Hugh Forgey Crawford’s Writings and the Crawford Family Letters (1827–1856)

Description

Hugh F. Crawford, of Knox County, Tennessee, wrote a brief biography of his Revolutionary War veteran father, Samuel Crawford. Hugh also wrote of his family in Knox and Hawkins County, TN. Between 1881 and 1885 Hugh wrote each New YearÕs. Nine letters written between 1827 and 1856 of the Crawford family are included. After the letters are HughÕs ÒNew YearÕsÓ notes. Some 180 people are mentioned in fifty-five pages. Three generation genealogical lists are included for the families both of HughÕs parents. One hundred and twenty of those mentioned in the writings have been identified. Each of these is included in an appendix with birth, death, place of burial, and relationship, where known. Hugh lived on Washington Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. Part of an 1895 map, with various families identified, is included. Also, several photographs of HughÕs family members are in the book.

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