William Newton Crofford
b. June 1866, d. 1926
- William Newton Crofford was born in June 1866 in Mississippi.
- He married Florence Pegues Bledsoe, daughter of Oscar F. Bledsoe II and Florence Pegues, circa 1890 in Grenada County, Mississippi.
- William Newton Crofford appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma). Also in the household were children Roy (age 9), Willie (1), Sallie (5), Oscar (2) and an unnamed infant son.
- He was a teamster, according to the 1900 census.
- William Newton Crofford and Florence Pegues Bledsoe appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, at Third Street. Also in the household were children Roy D. (age 19), William N. Jr. (17), Sallie C. (15), Oscar B. (12) and James A. (0 months.)
- He was employed as a commercial salesman, according to the 1910 census.
- William Newton Crofford became a widower at the 1913 death of his wife Florence Pegues Bledsoe.
- William Newton Crofford died in 1926 in Oklahoma.
- He was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasa, Grady County, Oklahoma.
- Last Edited: 24 Jun 2015