Heartland Genealogy

Do you ever feel like you are going in circles when it comes to records? That's how I'm feeling with my research of Isaac Crawford whom I believe to be the son of James and Rebecca (Anderson) Crawford. I recently found an obituary for George Whitley Crawford who died in 1889 in Gentry County, Missouri. According to the obituary in the 20 Sept 1889 issue of the Albany Ledger of Albany Missouri, George was born in Bartholomew County, Indiana. The biography of George W. Crawford, found on page 421 of The History of Gentry and Worth Counties, Missouri (St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Co., 1882), provides some more information about George's early life. Mr. Crawford  the son of Isaac and Nancy (Miller) Crawford, both Kentuckians by birth. During his infancy his parents died, and he was reared by his grand parents. At the age of two years he was taken to Garrard County, Ken- tucky, where he remained until ten years of age. In 1833, he moved to Clay County, M...

As I was transcribing deeds from Jefferson County, Indiana, I found a connection with a guardian record. In the deed, Isaac Crawford sold land to Thomas Alexander. In the guardian record, Thomas Alexander is reimbursed for expenses as a guardian of an orphan on Isaac Crawford. So, what is the connection between Thomas Alexander and Isaac Crawford? Jefferson County Indiana Court Records image 612 - C Index Crawford M all to Alexander 085 Crawford M settlement 087 Crawford J alld Alexander 85 Crawford M settlement 87 Probate Order Book v. C, Feb. 1827-June 1830 Family Search Film 1310225 Items 3-5; DGS 7663707 183? - actual date not found Ordered that Thomas Alexander be allwd sixty four dollars and eighty cents for keeping Isaac Crawford an Infant orphan of Isaac ^Crawford [Or] take credit on a note by the adm of P. Crawford [RC] Jefferson County Indiana Deeds Book E page 452 Image 239 Family Search Film 1310268 DGS 8059613 page 453 This Indenture, ma...