THE FAMILY HISTORY
Crawford Generations



1st Generation

David Crawford was born in April 1836 in Ohio; married Mahala Ansell on November 24, 1861 in Lawrence County, Ohio; died in Cabell County, West Virginia in 1917. David and Mahala Crawford divorced (date unknown) and David resided in the home of his eldest son's, Gallatin Crawford. Mahala Crawford lived on the Crawford family farm according to the 1900 Census.

Mahala Ansell was born in [West] Virginia on January 30, 1838; married to David Crawford on November 24, 1861; died on April 30, 1906. She is interred at Greenbottom Memorial Park, Greenbottom, Lesage County, West Virginia. Mahala father, Martin Ansell, was born in [West] Virginia. Hannah Wentz Ansell, Mahala's mother, was born in Pennsylvania.

Children of David Crawford and Mahala Ansell were:
  • Gallatin Eugene Crawford born in December 1862 in Ohio; married Minnie Ellen Farley on July 1, 1884 in Lawrence County, Ohio; died January 10, 1915 in Cabell County, West Virginia.
  • Minnie G. Crawford born 1870 in Ohio; died after 1933 in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia.
  • James A. Crawford born 1865 in Ohio; married Addie R. in 1902 in Cabell County, West Virginia; date of death unknown.
  • Gracia Crawford born in Ohio in 1867; date of death unknown.
  • Myrta G. Crawford born in 1874 in Ohio; date of death unknown.
  • Cecil V. Crawford born in 1878 in Ohio; date of death unknown.
  • Ruby P. Crawford born in 1882 in Ohio; date of death unknown.
2nd Generation

Gallatin Eugene Crawford born on December 1862; married Minnie Ellen Farley on July 1, 1884 in Lawrence County, Ohio; died January 10, 1915 in Ohio.

Minnie Ellen Farley was born in Ohio in 1865; married Gallatin Eugene Crawford on July 1, 1884 in Lawrence County, Ohio; died on August 1, 1915 in Brown County, Ohio;

Children of Gallatin Eugene Crawford and Minnie Ellen Farley were as follows:
  • Maggie Mae Crawford born April 16, 1885 in Ohio; married William Wilson McFann on February 7, 1904; died November 12, 1961 in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia.
  • Albert Gallatin Crawford was born May 25, 1887 in West Virginia; died November 22, 1961
  • Erna Crawford born January 13, 1889 in Cabell County, West Virginia; married Percy T. Gwinn after May 2, 1910; died January 3, 1985 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.
  • Ina Crawford was born on January 13, 1889 in Cabell County, West Virginia; married Okey K. Hayslip after May 2, 1910; died February 22, 1979.
  • Susan M. Crawford was born on June 25, 1891 in West Virginia; married Mr. Kerns after May 2, 1910; died January 4, 1985.
  • Georgia Crawford was born on December 13, 1895 in West Virginia; married Mr. Owens; died in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia in November 1988.
  • Charles C. Crawford was born December 16, 1892 in West Virginia; died February 13, 1977.
  • Vanguard Crawford was born April 1899 in West Virginia; died in 1901.
  • Clyde Crawford was born on January 26, 1900 in West Virginia; died in November 1982 in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia.
  • Bessie F. Crawford was born December 12, 1902 in West Virginia; married Henry Coyer; died May 25, 1994.
  • Emory Swan Crawford was born December 2, 1904 in West Virginia; died September 22, 1976.
  • Lillian M. Crawford was born March 20, 1908 in West Virginia; married Mr. Brumfield; died April 4, 1967.
3rd Generation

Maggie Mae Crawford was born on April 16, 1885; married William Wilson McFann on February 7, 1904; died on November 12, 1961 in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia.

William Wilson McFann born in Gallia County, Ohio on August 23, 1882; married Maggie Mae Crawford on February 7, 1904; died February 20, 1952 in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia.

Children of William Wilson McFann and Maggie Mae Crawford were as follows:
  • Hilma Iris McFann born in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia on February 7, 1905; married to Lester Woodard on November 24, 1926 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia; died on May 7, 1986 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.
  • Lena Faye McFann born in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia on February 15, 1908; married to Lawrence E. Kearns; died in 2000 in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia.
  • Hazel Bernice McFann born in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia on February 5, 1910; married Ernest Barber; died in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia on April 18, 1970.
  • William Eugene McFann born on November 28, 1911 in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia; married Mayme Jordan; died in Cabell County, West Virginia.
  • Dale Wilson McFann born in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia on May 5, 1913; died in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia on August 11, 1933.
  • Noel Crawford McFann born in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia on April 5, 1921; married Iris M. Nash; died December 20, 1982.
4th Generation

Hilma Iris McFann born in Cabell County, West Virginia on February 7, 1905; married to Lester Woodard on November 24, 1926 in Cabell County, West Virginia; died on May 7, 1986 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia

Lester Woodard born in Mason County, West Virginia on October 7, 1904; married Hilma Iris McFann on November 24, 1926 in Cabell County, West Virginia; died on May 4, 1981 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.

Children of H. Iris McFann Woodard and Lester Woodard are:
  • Marilyn Woodard Lentz born in Cabell County, West Virginia on October 7, 1930; married to Billy Joe Wysong on April 5, 1951 in Cabell County, West Virginia; married to H. Benjamin Lentz on February 14, 1974 in Prince Georges County, Maryland.
  • William Lowell Woodard born in Cabell County, West Virginia on April 16, 1933; married to Patricia Karen Matthews in Cabell County, West Virginia.
5th Generation

Marilyn Woodard born in Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia on October 7, 1930; married to Billy Joe Wysong on April 5, 1951 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia; married to H. Benjamin Lentz on February 14, 1974 in Laurel, in Prince Georges County, Maryland.

Billy Joe Wysong born in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia on May 14, 1930; married to Marilyn Woodard on April 5, 1951 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia; married to Mary Barton in 1972 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Children of Marilyn Woodard Wysong and Billy J. Wysong:
  • J. Lynn Wysong born on January 7, 1954 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia; married Stephen Douglass Shawn on October 22, 1979 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland; married Robert Wayne Shaw on September 2, 2003 in Teton County, Wyoming.
  • L. Michael Wysong born on October 7, 1955 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.
6th Generation

J. Lynn Wysong born on January 7, 1954 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia; married Stephen Douglass Shawn on October 22, 1979 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland; married Robert Wayne Shaw on September 2, 2003 at Jennie Lake in Teton County, Wyoming.

Stephen Douglass Shawn born on March 13, 1955 in Springfield, Massachusetts; married J. Lynn Wysong on October 22, 1979 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Children of Lynn Wysong Shawn and Stephen Douglass Shawn:
  • Jason Michael Shawn born on July 24, 1978 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland; married Robin Loraine Porter on February 14, 2003 in Manassas, Virginia.
  • Ryan Lowell Shawn born on December 7, 1984 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland.
  • Jordan Matthew Shawn born on February 16, 1987 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland.



Sources

Family historical information has been compiled from various sources including family members, volunteers and professional genealogy researchers. The documentation used to determine family history includes several unpublished family documents and journals, court documents, deeds, marriage certificates, McFann family Bible entries, death certificates, church records, land records, census reports, periodicals, and other bound publications.

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