I suppose I should write a bio on this guy since he played such a large part in the early days of the county. Maybe this will help some of you. When I was at the History Com. Saturday, something caught my eye and I found this tidbit: Ark Gazette Oct 3, 1895, Little Rock: Mr. T. D. Crawford, the Arkansas Supreme Court reporter, has received a telegram announcing the death of his father, Rev. A. L. Crawford, in North Carolina. The deceased was for years a resident of Arkadelphia and had many friends through out the state. [T. D.= Thomas Dwight Crawford] 1850 Chester Co. SC: R. B. Caldwell age 38 SC M. L. [f] age 23 born SC C. M. [f] age 11 born SC I. L. or F. L. [m] age 5 born SC C. E. [f] age 5/12 A. L. Crawford Teacher 27 born SC 1860 Bradley Co., AR Pennington Twp: Alexander L. Crawford age 36 born SC Old School Presbyterian Clergyman Malinda P. age 30 born SC William B. age 8 born SC John H. age 7 born SC Alexander B. age 5 forn SC Ada L. age 1 born AR 1870 Clark Co., AR Arkadelphia: A. L. Crawford age 46 born SC Clergyman Melinda age 40 born SC Willie age 18 born SC Johnny age 17 born SC Ada age 11 born AR Dwight age 9 born AR ? Hattie [f] age 7 born AR Nellie age 4 born AR Bessie age 5/12 born AR 1880 Davie Co., NC Mocksville Dist 27: Alex L. Crawford age 56 born SC Minister of the Gospel Malinda P. age 50 born SC Ada L. age 21 born AR Hattie N. age 17 born AR Nellie age 14 born AR Bessie N. age 10 born AR Mary S. age 4 born NC --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.