. 1. Mary (Helen) Miller (26 May 1915 – 26 Dec 1972) m. Christian Gaupp
        2. 2. James (Wendell) Miller (23 Jul 1917 – 28 Jun 1996)
        3. 3. Harry (Howard) Miller (abt 1917 – 28 Jun 1996) m. Grace (Golda Hopkins) (Underwood?) (3 Oct 1918 – 4 January 2011)
        4. 4. Melba (Oriole (Odell) Miller) Lilly (abt 1917 – Apr 1985) m. Jay (Victor) Lilly (28 February 1914 – 27 December 2004)
        5. 5. Nellie (Virginia) Miller (17 Nov 1920 – 2 Oct 2000) m. Samuel (Arthur) Boatman (13 April 1917 – 18 November 1954)
        6. 6. Margaret (Louise) Miller (25 Dec 1922 – 2 Oct 2008) m. Col. (Beryl Leon) Boatman** (abt 1922 – 06 Oct 1983)
        7. 7. Betty (Jane) Miller (28 Apr 1926 – 27 Apr 1990) m. Melvin (S) Wise (16 Mar 1911 – 10 Jul 1998)
        8. 8. Marshall (Earl) Miller (18 Dec 1927 – 10 May 1999) m. Muriel (Fern) Smock (26 May 1930 – 15 Feb 2015)
        9. 9. George (McRae) Miller (19 April 1930 – 3 October 1931)
        10. 10. William (Rae) Miller (abt 1934 – 19 Mar 2013) m. Shirley (Ann) Cox (abt 1934 – )
        11. 11. James (Wendell) Miller (14 Apr 1936 – 21 Aug 2002) m. Sylvia (Ruth) Miller
        12. 12. Thomas (Clark) Miller (21 Feb 1939 – 7 Apr 2022) m. Anna (Marie) Vandall (18 Nov 1942 – )
      5. 5. Margaret (Mildred) Miller (Apr 1891 – 8 Dec 1976) m. James (Knieriem) Rishel (abt 1899 – 8 Oct 1984)
        1. 1. James (Philip) Rishel (21 May 1926 – 21 May 1926)
        2. 2. Donald (Knieriem) Rishel (abt 1928 – 21 Jan 2006)
      6. 6. Zada (Oriole) Miller (6 Jun 1893 – 3 Mar 1944) m. George Miller (abt 1890 – )
      7. 7. Marshall (l David) Miller (10 Oct 1895 – 1920)
      8. 8. John (Skinner) Miller (1898 – ) m. Hattie (Augusta) Ogden (abt 1906 – )
      9. 9. James (Henry Clement) Miller (1901 – 13 Oct 1992)
        1. 1. Garnet (May) Wood (10 February 1931 – 11 July 2023)
      10. 10. Holmes (Ralston Miller) * (10 Mar 1905 – 4 Dec 1974) m. Louise (Virginia) Donald (18 DEC 1906 – 22 Jul 1976)
        1. 1. Robin (Pierce) Miller (25 Jan 1930 – 13 Sep 2010) m. Sara (Frances) Epperson (24 February 1936 – 11 February 2019)
    4. 4. Sarah Bear (abt 1863 – )
    5. 5. Laura (M.) Bear (15 May 1865 – 15 June 1939)
    6. 6. Louiza Bear (1866 – )
    7. 7. Martha (Crawford "Mattie") Bear (1 Aug 1868 – 16 Dec 1915)
  2. 2. James (Harvey) Bear (1833 – 14 Mar 1863)
  3. 3. William (Andrew) Bear (1835 – 14 Mar 1863)
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Bear (8 Feb 1836 – 25 Apr 1925)

Rachel Crawford's Timeline

4 Records

1803
5/24/1803
Birth of Rachel Lessley Crawford in Buffalo Gap, Augusta Co., VA
Buffalo Gap, Augusta Co., VA
1803
24 MAY 1803
Birth of Rachel Lessley Crawford in Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1864
15 October 1864
Age 61
Death of Rachel Lessley Crawford in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
1864
15 OCT 1864
Age 61
Death of Rachel Lessley Crawford in Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5/24/1803
    Event Place: Buffalo Gap, Augusta Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1803
    Event Place: Buffalo Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1864
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1864
    Event Place: Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Churchville, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
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