The Handy Book For Genealogists lists no county with those letters. The only counties with a C are Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Columbia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Foster" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:38 PM Subject: [CRAWFORD] Simeon & Eliza Crawford >I have noted several messages lately referring to finding gravesites, etc., >and I am hoping someone can tell me what to do. > > Simeon & Eliza (Martin) Crawford were born in Ontario, migrated to > Michigan about 1850, in Wisconsin census in 1870, in Kansas census in > 1880. > > Family sources state they both died in Florida in 1888. I have a copy of > a letter each wrote in July 1887 to their son describing where they are > living--creek in NE corner, highest point on land 10 ft. above creek, > creek on nw corner, spring water runs year around--but that could describe > anywhere. Evidently his son had asked about "hammock land" and he states > there is none there but the store clerk came from "Cala*ena (writing not > clear) County where there is hammock land. I've tried googgling that > county name with several letters and find none anywhere. > > I've checked the Florida listing of deaths, paid for a death certificate > with Florida state, and looked at the www.Findagrave.com but find no help. > > Since they would have traveled by wagon and horse in the 1880's I have > assumed it would be north Florida (& assumptions cause trouble!) I would > appreciate any suggestions. > > Sylvia Foster > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

This is a real long shoot...look under "Caledonia" even though New Caledonia is in Austrialia... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Stark" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [CRAWFORD] Simeon & Eliza Crawford > The Handy Book For Genealogists lists no county with those letters. The > only > counties with a C are Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Charlotte, Clay, > Collier, > Columbia. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Foster" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:38 PM > Subject: [CRAWFORD] Simeon & Eliza Crawford > > >>I have noted several messages lately referring to finding gravesites, >>etc., >>and I am hoping someone can tell me what to do. >> >> Simeon & Eliza (Martin) Crawford were born in Ontario, migrated to >> Michigan about 1850, in Wisconsin census in 1870, in Kansas census in >> 1880. >> >> Family sources state they both died in Florida in 1888. I have a copy of >> a letter each wrote in July 1887 to their son describing where they are >> living--creek in NE corner, highest point on land 10 ft. above creek, >> creek on nw corner, spring water runs year around--but that could >> describe >> anywhere. Evidently his son had asked about "hammock land" and he states >> there is none there but the store clerk came from "Cala*ena (writing not >> clear) County where there is hammock land. I've tried googgling that >> county name with several letters and find none anywhere. >> >> I've checked the Florida listing of deaths, paid for a death certificate >> with Florida state, and looked at the www.Findagrave.com but find no >> help. >> >> Since they would have traveled by wagon and horse in the 1880's I have >> assumed it would be north Florida (& assumptions cause trouble!) I would >> appreciate any suggestions. >> >> Sylvia Foster >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/694 - Release Date: 2/20/2007 > 1:44 PM > >