Sam Crawford died Tuesday morning at the Burlington hotel in Clarinda. He left home that morning to walk to Ladoga [Taylor County] to take the train for Clarinda and in order to do so he had to run quite a distance. Soon after getting on the train he began to feel bad, continuing to grew worse with each passing minute. When the train reached Clarinda he was assisted from the train by Allie Pullan and Grant Taylor who took him to the hotel and summoned a physician. Before the medical assistance arrived he had passed away. It is supposed that he over exerted himself in running and bursted a blood vessel.

The remains were removed at once to his home northeast of town and funeral services were held today, Thursday.

Sam, as he was familiarly called, was one of our well known and respected citizens and his sudden passing cast a gloom over the entire community. Obituary will appear next week. New Market Herald, Aug 4, 1921

This community was greatly shocked and saddened Tuesday morning, Aug 2, when the news spread through the community that Sam Crawford had so suddenly passed away in Clarinda.

His death being so sudden was caused by a blood vessel bursting on the heart, causing his death before medical aid could reach him.

Samuel James Crawford was born in Green Co, Ind., Sept 13, 1856. Departed this life August 2, 1921 age 64 years, 10 months and 19 days.

In 1876 he came to Taylor Co., Ia, where he met and married Lizzie Leora Alexander September 11, 1876.To this union twelve children were born six girls and six boys, ten of which are living, they are Mrs Iowa Catuska, Bedford, Mrs Ella Hills, Linneus, Mo., Mrs Anna Ginther, Meadville, Mo., Oren, Ledger, Dennis and George of near New Market, Cecil, Howard and Ruby are at home. May and Myrtle having preceeded him to the better world several years ago. There are fourteen grandchildren and one great grandson.

Besides his wife and children he leaves to mourn his death, an aged father of Washburn, Ill., one sister, Mrs Belle Ashbaugh, of South Bend, Ind., three brothers, Harry E. and Nelson B. of Washburn, Ill and John of Caldwell, Ida.

When a young man he united with the Christian church and since, he has been a believer and follower of the Golden Rule.

There is a vacant chair in the home a husband and father is gone after a life spent in devotion to his family.

The community has lost a friend and neighbor whose place can not be filled.

The services were held at 2:30 Thursday in the Baptist church conducted by Rev T.H. Dabney. NEW MARKET HERALD, New Market, Iowa, Aug 11, 1921

Jun 2012 - Addition info from Larry Crawford - [email protected] -
Sam was the son of Thomas A Crawford and Elizabeth A Crawford.
Thomas Crawford died 18 Apr 1923 in Washburn, Woodford County, Illinois and is buried with Elizabeth in the Baptist Cemetery, Washburn, Woodford County, Illinois. (Death Certificate: 1020071)

He is my GG uncle.

Census for 1860 and 1870 show him with Thomas and Elizabeth Crawford:

1860; living with parents in Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana. Census enumerated 11 Jun 1860. Listed as "Samuel Crawford", son, 3 years old, born in Ohio.

1870; living with parents in Beech Creek, Greene County, Indiana. Census enumerated 27 Jul 1870. Listed as "Samuel J Crawford", son, 14 years old, born Indiana in 1870 census.

His parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Crawford are found in 1880 in Allen Co, Ind; in 1900 Thomas Co, Kansas; 1910 in Portland, Oregon. Their burials have not been found.