Greenbrier County, West Virginia    Biography: John Hampden CRAWFORD

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Transcribed and submitted by Valerie Crook, <vfcrook @earthlink.net>, 1998.
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JOHN HAMPDEN CRAWFORD - is a descendent from early and prominent settlers 
of Irish Corner district, Greenbrier County, was born in this county, 
August 7, 1845, in Irish Corner district, and is here the owner of 342 
acres of good farming land. He has fine bearing orchards of peaches, 
pears and plums, good grape vineyards, and the uncleared portion of 
his land is finely timbered with oak and hickory. James CRAWFORD, his 
father, was born August 30, 1812, near Second creek, and his mother, 
her maiden name Mary BURDETT, was born in the same locality, 
February 28, 1814. She is now living with the son, and his father 
died March 17, 1866. John H. CRAWFORD was a member of Company D, 
26th Virginia Battalion, Confederate army, war of 1861, and served 
with honor on the fields of Wite [sic] Sulphur Springs, New Market, Cold 
Harbor, Lynchburg, Winchester, Cedar Creek, and Leesburg. He returned 
to his home in April, 1865. Near Nickels Mills, Greenbrier County, 
November 19, 1867, John H. CRAWFORD and Nannie J. RODGERS were wedded, 
and in their home are six children: Ozella, born October 17, 1868; 
Bessie, March 28, 1871; Roberta, January 9, 1874; James Eli, 
January 9, 1877; John Simpson, September 18, 1879; Charles Franklin, 
October 4, 1882. Eli and Charlotte (HOKE) RODGERS were the parents of 
Mrs. CRAWFORD, who was born in Irish Corner, July 21, 1845. Her 
parents were natives of this county, her father born May 10, 1812, 
and her mother born July 21, 1816. Her father died March 21, 1881. 
In addition to his other farm labors, Mr. CRAWFORD gives a great 
deal of attention to the raising of stock. His postoffice address 
is Second Creek, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

[Nannie J. (RODGERS) CRAWFORD died Jul. 21, 1898, of "nervous prost".  
She was listed as age 51, daughter of Eli and Charlotte RODGERS.  
Greenbrier County Death Reocrds, Vol. 1A. vfc]

[Charlotte (HOKE) RODGERS died May 9, 1886 of heart disease.  Her death 
was reported by Eli RODGERS, son, and recorded in Greenbrier County 
Death Records, Vol. 1A. vfc]


Source:  Hardesty, Henry H.  Hardesty's Historical and Geographical
Encyclopedia.  New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884.
Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia.  Ed. Jim Comstock.
Richwood: Comstock, 1974.