Jane Jennie Pruitt ²

   Another name for Jane was Jennie Pruitt.⁷

   FamilySearch ID: KJH9-HHY.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Jefferson Township, Carroll, IN. ⁸ The 1850 census recorded John Pruett, farmer, 45, born in Kentucky, living with his family all born in Indiana: wife Barbara, 41; Allen, 17; Daniel, 14; William H., 12; John B. 10; Elizabeth, 8; Joseph, 6; Randolph, 3; and Jane, 1. John's real estate was valued at $1500.
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2. She has conflicting birth information of Her tombstone created by her granddaughters has 1851 birth year but 1850 census has her 1 year old., 4 Oct 1851 and , Tippecanoe, IN. ^{4 5}

3. Jane appeared in the household of Samuel Beeker in a census in 1860 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. ^{9 9} The 1860 census recorded Samuel Beeker, farmer, 34, living with wife Hannah, 18; Mary D., 3; and Eldora, 9 months. Also in the home is farm hand Joseph Pruett, 17. Everyone was born in Indiana except Hannah in Ohio. Samuel's real estate was valued at $3850 and personal estate $395. Two households later is William Beeker, 29, living with wife Elizabeth, 27; Joseph, 3; Lovinas, 2; and Lorsena, 7 months. Also in the home is farm hand John B. Pruett, 21. Oddly, William has no real estate value, but John Pruett has $6260 with a personal estate worth $1395, suggesting he owned the land. On the same page is his mother, widow Barbara Pruitt, 53, living with her children Randolph, 14; Jane, 11, and Margaret 9. Barbara is nee Beeker, the sister of Samuel and William. Everyone was born in Indiana. The post office was Battle Ground.

4. Census in 1870 in Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois, IL. ¹⁰ The 1870 census recorded James Crawford, farmer, 36, living with wife Jane, 22; sone Jesse, 4; and daughter Jenetta, 1. Everyone was born in Illinois. James had no real estate and his personal estate was $400. The post office was Suddenville.

5. Census in 1880 in Solomon Rapids, Mitchell, KS. ¹¹ The 1880 census recorded James Crawford, farmer, 42, living with wife Jane, 30; Jesse, 14; Jeanetta, 11; James, 6, and mother Barbary, 67. James and his parents were born in Virginia. Jane and her parents were born in Indiana. Jesse and Jeanetta were born in Illinois and James in Kansas. Barbary was born in Indiana and her parents in South Carolina.

6. Residence: in 1893 in , , KS. ⁷

7. Obituary: Clyde Voice-Republican: funeral of Jennie Crawford on 1 Nov 1923 in Clyde, Cloud, KS. ⁶ The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Crawford was held at the church last Friday afternoon. She was the widow of a clergyman, and it was the privilege of another clergyman to officiate at her last rites. Thus does God bury His workmen, but the work goes on.

8. Obituary: Clyde Voice-Republican: obituary of Jennie Pruitt Crawford on 8 Nov 1923 in Clyde, Cloud, KS. ⁵ Obituary. Jennie Pruitt was born in Indiana October 4, 1851, and died at her home Oct. 23, 1923, aged 72 years and 19 days, being ill just 1 1/2 hours. She was married to James Crawford, to which union four children were born, one daughter dying eight years ago. The three: Mrs. J . F. Fetzer, of Clyde; J. E., of California, and James, of Nebraska, are left to mourn their loss, also 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was always a kind and loving friend and was loved by all who knew her. She has been a faithful member of the Free Methodist denomination for many years. She moved with her husband and children to Glen Elder, Kan., and homesteaded when Kansas was very thinly settled, enduring all the hardships of the early pioneers, and came through with her spirit never daunted. She was a good loving mother, and will be sadly missed by the ones she leaves behind. She and Mr. Crawford came to Clyde three years ago, Mr. Crawford passing away a year later, in November. The funeral was held from the Methodist church and she was laid to rest beside her loving husband in Mt. Hope cemetery.

Jane married James Wiliam Crawford in 1866 in , Iroquois, IL.¹ (James Wiliam Crawford was born on 14 Nov 1842 in , , VA,^{1 4} died on 21 Nov 1921 in Clyde, Cloud, KS ^{1 4} and was buried on 22 Nov 1921 in Clyde, Cloud, KS ^{1 4}.)