Show 0 US IF ROLL CULL 11 joseph henry crawford was born in pine flat autauga co alabama april 1 1836 a son of benjamin hardy crawford Craw tord and nancy melissa lewis and was the ath of 10 children while joseph was yet young bis his two oldest brothers thomas and william wililam hinton went with their father to the me mexican ican war during which their father was lost and nev er returned on his way home wil liam hinton met some mormon missionaries in texas who converted and baptised baptized sed him dewent he vent to utah with the early pioneers and became one of the original settlers of dixie his old home in washington Is still standing joseph received most of his aduca tion from his father and elder brother thomas both of whom were schoolteachers school teachers he with most of his brothers joined the southern troops in 62 joseph was in the commissary during most of the war but acted as nurse in the hospital camp at foxville nox ville tenn tor for six months when he lie was given a furlough in order to take his brother franklin home franklin was very ill III with camp fever and barely survived the 40 mile journey from knoxville to montgomery dying soon after reaching home this happened just after the battle of gettysburg when hundreds died from suffocation and lack of attention the cars being so crowded with wounded and sick soldiers it was while joseph was home on this trip that sherman She came directly through pine flat on his march to the sea after the war faced with the necessity of providing for a widowed younger bisters sisters he hired out for 1100 11 00 per month at the end ot of the year he went to miss to work for or his brother thomas while there his brother william hinton who was then on a mission to the states made them it visit JOB JOP T eph became converted to the gospel 1 and was baptised baptized sed by his brother in isla IS 6 shortly after his baptism he a went back to alabama and commena 1 td teaching school on nov 12 1868 he married man led matilda booth r johnson widow of stephen C john son tot who bad had been killed in the battle of petersburg va A few years later he moved to mississippi but oni ly remained ona one year when he return J fed td to alabama on september 27 1873 joseph ts and his wife accompanied byais by his broth ft er or george al his wife and two child i ren set out for utah they reached I 1 IA salt lake city oct 1 1873 where y they were met by their brother her wm AI H with mule teams which conveyed them to washington utah at which A place they arrived nov lai as 1878 i while not one of the original pi y others of dixie uncle joe as he was culled called by many of bis ills friends as well relatives worked and did all it in his power to help build up and im t prove the little town where he had settled fe there were no children born to s bro and sister crawford Craw tord but they took three children and raised them f to roan man and womanhood he ile always took an active part in public affairs was school teacher road supervisor postmaster two years post ja master five years city and precinct justice of the peace for ig 13 years also serving as mayor city councilman w and member of the school board uncle joe JOO was always on hand to help any one in ili need and was ire ire tailed to assist the sick tick and dying he set many broken limbs and did his bit in many ways he i lived and died faithful to the gospel I 1 of jesus christ of Latt latter erday day faints which he embraced in ili his early man r hood anu ana aiwas set a d good example to the young he died aug 24 wife his relatives tives adopted daugh sk ts and friends |