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Sanford Rufus Crawford 1897 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1897

Birth Location: Fort Jones, Siskiyou, California, USA

Death Date: 16 August 1966

Death Location: Happy Camp, Siskiyou, California, USA

Father: James Crawford

Mother: Mary Crawford

Spouse(s): Esther Sheffield

Children(s): Helen Crawford, Donald Buchanan, Margery Buchanan, Dolores Buchanan

Sanford Rufus Crawford was born in 1897 in Fort Jones, Siskiyou, California, USA, the child of James Sanford Crawford and Mary Adeline Crawford. In 1910, Sanford Rufus Crawford resided in Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California, USA. In 1930, Sanford Rufus Crawford resided in Greenview, Siskiyou, California, USA. Sanford Rufus Crawford married Esther Violet Sheffield, and had children including Helen Kathleen Crawford, Donald Buchanan, Margery Buchanan, Dolores Buchanan. Sanford Rufus Crawford passed away in 1966 in Happy Camp, Siskiyou, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Sanford Rufus Crawford was born in 1897 in Fort Jones, Siskiyou, California, USA, the child of James Sanford Crawford and Mary Adeline Crawford.
  • In 1910, Sanford Rufus Crawford resided in Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California, USA.
  • In 1930, Sanford Rufus Crawford resided in Greenview, Siskiyou, California, USA.
  • Sanford Rufus Crawford married Esther Violet Sheffield, and had children including Helen Kathleen Crawford, Donald Buchanan, Margery Buchanan, Dolores Buchanan.
  • Sanford Rufus Crawford passed away in 1966 in Happy Camp, Siskiyou, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Crawford
1841 – 1904
Birth Location: Nobleboro, Lincoln County, Maine, USA
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Mary Crawford
1854 – 1938
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Esther Sheffield
1894 – 1934
Birth Location: California
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Children(s)

Helen Crawford
1920 – 2001
Birth Location: Greenview Si, California
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Donald Buchanan
1922 –
Birth Location: California
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Margery Buchanan
1924 –
Birth Location: California
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Dolores Buchanan
1929 –
Birth Location: California
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Sanford Crawford's Ancestors

Self
Sanford Crawford
1897 – 1966
Birth Place: Fort Jones, Siskiyou, California, USA
Parents
James Sanford Crawford
1841 – 1904
Nobleboro, Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Mary (Adeline) Crawford
1854 – 1938
Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Rufus (Copeland) Crawford
1827 – 1917
Maine
Mary (Elizabeth) Morris
1828 – 1912
New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Niven Crawford
1784 – 1856
JANE ANDERSON
1788 – 1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Crawford
1751 – 1818
Dorothy PARSONS
1754 – 1827
James Anderson
1749 – 1828
Hannah Nutting
1761 – 1835

Sanford Crawford's Descendants

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Sanford (Rufus) Crawford (13 April 1897 – 16 August 1966) m. Esther (Violet) Sheffield (1894 – 1934)
  1. 1. Helen (Kathleen) Crawford (18 Sep 1920 – 16 Jan 2001) m. Delbert Dahl (16 Nov 1918 – 5 Nov 1969) m. Loris Bowman (5 Mar 1913 – 21 Mar 1998)
    1. 1. Denny Dahl
  2. 2. Donald Buchanan (abt 1922 – )
  3. 3. Margery Buchanan (abt 1924 – )
  4. 4. Dolores Buchanan (abt 1929 – )

Sanford Crawford's Timeline

5 Records

1897
13 April 1897
Birth of Sanford Rufus Crawford in Fort Jones, Siskiyou, California, USA
Fort Jones, Siskiyou, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Sanford Rufus Crawford resided here in Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California, USA
Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Sanford Rufus Crawford resided here in Greenview, Siskiyou, California, USA
Greenview, Siskiyou, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 43
Sanford Rufus Crawford resided here in Chico, Butte, California, USA
Chico, Butte, California, USA
1966
16 August 1966
Age 69
Death of Sanford Rufus Crawford in Happy Camp, Siskiyou, California, USA
Happy Camp, Siskiyou, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1897
    Event Place: Fort Jones, Siskiyou, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenview, Siskiyou, California; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2339955
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chico, Butte, California; Roll: m-t0627-00192; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 4-13
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: California; Registration County: Siskiyou; Roll: 1544333
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California; Roll: T624_108; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1374121

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California; Roll: T624_108; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1374121

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greenview, Siskiyou, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenview, Siskiyou, California; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2339955

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chico, Butte, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chico, Butte, California; Roll: m-t0627-00192; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 4-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chico, Butte, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chico, Butte, California; Roll: m-t0627-00192; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 4-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Siskiyou, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: California; Registration County: Siskiyou; Roll: 1544333

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1966
    Event Place: Happy Camp, Siskiyou, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Jones, Siskiyou County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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