You are so correct as that description could describe anywhere in Florida. Hammock land is an area with a lower elevation, even slightly with a grove of oak trees growing close together. Because lower, usually wetter. Not swamp but wetter lands than the surrounding area. My husband is from Florida and is 85 years old. This is how he described it. He said it was great for squirrel hunting and that helped keep a lot of people alive during the Great Depression. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Foster" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:38 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 > > > -- > BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Teach Infowest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 65345620) is spam: > Spam: > http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=s&i=65345620&m=720994fc2d33 > Not spam: > http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=n&i=65345620&m=720994fc2d33 > Forget vote: > http://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?c=f&i=65345620&m=720994fc2d33 > ------------------------------------------------------ > END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: 2/22/2007 > 11:55 AM > >