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Gilmour
by Ron Stephens

James Gilmour Crawford¹ ² ³ ⁴

Birth:	12 FEB 1850 in La Harpe, Hancock County, IL
Death:	5 JAN 1929 in Linn County, OR ⁵ ⁶
Sex:	M
Father:	Dr. George Fisher Crawford b. 1 JAN 1818 in Grayson County, VA
Mother:	Mary Ellen Gilmour b. 30 APR 1826 in Christian County, KY

Arrival: 1852 in Oregon
Census: 1860 in Lebanon, Linn County, OR
Census: 1880 in Harrisburg, Linn County, Or
Census: 1900 in Albany, Linn County, OR
Residence: SEP 1918 in 138 West 5th St., Albany, Linn County, OR
Burial: AFT 6 JAN 1929 in Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn County, OR; location 13S

Spouses & Children

Clara Dillon McDonald (Wife) b. ABT 15 JUL 1852 in near Farewell Bend in either Baker or Malheur County, OR
Marriage: 31 DEC 1871 in Linn County, OR
Children:
M. Carey Crawford b. ABT 1872 in Linn County, Oregon Lillian Maud Crawford b. SEP 1874 in Linn County, Oregon Bert C. Crawford b. DEC 1877 in Linn County, Oregon Harry E. Crawford b. MAY 1879 in Linn County, Oregon Gerald D. Crawford b. JUL 1886 in Linn County, OR Hazel Christina Crawford b. 27 DEC 1890 in Linn County, Oregon

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Title: 1860 US Census Lebanon, Linn County, OR
Source Text: JAMES CRAWFORD [age 10, born in Illinois] resided with parents, G. F. CRAWFORD [age 42, born in Virginia] and MARY CRAWFORD [age 34, born in Kentucky] and siblings in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon at the time of the 1860 U.S. Census. Listed in Linn County on page 102 of the Census report.
Confidence: 3
Title: 1900 US Census Albany, Linn County, OR
Source Text: JAMES CRAWFORD [born Feb 1850] resided with spouse, CLARA D. CRAWFORD [born July 1852], and children, LILLIAN M. [born Sep 1874], BERTIE C. [born Dec 1877], HARRY C. [born Dec 1879] , GERALD D. [born Jul 1886] and HAZEL C. CRAWFORD [born Dec 1888] in Albany Linn County, Oregon at the time of the 1900 Census. Listed in Sup. District 220, Enumeration District 38, sheet 13 B.
Confidence: 3
Title: 1880 US Census Harrisburg, Linn County, OR
Source Text: JAMES G. CRAWFORD [age 30 resided with spouse, CARRIE D. CRAWFORD [age 28, born in Oregon], and children M. CAREY [age 7], LILLIAN M. [age 5], BERTIE C. [age 3] and HARRY E. [age 1] in Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon at the time of the 1880 U. S. Census. Listed in Enumeration District 77, page 22.
Confidence: 3
Title: The McCully Wagon Train, Iowa to Oregon 1852
Author: Sanford R. Wilbur & Sally H. Wilbur
Publisher: SYMBIOS, Gresham, OR 2000
URL: ISBN: 0-9651263-2-3
Call Number: Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 00-90197
Page: 145
Source Text: According to the source, "JAMES GILMORE {should be GILMOUR} CRAWFORD was bor 12 February 1850 at La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, the son of Dr. G. F. CRAWFORD (born 1 January 1818, Grayson County, Virginia; died Oregon) and MARY ELLEN {GILMORE} CRAWFORD (born Kentucky; died Oregon). He came with his family overland in 1852, settling at Lebanon, Linn County. He became a well known photographer, practicing at various times in Albany, Eugene, Lebanon, Portland and Harrisburg. In later years he had agencies in Portland and San Francisco, as well as his home studio in Albany, Oregon. He died in Albany 5 January 1929 and is buried there at Riverside Cemetery."
Confidence: 3
Title: Oregon Death Index 1903-98
Source Text: According to the Oregon Death Index, JAMES GILMORE CRAWFORD died in Linn County Oregon on 5 January 1929. Note: the correct spelling of his middle name was GILMOUR.
Confidence: 3
Title: J.G. Crawford Biographical Sketch
Source Text: This biographical sketch was provided by Vivian Lee and Theodore Morris: "J. G. CRAWFORD 1850 - 1929. A well known pioneer came to Oregon with his parents in 1852. Was a pioneer photographer who had studios in Harrisburg and Albany. CRAWFORD and PAXTON were among the first photographers here. Was also an amateur geologist and anthropologist and collected a large mass of skulls, artificents etc. from the Indian mounds along the Caloopia River (Now in the museum at O.S.U). CLARA CRAWFORD. 1852 - 1936. Wife of last. A member of the Lebanon Pioneer MOIST family. CAREY CRAWFORD, Son of the last two, drowned at Corvallis by falling from the gangway of a steamboat while playing in the band for an excursion. His body was not found until a subsequent high water when it floated into the basement of a house being built by his father on the riverbank at Albany."
Confidence: 3