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CRAWFORD (ROBERT GEORGE)
Robert George Crawford was born in Milbank, Ontario, November 21, 1858. He grew up in Milbank and Owen Sound. It was from Owen Sound that he began sailing the Great Lakes on the old sailing vessels. While he was sailing, his family moved to Sault Ste. Marie. They lived on Portage Ave. on the site where the Park Hotel stood and there John Crawford operated a shop. In the winter when his ship was laid up, Robert G. walked from the Sault to Stalwart and located a homestead. He came to Stalwart first about 1881 or 1882. He died on his homestead in the family home built around the original log house he had built, on Nov. 23, 1942. He was a religious man, strictly Scotch Presbyterian, active in community affairs, and a fine singer. He was much in demand as an entertainer. Robert G. and Evaline Hall were married in Stalwart on January 29, 1883. She had been deaf for many years, but was well-known for her sense of humor and her recitations. She taught school and was the first school teacher in Stalwart receiving $20 per month as wages. She raised ten children, seven of whom were teachers. They farmed their homestead in Stalwart and lived very full and fruitful lives, well-known and highly respected throughout Chippewa County. They were charter members of the First Presbyterian Church and the Grange of Stalwart and were leaders in both for many years.
Their children were: HENRY THOMAS (died at 11 months), CHESTER CHARLES, IDA VICTORIA, GRACE, ROBERT, KATE, JANET, VIRGILIA, OLIVE SARAH, SUSAN MAUD, and MARV. CHESTER married Mabel Waybrant. IDA died May 23, 1922 (born Nov., 1889). GRACE married George Hewitt. ROBERT married Ethel Waybrant of Pickford. KATE married Everett Johnson.
JANET married George Slater of Pickford. Their children are Jack and Bob in Pickford; Jane, Marion, Patsy, and Fred (deceased.) VIRGILIA married Vern Eveleigh of Pickford and theit children are Bob, Kathleen, and Donna. OLIVE married Russel Sims and their children are Elizabeth and Bob. SUSAN married William Hewer of Pickford and their children are William, Nona, Lois, Vern (Pete), and Bryce. MARY married Clifford MacLean and their children are Jean and David of Cedarville. Those living in Pickford are ROBERT B., JANET and VIRGE. Janet's son, Jack, married Evelyn Kennedy and they have three daughters: Jeannie, Nancy, and Jacklyn. Jeannie is married to John Bennin and they have one daughter, Amy*. Bob married Elaine Mattson and has six children: George, Joanne, Denny, Rod, David, and Steve. VIRGE lives in Pickford William has two sons, Richard and Steve. Bryce Hewer sails on the Great Lakes.
Children of John and Mary Fair Crawford:
Robert George
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married Evaline Hall, Stalwart
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Sarah
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married Lat Roe, Toronto, Ontario
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Adaline
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married Joseph-Lalonde, Montana
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Jennie
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married Jack Mattern, Sault Ste. Marie
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Ida
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married James Stevenson, Pickford
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Thomas
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married Susie Stevenson, Pickford
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Maud
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married James Richardson, Stalwart
| CRAWFORD (WILLIAM)
William Crawford, an older brother of John, had a homestead east and south of Pickford. He married Susanna Graham in Palmerston, Ontario, and they raised their family there. Susanna died in Palmerston and was buried there. His son, GEORGE, lived in the Sault and had quite a family. He was killed while working on the Locks. His twin boys, Roy and Ray, both died in the Sault. Ira and Otto were married in the Sault and moved to Manistique. There were also twin girls, Susie and Jean.
ROBERT married Elizabeth McConkey and lived in Pickford. They ran the Grand Central Hotel. Later, aftet Elizabeth died, he farmed. Their children were Frank, Edith, Myrtle, and Margaret. Frank's wife was Mary Kennedy and their children were Lyle, Vernon, Myrtle, Colleen, and Edith. Edith married Adam Roe and had no children. Margaret married Bert Smith and their children were Glenn, Keith, and Dorothy
WILLIAM, son of William, lived most of his life in the vicinity of Pickford. He farmed and worked in the lumber camps. His wife was Martha Lehman from DeTour. Their children were Ira, Albert, Gordon, Catherine, and Wilma.
JAMES spent most of his life in camps and resorts. He and his wife had two daughters, Alaine (Mrs. William Duance) and Vera (Mrs. William Smale).
William Crawford's daughters were SADIE (Mrs. James Sims) who moved to the West Coast after her marriage and has a large family; CATHERINE (Mrs. Alix McWilliams) who had no children, but raised a niece, Della Waybrant; LAVINA (Mrs. Frank Ferris) who had two daughters, Anna (Mrs. Almer Wise) and Catherine (Mrs. Sheriff); and MARY (Mrs. Harvey McWilliams) who also had no children, but also raised a niece, Ethel Waybrant.
D'ARCY
Mary D'Arcy was a widow in Harrison, Ontario, with seven children: Benjamin, Abraham, Wellington, Letitia, Mary, Elizabeth, and William. Her husband had been a farmer weekdays, but Sundays were given to riding horseback to several Methodist churches to preach as a layman. He was of French Huguenot descent. For various reasons, his name usually became Dorsey or Darsey to his neighbors. He died while the children were quite young.
BENJAMIN, the eldest boy, came to Michigan in 1885, to file a homestead claim, located one mile south and two miles east of Stirlingville. Mother D'Arcy came later with ABRAHAM, WELLINGTON, and daughter, LETITIA. The boys walked the three miles to Stirlingville School. Mary D'Arcy's fortune consisted of two bushel baskets of hand-knit and hand-spun mitts and socks - - a woodsman's necessities, readily salable. BENJAMIN met Mrs. Walter Campbell's sister, Jenny Martin, and they married and settled on the homestead. Jenny taught music. She played the Methodist Church organ at Stirlingville for many years. Later she played for the Mission Methodist Church at Fairview. This couple was childless. Their two huge black dogs, Bandy and Jeff, were their companions. After evening devotions, the dogs were called in, sitting and howling in tune as Jenny played. Today, a hunting cabin occupies the homestead.
The three married children in Canada came to Michigan too. MARY and John Reading came, but later went to Algonquin. ELIZABETH and William Love came and later returned to a hardware business in Ontario. WILLIAM and Jenny stayed several years near Pickford. Jenny taught music and many of the oldsters of Pickford learned their first scales from her. LETITIA married Robert Gray.
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