Martin Jenkins Crawford and Amanda Jane Reese

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Husband Martin Jenkins Crawford

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           Born: 17 Mar 1820 - Jasper Co., Georgia
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Jul 1883 1
         Buried:  - Linwood Cem., Columbus, Muscogee Co., Georgia

       Marriage: 29 Dec 1842 - Harris Co., Georgia 2 3 4

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   Other Spouse: Mary C. Crook (Abt 1823-1841) - 28 Jan 1840 - Harris Co., Georgia 5

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Wife Amanda Jane Reese

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           Born: 16 Jul 1825 - Morgan Co., Georgia
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Oct 1905 6
         Buried:  - Linwood Cem., Columbus, Muscogee Co., Georgia

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         Father: Joseph Reese (1775/1780-Abt 1833)
         Mother: Elizabeth Alston Crawford (1794-1851)

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Martin Jenkins Crawford

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CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Harris Co., Georgia, Hamilton District No 1
M. J. Crawford 00001 -- 0001; 6 slaves, 1 in learned professions & engineers
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
15-20 1
1 20-30
30-40
40-50 </pre>

He is in the sequence J. M. Vason, 5x, M. J. Crawford, O. Stovall. The record of slaves and occupations is on the previous page rather than on the following page as is normal.

<pre>1850 Muscogee Co., Georgia, Eighth District, Aug 21; pg 823
31
Martin J. Crawford 30 Jasper Co., Ga Lawyer
Amanda R. " 24 Morgan Co., Ga
Clara " 6 Harris Co., Ga
Reese " 4 Harris Co., Ga </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 45 slaves.

<pre>1860 Muscogee Co., Georgia, 9th Dist, p.o. Columbus; June 23; pg 70
536/536
Martin J. Crawford 47 Ga $12000/$40500 Farmer
Amanda " 29 Ga
Reese " 13 Ga
Mathew " 8 Ga
Clara " 17 Ga </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 19 slaves.

<pre>1870 Muscogee Co., Georgia, Columbus 2nd Ward, p.o. Columbus; June 10; pg 17
103/130
Martin J. Crawford 50 MW Ga $10000/$7000 Lawyer
Amanda R. " 44 FW Ga /$500 Keeping House
Reece " 23 MW Ga Lawyer
Martin " 16 MW Ga Going to School
Toombs " 8 MW Ga Going to School
Thomas Murray 32 MB Va Shoe Maker
Elizabeth " 30 FB Ga Domestic Servt.
Harvard Greenwood 16 MB Ga Domestic Servt.
Simon Lofton 26 MB Ga Dray Man </pre>

<pre>1880 Muscogee Co., Georgia, City of Columbus, ED 53; June 2,3; pg 7
69/69
Martin Crawford 58 WM Ga NC NC Judge Supreme Court
Amanda " 40 WF wife Ga Va NC
Toombs " 18 WM son Ga Ga Ga Clerk in Cotton Mill
Matt " 24 WM son Ga Ga Ga Ware House man
Sallie " 22 WF d-i-l Ga Ga Al
Comelia Farley 45 BF cook Va Va Va Cook
Charity Crawford 35 BF servant Ga Ga Ga Servant
Lee Bates 18 BM servant Ga Ga Ga Servant </pre>

Bennett Crawford (45, Lawer[sic]) lives at 70/70.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

Find-a-Grave Memorial # 7984729:

US Congressman. Confederate Congressman. Crawford served as a US Representative from Georgia from 1855 to 1861. He withdrew, and was elected to the Confederate Provisional Congress (1861-1862). President Davis appointed him as a special commissioner to the Government of the United States at Washington. He left that post to serve with the Confederate army's Third Georgia Cavalry Regiment. He then served on the staff of General Howell Cobb. In later years, he was on the Georgia Supreme Court until his death.

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General Notes: Wife - Amanda Jane Reese

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INHERITANCE:

Georgia Probate Records 1742-1990, Morgan County
Administration and guardian records, appraisements, citations and sales 1850-58, Page 15, Image 34/591:

Report of John Robson, guardian of Amanda J. Rees, orphan of Joseph Reese, deceased:

Income from June 6, 1834 until January 1, 1842 consists mostly of a large sum from the administrator and an annual amount from hiring the Negroes. Payments are made from January 1, 1835 until a final payment of $2770.77 is made January 1, 1843. It appears to have been made to M. J. Crawford.

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 7984729.

2 Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Harris > Marriage Records, 1828-1860. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

4 "Familysearch.org," "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV9-5LF), M. J. Crawford and Amanda J. Rees, 29 Dec 1842; citing Marriage, Harris, Georgia; FHL microfilm 327,523.

5 Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Harris > Marriage Records, 1828-1860. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

6 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 8243340.