Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-28
DIR. ]. q. CRAWFORD DEAD.
He Passed Peacefully Away at TAG
Thursday-He Lived q Right
eous and Helpful Life-A
Large Family.

Z DIR. Joshua Hobbs Crawford, aged
rs years, months and days, died at
his home on South Jefferson street at
7:46 O'Clock April 81, after an i'll
mesa which has been serious for four
months. The end was peaceful and
DR.. Crawford, who was conscious un-
til within two minutes of the end, died
perfectly resigned to his fate. Thus
passed away life which had been as
honorable as 1t had been long. His
strength of character repulsed any
but the most honest and legitimate
transactions either in public or private
life. The best which could be said of
him 10 that he lived as 3 man should
always ready to do good and to frown
upon wrong. III
Deceased was born III miles from
Bardstown, Nelson County, KY, on
August 10, 1894. Here his parents gave
him an excellent education and when
he reached the proper age he sttend-
cd medical school and graduated with
high honors. In the early 40's DR..
Crawford moved to Rails County, near
New London, and in conjunction with
teaching school carried on his prac-
tice Of medicine. BE was eminently
successful at both and on August /,
1s4S, he married Miss Susannah E.
Shulse. Some time before this DR..
Crawford had been compelled, by his
rapidly increasing practice, to aban-
don teaching school and was devoting
his entire time to his practice. To
this union there were twelve children
born, seven of whom are now living.
The deceased children are Mary Eliza
beth, Flora Anne, Joshua g., Cora L.
(Botts), and Nora Fl. The children
now living are Thos. W., of this coun-
ty; DR.. M. E., of this city; Martha 8.
Collins, of this city; Jas. A., of Kan
sas City; Lula e. Winscott, OF this
city; Mrs. Anna M. Hill, of Louisville,
KY; DR.. ]. R., OF Hutchison, Rails
county. He leaves one brother,
Alex. Crawford, Of Asheville, N. O.
After marrying, DR.. Crawford prac-
ticed medicine near New London
for or years and then moved to
Monroe county, where he lived until
1871, when he located near Worcester.
DR.. Crawford had, in the meantime,
gained quite q reputation as an excel
lent physician and was doing thriv-
ing practice. For nine years he re-
mained in this nsighborhood and on
June 8, 1880, he married Miss Eta
Foster at Decatur, Ill. He moved to
Mexico then and abandoned the active
practice of medicine. He entered
into mercantile life and for time
conducted hardware store and then
q grocery store. A short time after.
ward he Abandoned active business
and professional life. But death only
entirely eliminated his practice, which
became SO general that his old patients
would demand his services and he
was, against his will, called upon
often, even after his last illness, be.
ginning on December 2, 1897. He had
practically been an invalid for sir
years past but it was not until last
December that his condition became
alarming. Together with complica-
tion of diseases, q serious stomach
ailment was thought to be the primary
cauae of his fiemisa
All of the children were present ai
the death bed excepting the youngest
daughter, Mrs. B. F. Hill, OF Louis.
vile, Ky. She is in Florida with he,
husband, who il very low.
DR.. Crawford joined the Baptist
church when young man and with
Jealous care always guarded carefully
that he might not desecrate that mem.
bership by word or deed. While moi
prominent in church work, he was very
active in quiet way, which portrayi
his character in everything. he was
not a man to court worldly applause
At 2 O'Clock Friday afternoon Rev
N.6.Johnston conducted services ovel
the remains Of DR.. J. n. Crawford
from the Baptist church. There were
q large number of the decedent'i
friends present.
The pail bearers were DIR. T. j
Baskett, DIR. W. r. Rodes, w. W. .Har
per, w. 8. Hathaway, 8. b. Bucknei
and 8. M. Locke.