May Laura Crawford

b. 23 November 1871, d. 14 May 1893
  • May Laura Crawford was born on 23 November 1871 in Arkansas possibly Washington County.
  • May Laura Crawford appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Missouri, Nevada County, Arkansas, identified as May Collins, niece of James and Fannie Collins.
  • She married Walter Benjamin Adams, son of Felix Grundy Adams and Huldah Ann Shields, circa 1888.
  • Her husband Walter Benjamin Adams became a widower at her death.
  • May Laura Crawford died on 14 May 1893 at age 21.
  • She was interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Devine, Medina County, Texas. Her grave marker is inscribed: "May L. Adams. Fold her O Father in thine arms and let her henceforth be a messenger of love between our human hearts and thee."
  • Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Family: Walter Benjamin Adams b. 16 May 1857, d. 31 October 1906