crawford, willis

Name variants

Crawford, Willis; Willis Crawford; Willis Crawford - Offender

Record count

6

Sources

census-1900,court_cases,life_events,penitentiary

Places seen

Dexter; Liberty; St. Louis; Stoddard

First event date

12/19/1898

Last event date

4-Sep-00

Timeline — 2 events

• 1885-05-09 Dexter; St. Louis. Willis Crawford — 'he does not know his real name' — was arrested at Dexter and taken to St. Louis by Marshal Wheeler for passing a counterfeit dollar; St. Louis papers sensationalized him ('Is it Charley Ross?'); he had lived about seven miles south of Dexter and may be sent to t… crime / court · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1885-05-09 clip BV-1885-05-09-p3
• 1885-05-23 Dexter. Willis Crawford, the boy who was arrested at this place by U. S. Marshal Wheeler some four weeks ago and taken to St. Louis for passing counterfeit money, returned home last Sunday Co-mentioned: U. S. Marshal Wheeler (arresting officer). Quote: "Willis Crawford, the boy who was arrested at t… crime / court · life_events|Bloomfield Vindicator 1885-05-23 clip BV-1885-05-23-p3

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