#52Ancestors52Weeks....Week #5... Influencer.....Elizabeth Jane Burrows' Convincing Testimony Sells Doan's Kidney Pills

  This ad appeared in the local paper The Morning Union (Grass Valley, California) in 1902.  Imagine sitting at the breakfast table with your freshly squeezed orange juice on a sunny September morning. You aren't feeling your best; perhaps your kidneys are the cause.  You open up the morning newspaper and see an ad for Doan's Kidney Pills.....and you read the glowing testimonial from your neighbor E.J. Burrows on Townsend Street! Not only did Jane Burrows recommend Doan's Pills for her kidney complaints, but her friend Mrs. Thomas Nolan on Bennett Street did too!  And to think, the pills could cure kidney trouble in three days.   Perhaps you should run down to Loutzenheiser's Drug Store and get yourself some of those amazing pills.  Yes, my Great Great  Grandmother was an influencer! 

  

  What is an influencer?  These days it is considered to be someone who has the power to effect the purchasing decisions of others because of his or her authority, knowledge, position or relationship with his or her audience.  We are very familiar with social media influencers these days. It is relatively easy for the 'average' person to have their opinions heard by thousands through Youtube, blogging, vlogging and other means.  Were there influencers that would fit that description in 1902?  Most definitely. Back in the day all you had to do was open up your hometown newspaper and base your purchase (especially of a patent medicine at the turn of the century) on the genuine testimony of a trusted neighbor.  As I was searching through local newspapers I was surprised to find these advertisements that featured my great great  grandmother. 

My Great Great Grandmother Elizabeth Jane Hurd Burrows (1855-1935)

  Elizabeth Jane (Hurd) Burrows was indeed a person with authority and position in her community of Grass Valley at the turn of the century.  Her husband Alexander Burrows was a prominent lawyer and City Attorney for Grass Valley from the 1870's into the 1890's and Jane herself was a lawyer, although she never practiced as she was the mother of twelve children. I'd say she was a perfect candidate for giving a believable testimonial for Doan's Kidney Pills. 

   Why did she lend her name and testimony to sell Doan's Kidney Pills?  I believe she did it to either make a little money or to make a point.  She and Alexander had divorced in 1894 and by 1900 his second wife had passed away and he was living with his "housekeeper" on Richardson Street.  Maybe she wanted the town to know what straights she was in due to her ex-husband's life choices.  Or she really believed Doan's Kidney Pills cured her ailments and wanted to let her neighbors know!  I did find a Mrs. Thomas Nolan living on Bennett Street in 1900, 1910 and 1920.  Did they really know each other? Hard to say. 

  Jane's original testimonial appeared again in three separate ads, one in 1903, 1904  and one in 1905.  

 The Morning Union Grass Valley, California Friday August 7, 1903

"Proof that you can't possibly doubt"

 

 The Morning Union Grass Valley, California Saturday August 20, 1904

"Endorsed by people you know"...

The proofreader didn't bother to check the text of the testimonial in this ad. 

The Morning Union September 20, 1905 

This advertisement is paired with celebrity Miss Odette Tyler's testimonial.  She was a prominent New York stage actress, author and patron of the arts in Los Angeles.  Celebrity influencers helped sell products also. Imagine being mentioned in the same ad as  Miss Odette Tyler! 

 I don't know how much Jane Burrows got paid for her testimonial or how she was compensated. She was part of a marketing strategy used by many patent (not patented) medicines during this time.  Most of these products contained unregulated and often harmful ingredients.  Paid testimonials for what we now consider quack medicines were also how newspapers made their money. Using the power of personal experience (provided in a very detailed account) by someone that lived in the very city or town as you  was a very successful way to sell cures for all kinds of ailments. These testimonials often followed a certain script, using people's names, addresses and a sad but relatable story that was cured by a certain product. Influencer marketing was going strong at the turn of the century!

A 1900 Advertisement from Tacoma Washington....

"They have helped thousands...they should help you."

     Doan's Pills are still sold today, although with a different formula and a different marketing strategy. The company still relies heavily on believable customer and celebrity testimony.  Think celebrity influencer Joe Garagiola (the baseball player) in the 70's and his nagging backache from over exertion.  He recommended Doan's Pills too! 

.....(The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the beginning of the end for fraudulent advertising claims and dubious ingredients of patent medicines.  Doan's eventually changed its ingredients from a questionable diuretic (potassium nitrate, pitch and oil of juniper)  to a common analgesic and remarketed their product  specifically for backaches and muscle aches brought on from over exertion.  They were ordered to cease using the claim that their brand was superior to other analgesics on the market in 1996 by the Federal Trade Commission). 

https://www.thesocialhistorian.com/patent-medicines/

  

  Relationship Reference: Me->Margaret Hansen Boothby->Harold Hansen->Vere Burrows Hansen->Elizabeth Jane Hurd Burrows

  

#52Ancestors52Weeks...Week 4...Witness to History...Betty Hansen and the Top Secret SR-71 Blackbird

 

 Betty Hansen's Skunk Bracelet. The charms are a Skunk, a U-2 Aircraft and the SR-71 Blackbird. 

In the possession of Margaret Hansen Boothby.

  The topic for Week 4 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks writing challenge is Witness to History.  My grandmother, Betty Hansen (Margaret Elizabeth Hayes), was born in 1917 during World War 1, her husband fought in World War 2 and she worked in a civilian capacity at McClellan Airforce Base during the Korean War. When the Cold War was on there was a secret effort to build an airplane that would greatly improve intelligence gathering and that couldn't be shot down like Gary Powers' U-2 aircraft was in May of 1960.  Grandma witnessed the birth of the SR-71 Blackbird program at Beale Airforce Base (Ca.),  came to know many of the pilots, and was part of the civilian team at Beale from 1967 to her retirement in 1979.  The SR-71s out of Beale flew reconnaissance during the Viet Nam War until 1975.   

 

 Grandma worked at McClellan Airforce Base in the North Highlands area of Sacramento during the Korean War.  She commuted everyday from her home in Grass Valley, California leaving at 6 am in the morning and arriving home at 6 pm at night. Her position was not necessary after the war so she applied for a position at Beale Airforce Base, just outside of Marysville. The job was a secretarial position as opposed to her McClellan job which was duty as an airplane part "washer".  Certainly the new job was easier, as was the commute!

  While at Beale, Grandma was transferred to a job that required special security clearance and was Top Secret.  She warned her family that the FBI might be calling as she needed a background check.  She ended up working as a Civilian Supply Clerk to the SR-71 project in 1967. 

   The SR-71 was developed as a top secret project by Lockheed's Skunk Works division during the early 1960's. It was developed from the ground up in a mere 20 months as a result of a pressing Cold War-era need for a high speed, high altitude strategic reconnaissance aircraft.  The U-2 was simply too slow.   From the U-2 evolved the A-12 and then into the final SR-71 Blackbird (named because of its dark color).  It's existence wasn't revealed to the public until July of 1964.  The first Blackbird to enter service was delivered to Beale Airforce Base on January 7, 1966. From Beale AFB the Blackbirds flew to the Kadena AFB in Okinawa where they then flew and performed strategic reconnaissance over North Vietnam and Laos for several years. 

My husband and I saw an SR-71 at the McMinnville, Oregon Evergreen Aviation Museum several years ago.  It was impressive!

    To this day, the titanium covered SR-71 holds the records for the world's fastest jet-propelled aircraft and the fastest aircraft to be propelled by air-breathing engines.  It could attain speeds of Mach-3 (over 2,000 mph) and cruise at altitudes of up to 85,000 feet.  The SR-71 served for more than two decades before being retired in 1990. It was briefly reactivated between 1995 to 1998 and finally retired in 1998. This once top secret, legendary aircraft played a major role in the Cold War and also performed missions in the Middle East, Vietnam and North Korea. 

  While working at Beale with the SR-71 team over the years Grandma had several memories that stood out to her. She worked in an office with a lot of officers involved in the project and after awhile got to recognize and know some of the test pilots. She was liked and respected in the office so much that one of the pilots came to her one morning and said he would be flying to Japan that day.  "Would she like him to pick up anything at the BX?"  She asked if he could look for a doll for her granddaughters; that's what he brought back for her that very afternoon! The beautiful doll was part of our extensive and multicultural doll collection for years. Imagine flying to Japan and back all in one day!

Our doll was very similar to this one and stood 18" high.  Sadly, the original didn't make it 50 years into the future. 

  Another memory she loved to relate was when she was invited to a special event with other civilian workers to have breakfast with the pilots. The pilots gave a demonstration on how they suited up for their flights (they needed specialized protective pressurized suits) and it was a very complicated process to get the suits on.  It must have been fascinating to watch! 

Buddy Brown and Dave Jensen in front of an SR-71 wearing their special flight suits.

theaviationgeek.com 

 Buddy Brown and Dave Jensen took off on March 8, 1968 from Beale AFB at 11 am and arrived in Kadena at 9 am, two hours before they took off from Beale.  They beat the sun! Were these the pilots that brought back our doll? Probably not.  I believe we acquired our doll in the mid 70's. 

     Grandma wasn't the only one to watch the SR-71 fly;  many residents in the Grass Valley and surrounding areas experienced what they thought were alien space ships flying overhead in the 70's and 80's.  They related how quiet the craft was flying overhead and how they didn't hear it until it was out of sight. The Blackbirds were doing touch and goes out of Beale or doing test flights. I remember the frequent sonic booms that shook our windows and Dad's fishtank! 

(FB private group  You Know You're From Nevada County If You Remember...January 2024)

 Betty Hansen's retirement picture from Beale Airforce Base 1979 showing the SR-71 Blackbird in flight. It was signed by co-workers at the base. 

Betty Hansen's retirement picture from Beale Airforce Base 1979 showing the U-2 and the SR-71 in flight. 

   These two pictures hung in Grandma's home and now hang in mine.  They were given to her by her coworkers at Beale. One inscription says "Don't get too much sand in your bikini in Tahiti....Good Luck!" or "The ASPO will miss the continuity and outstanding support you have provided to the program"....She enjoyed her retirement trip to Tahiti and later on to Alaska with Grandpa.  They brought back more dolls for our collection.  

Grandma and Grandpa's 40th Wedding Anniversary in 1979.  Held at the Methodist Church in Grass Valley, California.  The dress was made by her daughter Margaret Hansen Boothby with fabric from my parents'  trip to Hawaii.  This was just after Betty's retirement. 

Grandma and Grandpa Hansen with Margaret Hansen Boothby December 1980.  Grandma looks very relaxed after her retirement!

  I  wonder what supplies she ordered for the project...top secret parts? Top secret materials? Toilet paper? Ball point pens? She couldn't say.  She certainly had a front row seat to one of the great chapters in aircraft history. All of her life was marked by war.  She understood how important this next chapter was to the country and she was proud to be a part of it.   She wore her bracelet after her retirement and loved to tell about her time at Beale.  

(Thanks to Margaret Hansen Boothby for helping with this story! I love our collaborations!) 

   The SR-71 was developed as a top secret project by Lockheed's Skunk Works division during the 1960's.  The name Skunk Works was taken from the "Skonk Oil" factory in the comic strip Li'l Abner.  After WWII a select team was brought together to develop a new aircraft; they had to operate in strict secrecy.  Their operation was housed in a large army tent at what is now  Burbank airport.  In the same neighborhood was a plastics factory that produced a terrible odor that permeated the tent. In the comic strip Li'l Abner there was a running joke about a mysterious place deep in the forest called the "Skonk Works".  There, a strong beverage was brewed from skunks, old shoes and other strange ingredients. The odor was so bad that everyone stayed away from the people that worked there. One day, the phone rang at the top secret site and was answered by a team engineer who was a fan of the comic strip.  He answered "Skonk Works, inside man Culver speaking..." Soon the employees adopted the name for the mysterious division of Lockheed.  The name eventually evolved into Skunk Works and is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Developmental Programs. The group was known for its unfailing sense of duty , its creativity in the face of technological challenges and its undaunted perseverance.  https://generalaviationnews.com/2005/11/04/how-skunk-works-got-its-name/

Resources:

 https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/blackbird.html

https://www.beale.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2102872/legendary-sr-71-blackbird/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/sr-71-blackbird-spy-plane-design/index.html

Relationship Reference:  Me->Margaret Hansen Boothby->Margaret Elizabeth Hayes Hansen (Grandma; Betty). 

#52Ancestors52Weeks....Week 3...Favorite Photograph.....Margaret Elizabeth Hayes Hansen

 

  

  

 Margaret Elizabeth Hayes Hansen ("Betty")

   I have not posted much about my maternal grandmother Margaret Elizabeth Hayes Hansen on this blog, probably due to the fact that I have boxes and boxes of pictures from this side of the family I am still slowly wading through.  I remember taking this one out some time ago and scanning it right away because it was so special. I've kept  this picture on my bookshelf for quite awhile now because really it is one of my favorites!  

 Grandma's picture is small.  Her future mother-in-law sits above her, her great grandchildren sit beside her.  

   I particularly love this picture because it shows Grandma as a teenaged girl, perhaps around 15 or 16, which would put the date of the photograph at about 1933 or so.  A snapshot in time. According to the 1930 US Census she was living "Back off the Auburn Highway" in Grass Valley, California, with her mother Emma King Hayes VanDuzer, her stepfather George VanDuzer and her two sisters Dorothy (Auntie Dot) and Frances (Auntie Fran). She was the baby of the family, having been born in 1917. The census records the family as owning a radio and living on a farm (they probably raised chickens).  At that time, they were far enough out of town that it was still pretty rural. Mr. VanDuzer was a local barber. 

  This picture was probably taken in Grass Valley, although it could have been taken in Los Altos where Papa and Granna (pronounced Gran-ay) lived on their prune farm on Grant Road.  The girls were frequent visitors to their grandparents' home and had a close relationship with them. 

  Grandma's picture is in a small paper card, perhaps to make it more sharable with friends and family. 

front cover

 Did she have several copies made?  Who did she share them with? She had probably just started high school and a picture this size would have been perfect for sharing with friends. What I love about this picture is her smile, and how happy she looks. I wonder: Did she like school? Who were her school friends? What did she like to do for fun? She looks like she has the whole world ahead of her.  

  Eudora Welty was quoted as saying "A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away".  I think that's what I love most about this little picture.  This moment was preserved forever. 

  

Relationship Reference:  

Me->Margaret Ann Hansen Boothby->Margaret Elizabeth Hayes Hansen 

#52Ancestors52Weeks....Week 2.... Origins....The Crawford Family Working Tree (Part 3)

  Who were the Crawfords? 

Sarah Byerly Crawford (probable)

Picture embossed with Sacramento in bottom right hand corner. Picture taken in the 1860's.

  John Washington Crawford married Sarah Byerly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 23, 1848.  Sarah was born to parents who came from Wurttemberg, Germany;  John's father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother was born in Ireland according to the 1880 Census.  The Record of Marriages for St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia states that Sarah was born in Lancaster City, Pa.  John worked as a laborer in Philadelphia on the 1850 Census, and after coming to Sacramento by wagon worked as a drayman there by 1860. He was listed in the 1861 directory as living on G Street.

The Crawford family was complete by the 1860 Census, with Mary, George and William born in Pennsylvania and Sarah having been  born in California. These names and ages all correspond to the entries in the Crawford Family Bible. 

 Sarah Elizabeth Crawford (probable); in 1863 she would have been 6 years old. The off the shoulders dress and ringlets date this photo to the early 1860's. 

The S.V.R.R. was the Sacramento Valley Railroad, the forerunner to the Central Pacific Railroad.  As constructed, the Sacramento Valley Railroad ran from the Sacramento River levee at Front and "L" Street in present day Old Sacramento and terminated at Folsom. On February 22, 1856, the first train operated over the entire 22.9 mile line.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Valley_Railroad

It looks like John was driving a dray (a low flatbed wagon without sides pulled by either horses or mules) that was used to transport goods to and from the railway. 

 The Great Flood of 1862 Sacramento California www.redlandsdailyfacts.com

 

    November of 1861 dropped heavy snow in the Sierras and December saw a rise in temperatures which melted the snow.  Then, storm after storm struck the west coast in January 1862 setting up conditions for a mega flood. Sacramento, the state capitol, was underwater as much of the central valley became an inland sea. Towns, farms and ranches were wiped off the map, and the state experienced a tremendous loss of cattle. After the waters receded, Sacramento began a program of raising entire city blocks with dirt transported from the river banks and the work was not completed until 1873.  I wonder if this event precipitated the move to San Francisco after 1870. The city the Crawfords lived and worked in must have been a scene of chaos for quite some time and I can't imagine the living conditions they experienced in the aftermath of the flooding.  They stuck it out until 1867 when John Crawford was registered in the Sacramento County Great Register.  The family was still in Sacramento in 1870 when they were registered in the 3rd ward on the census.  John was working as an express driver. 19 year old George was working as a news vender. 

Sometime after 1870 the family moved to the bustling city of San Francisco where an 1876 Voter Registration list showed John Washington Crawford as well as George Byerly Crawford and a William Cummings Crawford working as draymen and teamsters and living on Freelon Street. 

  An 1880 Voter Registration list shows John Washington working as a drayman living at 40 1/2 Zoe Street, George Byerly Crawford working as a teamster  living at 40 Zoe Street, and William Cummings Crawford working as a drayman and living at 541 Fourth Street.

The current location of Zoe,  Freelon and 4th  Streets...several blocks away from Oracle Park.  Imagine that! Home of the San Francisco Giants...our favorite baseball team. 

A large condominium complex now sits in the vicinity of where the Crawfords lived. 

 

 The 1880 Census is quite interesting and may answer the question of who William and Etta Crawford belonged to;  it also brings up another question....who was James Crawford, listed as a son, working as a teamster and living with his parents John and Sarah along with two children listed as step-son (William) and step daughter (Etta)? James was marked as divorced.  The ages correspond for John William and Henrietta Crawford listed in the family bible. The age corresponds for William, as does his occupation and birth state.  Did William Cummings Crawford go by James? The fact that the children were listed as step children is also confusing.  I was unable to find any more information on Mary Virginia French in the records available on line and she appears to have vanished, possibly having remarried after the divorce.  I believe William was living in the vicinity of his parents in June of 1880, or with his parents. His children were present at the home of their grandparents and William was mistakenly enumerated as James. 

 An 1888 Voter Registration List shows William Cummings Crawford working as a teamster and  living on Park Avenue.  I couldn't find a Park Avenue, but Park Street is just .03 miles from Zoe Street. This was most likely his home.  William's son William disappears in the records, but Etta may have stayed in the area, as a Miss Etta Crawford was listed in the S.F. Directory in 1900 as working as a stenographer and living on Ellis Street. This is the same information on the 1900 Census. After 1896 William was listed in the Fresno Voter Registrations as living in Merced and working as a laborer.  It looks like he moved to the Fresno area after that, and the last record for him was the 1907 City Directory for Fresno, California.  

  Mary Amelia Crawford married Francis M. Thompson in 1867 and the family was found on the 1880 Census living in Walla Walla City.  That would explain Hattie's birth in 1883 listed in the bible as Spokane Falls Washington. The family had obviously moved around in that area. But, they were back in San Francisco by 1886 when Hattie died. Francis died in 1898 and Mary died in 1903.  Son Edward died in 1967 in Santa Clara and daughter Mabel died in 1962 in Napa. 

  George Byerly Crawford married Sarah Christina Maddox in Sacramento in 1873 and they were still living there by the 1880 Census.  They eventually had 4 children: 

   *Emma Mason Crawford (the only child of George and Sarah to be recorded in the bible) was born in Broderick County which was a former town in Yolo County, California, and now forms a part of West Sacramento.  She was born in 1874. 

   *Varena J. Crawford was born in 1878 in San Francisco, lived in the Berkley area and died in 1956. 

   *George Dudley Crawford was born in 1881 and lived in the Bay Area where he died in 1977.  I share DNA with his grandson, as does AuntieJ and several cousins.  We share a large portion of Scottish DNA which could be a clue to origins further back in time. 

  *Clarence Raymond Crawford was born in 1890 in San Francisco and died very young at the age of  34 in 1925, in San Francisco.  

  Sarah Elizabeth Crawford was born on the 17th day of October, 1856 and was my great great grandmother.  I will add more about her life with Franklin Hayes in later posts.  I also have more Crawford pictures which I am trying to date and identify.  

  I'm so thankful that we have the Crawford Family bible. Finding family records written in bold and sometimes faint handwriting by several unknown  and known hands brings this family that much closer. I can now try to go back even further...to Wurttemburg....to possibly Scotland!  

 Relationship Reference:

Me:--Margaret Hansen Boothby--Margaret Elizabeth Hayes Hansen--

The parents of Margaret Hayes Hansen were Emma Lavinia King Hayes VanDuzer  and Lester Franklin Hayes.

(they had three daughters: Dorothy, Francis and Margaret)

The parents of Lester Hayes were Sarah (Sallie) Elizabeth Crawford and Franklin Hayes

The parents of Sallie Crawford were John Washington Crawford and Sarah Byerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, married in 1848. 

#52Ancestors52Weeks....Week 2...Origins....The Crawford Family (Part 2) The Family Record

   The Crawford Family Bible contains handwritten family records for Marriages, Births and Deaths.  I have put each section entry in chronological order and have begun to work out family relationships and geographic locations. 

Marriages

 This is to certify that John W Crawford and Sarah Byerly both of Philadelphia were joined in Holy Matrimony  the twenty third of Febuary (sic) 1848 (this marriage took place in Philadelphia)

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This is to certify that Francis Merion Thompson of Cook Co. Ill. and Mary Amelia Crawford of the city of Philadelphia were joined in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony on the Seventh day of July One Thousand Eight hundred and Sixty Seven by J. W. Rofs (1867) (this marriage took place in the City of Sacramento)

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This is to certify that George Byerly Crawford and Sarah Maddox were joined in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony on the eight day of March 1873 in the City of Sacramento 

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This is to certify that William Cummings Crawford and Mary Virginia French of San Francisco were joined in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony on the twenty ninth day of June 1874 (this marriage took place in San Francisco)

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 This is to certify that Frank Hayes of San Francisco and Sallie E. Crawford were joined in holy Matrimony on the 22nd day of February in the year of our Lord 1887 (this marriage took place in San Francisco)

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Lester Franklin Hayes and Emma Lavinia King, both of San Francisco, were married December 1, 1908 in the Congregational Church (this marriage took place in San Francisco)

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 John Crawford m. Sarah Byerly 1848 Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Children:

Mary Amelia Crawford m. Francis Merion Thompson 1867 in Sacramento Ca.

George Byerly Crawford m. Sarah Maddox 1873 in Sacramento Ca.

William Cummings Crawford m. Virginia French 1874 in San Francisco Ca.

Sarah Elizabeth (Sallie) Crawford m. Franklin Hayes 1887 in San Francisco Ca.

The only child of Franklin and Sallie was Lester Hayes.

Lester Hayes m. Emma Lavinia King 1908 (my great grandparents) in San Francisco California

 Births

                                                 

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 John Washington Crawford was born the twenty third of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty   (1820) 

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Sarah Byerly was born the twenty forth of November in The year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven (1827) 

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Mary Amelia Crawford Daughter of John and Sarah Crawford was born the first of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight (1848)

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George B Crawford was born on the 6th day of April A.D. 1851 at 10 minutes before 10 o.clock in the evening.

(son of John and Sarah Crawford)

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William Cummings Crawford was born on the 4th day of december A.D. 1852 at 5 o.clock in the morning. (Son of  John and Sarah Crawford)

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Sarah Elizabeth Crawford was born on the 17th day of October 1856 at Sacramento City California (daughter of John and Sarah Crawford)

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(page 2)    I have included death records found on the next page if the death date was close to the birth date...

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  George Crawford Thompson, son of Francis and Mary (Crawford) Thompson was born on the fourteenth of August 1869 at 3 o.clock in the morning ..............George C. Thompson died November 26 1872 in the City of Sacramento at 6-40 am Aged 3 years 3 months and 12 days

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Francis J. Thompson son of Francis and Mary (Crawford) Thompson was born on the sixteenth day of August 1874 at 12.20 oclock in the morning...............Francis J.W. Thompson died December 4th 1875 in the City of San Francisco at 8-30 P.M. Aged 1 year 3 months 18 days

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Emma Mason Crawford was born on the sixth of July 1874 at 2 o clock in the morning (daughter of George B. Crawford and Sarah Maddox)

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John William Crawford was born on the first day of July 1875 at 3 o clock in the morning (not sure of father yet. Still researching) 

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Henrietta Crawford was born the 10th day of June 1877. ( not sure of father yet.  Still researching)

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 Edward F. Thompson was born October 6th 1876 San Francisco California (parents Francis and Mary Crawford Thompson)

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Mabel F. Thompson was born March 10th 1881 San Francisco (parents Francis and Mary Crawford Thompson)

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Hattie D. Thomspon was born July 28th 1883 Spokane Falls (?) ........Hattie D. Thompson died Dec. 6th 1886 at 4-30 P.M aged 3 years 4 months 9 days at San Francisco Cal. (parents Francis and Mary Crawford Thomson; not sure about location of birth).

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Lester F. Hayes was born April 2nd 1882 San Francisco Cal. (parents Franklin and Sallie Crawford Hayes)

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1910 May 17 Dorothy Ross Hayes born S.F.

1911 July 25 Francis Charlotte Hayes, born S. F.

1917 November 7 Margaret Elizabeth Hayes, born S.F.

(Parents of these daughters were Lester Hayes and Emma Lavinia King.  Margaret Elizabeth was my grandmother)

Deaths

George C. Thompson Died November 26 1872 In the City of Sacramento at 6-40 am Aged 3 years 3 months and 12 days. 

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Francis J. W. Thompson Died December 4th 1875 in the City of San Francisco at 8-30 P.M. Aged 1 year 3 months 18 days 

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 Sarah Crawford Died August 17th 1884 In the city of San Francisco Aged 56 years 9 months 10 days

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Hattie D. Thompson Died Dec. 6th, 1886 at 4-30 P.M. aged 3 years 4 months & 9 days at San Francisco Cal.

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 Francis Merion Thompson Died Aug 12, 1898 at 11.40 A.M. aged 61 years at San Francisco Cal. 

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Mary A. Thompson Died July 18, 1903 at 4.10 P.M. aged 54 years. 8 mos. 18 days. 

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John W. Crawford Died August 15, 1915 In the city of San Francisco Aged 95 years.

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Frank Hayes died Oct 25 1918, in the city of San Francisco Aged 64 years

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Sarah E. Hayes died July 10, 1940 in the City of San Francisco age 83-9 months

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Lester Franklin Hayes, died April 5, 1969, city of San Francisco, age 87 yrs-3 days (the last entry written in the bible, written by Auntie Dot)

 This tiny little newspaper snippet was added to the inside cover of the bible by Auntie Dot.  

Now, on to preliminary exploration of  census records and creating a working family tree for this branch. 

 Relationship Reference:

Me:--Margaret Hansen Boothby--Margaret Elizabeth Hayes Hansen--

The parents of Margaret Hayes Hansen were Emma Lavinia King Hayes VanDuzer  and Lester Franklin Hayes.

(they had three daughters: Dorothy, Francis and Margaret)

The parents of Lester Hayes were Sarah (Sallie) Elizabeth Crawford and Franklin Hayes

The parents of Sallie Crawford were John Washington Crawford and Sarah Byerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, married in 1848.