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Mary Geneva CRAWFORD

Mary Geneva CRAWFORD

Female 1872 - 1955  (82 years)

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  • Name Mary Geneva CRAWFORD 
    Birth 13 Jul 1872  Galesburg, Knox, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 30 Apr 1910  Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1910 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Mary G. McElfish, 37, married once, 19 years, b. IL, parents b. IN/OH; children, b. MO: Stella M., 18; Edith G., 17; Nora M., 11; Helen L., 4.
    Census 8 Apr 1940  706 Madison St., Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1940 census at Bedford, Taylor, IA shows Geneva Burrell, 67, widowed, b. IL, same residence 1935; John Warley, son-in-law, 50, b. IA; Stella Warley, daughter, 48, b. MO, abstractor, abstracting company; Jack, grandson, 15, b. MO.
    Obituary 24 Feb 1955  Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Mrs. M. G. Burrell, a resident of Bedford and Taylor county for many years, died at St. Francis hospital, Maryville, Friday, Feb. 18 after an illness of ten months. Funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Mary Geneva Crawford, only daughter of Francis Marion and Nancy Rebecca Dailey Crawford was born July 13, 1872 at Galesburg, Ill., and died at the age of 82 years, seven months, five days. Her parents and three brothers preceded her in death. In 1890 she was married to Joseph A. McElfish, and to them four daughters were born who survive. They are Stella M. Marley and Edith H. Ackley of Bedford; Nora M. Loy of Pittsburg, Kansas, Helen M. Smith of Lincoln, Nebraska. She is also survived by a half-sister, Mrs. Cora Geiskein; a half-brother, Howard Phillips; qq grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, all dearly loved by her. Mrs. Burrell was a member of the Bedford Methodist church for more than 50 years. She came to Bedford at the age of three years in 1875 with her widowed mother and three brothers, and lived the rest of her life in Taylor County and northern Missouri. She was married to R. T. Burrell in 1917. He passed away in 1930. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the O.E.S. Past Matrons club, Triangle club and the Twentieth Century club.
    Mary Geneva (Crawford) Burrell    		 Mary Geneva (Crawford) Burrell
    Name Neva Crawford 
    Death 18 Feb 1955  St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Nodaway, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6] 
    Burial 20 Feb 1955  Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I396  MM
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2023 

    Father Francis Marion CRAWFORD,   b. Abt 1840, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1875, Galesburg, Knox, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Nancy Rebecca DAILEY,   b. 21 Oct 1838, Morrow Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1926, Worth, Worth, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Albert MCELFISH,   b. 25 Apr 1862, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1918, FRANCE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 1 Nov 1890  Maryville, Nodaway, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Divorce Aug 1916  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Stella MCELFISH,   b. 21 May 1891, Worth Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1982, Corning, Adams, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2. Edith Geneva MCELFISH,   b. 21 Feb 1893, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1955, St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Nodaway, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     3. Nora M. MCELFISH,   b. 26 Apr 1895   d. 14 Aug 1985, Pittsburg, Crawford, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     4. Helen M. MCELFISH,   b. 19 Nov 1900, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1955 (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Jul 1872 - Galesburg, Knox, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Nov 1890 - Maryville, Nodaway, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 30 Apr 1910 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Feb 1955 - St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Nodaway, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 20 Feb 1955 - Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - 24 Feb 1955 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S66] Wallem, Irma Crawford, Irma Crawford Wallem Letter, 66.

    2. [S281] Missouri State Archives, 281.

    3. [S601] Print Obituary, M. G. Burrell: Bedford Times Press (Bedford, IA) February 24, 1955., 601.

    4. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910.

    5. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940.

    6. [S601] Print Obituary, Edith Ackley: Bedford Free Press (Bedford, IA) September 22, 1955., 601.

    7. [S426] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, Missouri Marriages 1851 - 1900, (1982 - 1996), 426.

    8. [S24] O'Dell, Pat, Iowa Newspaper Index, Bedford Free Press 22 Aug 1916, 24.