SMITH, Letitia (1817 - 1896) sm-106

SMITH, Letitia (1817 - 1896)

Name (Gender)	Birth Date Place	Death Date Interment	Spouse Name	Birth Date Place	Death Date Interment
SMITH, Letitia	28 Aug 1817 Greenbriar, VA	13 Jun 1896 Crawfordsville, OR Crawfordsville Union Cemetery	CRAWFORD, Philemon Vawter	24 Sep 1814 Madison, Jefferson, IN	1 Feb 1901 Eugene, Lane, OR Crawfordsville Union Cemetery
Father: SMITH, Henry Mother: UNKNOWN, Margaret Siblings: SMITH: James; John B.; William; Peter; Irby; Joseph			Father: CRAWFORD, James Maxwell Mother: VAWTER, Lucy Siblings: CRAWFORD: Rachel; Robert Crawford; Rebecca;
Marriage: 18 Dec 1833, Madison, Jefferson, IN
Oregon Trail Pioneer Letitia SMITH CRAWFORD and her husband, Philemon Vawter CRAWFORD with five children - Henry Paschal, Jasper Vincent, Margaret S., Ulric B., Otheo (Otho) (ages 4-14) - left Madison, Indiana for Oregon on 28 March 1851 . They were accompanied by his cousin, Cyrus Vawter, and life-long friend, Noah Shanks. They arrived in Oregon 20 Sept 1851 (152 days) and settled Donation Land Claim #1682 (sc 1 Sep 1854) on the upper Calapooia River, near present day Crawfordsville, which is named in their honor.
________________ ________________\| \| \|________________ Henry SMITH_______\| ________________ \| \|________________\| \| \|________________ \|- Letitia SMITH ________________ \| ________________\| \| \| \|________________ \|Margaret UNKNOWN__\| ________________ \|________________\| \|________________
Sources: Online Links http://pedigree.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/pedview.dll?ti=0&Ind=3026&File=54898 http://pedigree.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/pedview.dll?ti=0&Ind=610&File=118340 http://pedigree.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/pedview.dll?ti=0&Ind=60&File=81598 http://ncbible.org/nwh/orhistdb.html#crawfordsville Oregon Trail in 1851 P.V. Crawford group from Indiana included 74 persons; arrived in St. Joseph on April 9, moved a mile east of town to organize; crossed the MO April 25, traveled six miles and camped until April 27 when they began their journey to Oregon. CRAWFORD, Beverly Vawter (1835-1928): d/o Phileon and Letitia (Smith) Crawford CRAWFORD, Elvin John (1841-1934): s/o Phileon and Letitia (Smith) Crawford CRAWFORD, Henry Pascal (1837-1923): s/o Phileon and Letitia (Smith) Crawford CRAWFORD, Jasper Vincent (1839-1915): s/o Phileon and Letitia (Smith) Crawford CRAWFORD, Margaret S. (1843- ): d/o Phileon and Letitia (Smith) Crawford CRAWFORD, Phileon Vawter (1814-1901): m'd 1833 SMITH, Letitia; settled Yamhill Co; moved to Linn Co and in 1869 founded the city of Crawfordsville CRAWFORD, Ulric L. (1845-1867): s/o Phileon and Letitia (Smith) Crawford SHANKS, Noah: m'd [] , Mary SMITH, Letitia: m'd 1833 CRAWFORD, Phileon Vawter SMITH, Peter: m'd [] , Rachel VAWTER, William: Journal of A Trip Across The Plains, 1851 by P.V. Crawford, Oregon Historical Society Quarterly 1924 Vol 25 p.137-169" CRAWFORD FAMILY RESEARCHER: Don Crawford at don@thecrawfords.net History of Linn County, ©1982 L. M. Wheeler, p.38-40 Pioneer Stories of Linn County, Oregon Volume 1, by Leslie L. Haskin & Et Al (1984), p. 93-99
Children Names	Birth Date Place	Death Date Interment	Marriage Date Place	Spouse Name	(Grand) Children
1) CRAWFORD, Beverly V.	7 May 1835 Madison, Jefferson, IN	1838	na	na	na
2) CRAWFORD Henry Paschal	7 May 1837 Madison, Jefferson, IN	Lapwai Station (Mission), ID	25 Dec 1860 Linn, OR	FINLEY, Elizabeth
3) CRAWFORD Jasper Vincent	7 Aug 1838 Madison, Jefferson, IN		11 Jun 1867 Linn, OR	DUNLAP, Elizabeth N. Dunlap	CRAWFORD:
4) CRAWFORD Margaret S.	7 Feb 1843 Madison, Jefferson, IN		18 Mar 1858 Linn, OR	CONOVER, William C.
5) CRAWFORD Ulric B. (L)	Feb 1845 Madison, Jefferson, IN	1856 Brownsville, OR
6) CRAWFORD Otheo (Otho)	1847	1856
7) CRAWFORD Mary A.	1852 Linn, OR			DUNLAP, David Findley	DUNLAP: Loena Margret John B. Hattie Mable Lottie Zilpha George Layton William Philemon Bessie Luella Elvin David
8) CRAWFORD Zilpha	28 Nov 1854 Crawfordsville, OR	1887	24 Dec 1870 Linn, OR	FULLER, V. R.
9) CRAWFORD Louisa Serrell	25 Aug 1858 Brownsville, Linn, OR		21 Aug 1877 Linn, OR	LEWIS, Timothy Ambrose	LEWIS: Arta Bell Francis Crawford Ralph Everett Floyd Lindsay Josie Mary Letitia Oran Wright Annie Ethel Lila Catherine Lester Ambrose Eunice Viola Rilla Ainslee
10) CRAWFORD, Goodwin	1859 Linn, OR	ABT 1859	na	na	na
11) CRAWFORD, B. Vawter	5 Aug 1862 Boston Mill Shedd (Station), Linn, OR	15 Dec 1921	13 Oct 1889 Mabel, Lane, OR	COWGILL, Mary F. (COGWELL?)	CRAWFORD: James Vawter Clyde Franklin Lewis Guy
Uncertain Relationships
__) CRAWFORD, Elvin J.	15 Nov 1841 Madison, Jefferson, IN		1) ? 2) 15 Nov 1865 3) ?	1) ADAMS, Anna 2) ADAMS, Alice A. 3) WAYMIRE, Mary J.	CRAWFORD: Effie Ellen Edwin Manifred Elvin John Mary Letitia Elma May Philemon Vawter Uleric Zwingle
__) CRAWFORD, Cerel	AFT. 1859

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