William Hardy Crawford
b. April 1836, d. between 1910 and 1920
- William Hardy Crawford was born in April 1836 in Alabama.
- He married Sarah Comer Abercrombie, daughter of Milo Bolling Abercrombie and Sarah Lee Haden, on 4 February 1864, and after Sarah's death, he married her cousin Carrie.
- William Hardy Crawford became a widower at the 22 November 1866 death of his wife Sarah Comer Abercrombie.
- He married Caroline D. Abercrombie, daughter of John Comer Abercrombie and Jane Minerva Sims, on 20 January 1868 in Walker County, Texas, following the death of his first wife, Carrie's cousin Sally Comer Abercrombie.
- William Hardy Crawford and Caroline D. Abercrombie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included John A. Crawford.
- He was an engineer, according to the 1870 census.
- William Hardy Crawford and Caroline D. Abercrombie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included John A. Crawford, Mary Crawford and Willie Crawford.
- He was saw milling, according to the 1880 census.
- William Hardy Crawford and Caroline D. Abercrombie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Galveston County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary Crawford, Rowena Crawford, Jane Minerva Crawford, Leonard Crawford and Marshall Beverly Crawford.
- His occupation was described in the 1900 census as "RR bridge & building."
- William Hardy Crawford and Caroline D. Abercrombie appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Galveston County, Texas. Other members of the household included Jane Minerva Crawford and Marshall Beverly Crawford.
- He was a pump boss with the railroad, according to the 1910 census.
- His wife Caroline D. Abercrombie became a widow at his death.
- William Hardy Crawford died between 1910 and 1920.
- Last Edited: 2 Oct 2008
- Charts: Descendants of ABERCROMBIE Charles & Edwina Malinda "Dicey" Booth (#1), Descendants of ABERCROMBIE Charles & Edwina Malinda "Dicey" Booth (#2)
Family 1: Sarah Comer Abercrombie b. 8 December 1841, d. 22 November 1866
Family 2: Caroline D. Abercrombie b. 2 June 1849, d. 19 October 1944
- John A. Crawford b. circa 1869
- Mary Crawford+ b. May 1873
- Willie Crawford b. circa 1878
- Rowena Crawford b. June 1880
- Jane Minerva Crawford b. September 1882
- Leonard Crawford b. October 1884
- Marshall Beverly Crawford b. 23 December 1886, d. 27 June 1968