CRAWLEY FAMILY

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Samuel Crawley b about 1800, Owen Co., Ky married Elizabeth Unknown about 1820 in Ky. They had the following Children:

William Thomas Crawley, son of Samuel & Elizabeth Crawley, was born in 1821, he came to Missouri from Henry or Owen  County, Kentucky in the 1840's. He met and married Amanda J. Poor on September 11, 1845 in Shelby County, Missouri.  William & Amanda moved to Dade County, Missouri around 1857.  They are shown as homesteaders on the original Platt of Dade County.  They settled in Horse Creek Township section 12, township 32, range 29 and later bought land in section 13.  The original date for settlement was May 27, 1857, they purchased or homesteaded land in section 13, May 15, 1858.  The children of William & Amanda were:

    1. Lorlie        B 1846            D before 1850  MO

    2. Robert M. B July 1850     D June 8, 1917  Ky

    3. Eliza J.     B 1853             D 1930

    4. Franklin    B 1854   

    5.James Thomas  B December 1858   D May 23, 1933  MT

Amanda died about 1859, William Thomas Crawley married Elizabeth Cantrell d/o William Cantrell and Maragaret Ann Long before 1860, She was born July 23, 1841 and Died January 10, 1880

The children of William & Elizabeth Crawley

    6. William Thomas Crawley   B February 13, 1860  Died  Nov. 11, 1916

    7. David Nelson Crawley       B February 12, 1864  Died  April 26, 1933

    8. Margaret Ann Crawley       B January 14, 1866   Died  May 29, 1916

THIRD GENERATION:

2. Robert M. Crawley married Mary H. Craigmyle She was born August  1855.

The children of Robert and Mary ;

    1. Dora/Don Crawley    B September 1879  married Rose ??

    2. Maud Crawley          B  May 1882   Married Barber Cavonaugh

    3. Eliza J. Crawley married Morgan L. Brower s/o Chancellor L. Brower and Emily  B. Rhodes, October 17,          1872,             Marion Co., Mo, he was born 1849

The children of Eliza and Morgan:

    1. Nora Brower         b between 1873 - 1875

    2. William Marshall Brower    b 1876

    3. Elias Morgan Brower          b 1879

    4. Mary Brower

5. James Thomas Crawley married Unknown. 

The children of James and Unknown are:

    1. William Thomas Crawley    bOctober 1878   d July 14, 1968

    2. Mary Elizabeth Crawley

    3. T.M. Crawley

6. William Thomas Crawley married Sarah Jane Clark d/o of Henry Francis Clark and Mary Artie Stadler on January 14, 1891, She was born April 15, 1876  died December 7, 1955

The children of William and Sarah:

    1. Cora Bell Crawley        January 14, 1892   - January 21, 1892

    2. Ida Mae Crawley         January 14, 1892   -  January 22, 1892

    3. Francis David Crawley   April 12, 1894   -   December 8, 1964    married Cecil Mollie Bryant 8-1-1919  she was              b 2-14-1895 d 1-31-1971.

    4. Thomas Robert Nelson Crawley  June 18, 1901 - Feb. 6, 1965 he married Lela Roberta Boyd 7-17-1928

    5. Finis Charles Crawley   November 10-1907  - May 26, 1981 He married Evelyn Marie Louise Fraham                  8-3-1929 She was born 8-3-1906 died 2-9-1999.

    6. Lucy Avis Crawley       April 10, 1917    -  May 11, 1986, She married Lawrence Steely January 27, 1932.  He            was born 12-31-1911 died 5-7-1993.

    7. David Nelson Crawley married Martha C. Miller October 7, 1883, she was born January 13, 1856  d May 13,          1930

The children of David and Martha:

    1. George Crawley        July 20, 1884  - September 27, 1884

    2. Charles Crawley       June 13, 1886 -  July 28, 1886

    3. Francis Crawley       Sept. 5, 1888 -   October 1, 1888

    4. Nellie Crawley          October 6, 1892 - October 1, 1899

8. Margaret Ann Crawley married James B. Swaggerty s/o Jesse G. Swaggerty and Polly Ann Hood December 2, 1883.  He was born August 22, 1859  died October 19, 1926

Children of Margaret and James:

    1. William Thomas Swaggerty    Sept. 5, 1885  - August 1973

    2. David Arthur Swaggerty           Nov. 8, 1888  - Dec. 18, 1971

    3. Clara B. Swaggerty                  Nov. 25, 1891 - April 7, 1892

    4. Mae E. Swaggerty                    May 4, 1893  -  Sept 17, 1916

    5.James Elmer Swaggerty         Sept. 29, 1896  - Nov 3, 1901

    6. Lou Eliza Swaggerty               Oct 1, 1900 - Feb. 19, 1990

    7. John David Henry Swaggerty  June 23, 1902 - Nov. 1, 1968

    8. Lonnie Albert Swaggerty         April 6, 1906 - June 9, 1962

    9. Roy Lee Swaggerty                 August 25, 1909 - April 19, 1970

FOURTH GENERATION

William Marshall Brower s/o of Eliza J. Crawley, married Lorrie Unknown

They had the following children:

    1. Willie Brower

    2. Rupard Brower

    3. Bud Brower

    4. Fountain Brower

    5. Helen Brower

    6. Violet Brower

Elias Morgam Brower s/o Eliza J. Crawley married Lily Mae Grifin

They had the following children:

    1. Ray Estal Brower      August 21, 1904

William Thomas Crawley s/o of James Thomas Crawley married  Mary Ann Purcell  d/o of John Purcell she was born Jan. 25, 1884 died jan. 8, 1934

They had the following children:

    1. James Thomas Crawley     Sept 7, 1903  - Feb 6, 1977

    2. Rose Mary Crawley            1904  - 1918

    3. William Elmer Crawley       June 12, 1908 - March 21, 1961

    4. Edith Ellen Crawley            August 6, 1910 - December 12, 1969

    5. Joe Edgar Crawley            April 21, 1914 -March 8, 1971