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Nellie Mae CAMPBELL, born 2 June 1890 in Kansas City, Franklin, Missouri was an expert in making draperies and stage curtains hung in theaters, hotels, universities and homes all over the US.

Nellie married James Eugene MCCONNIFF 16 July 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born 21 June 1861 in Canada (no province or city known).

James Eugene MCCONNIFF was the son of John and Eizabeth JONES MCCONNIFF. James died 10 Sept 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri.

They had 2 sons: James Calvin b 26 Aug 1920 in Kansas City, married Dorothy Lee SMITH on 2 Aug 1943 in Riverside, California, he died 31 Dec 1998 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas; Edward Eugene MCCONNIFF b 31 Aug 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri and was married to Josephine ________. From the SSDI, he received railroad pension and died, no location, April 1995. No other info.

Nellie CAMPBELL MCCONNIFF married _____ PROFFITT, who she divorced, and married Louis ADLER.

I have no other info on Mr. Proffitt or Mr. Adler.

Charles was born 21 Sept 1753 in Westfield, Union, New Jersey, where he married Anna on 2 Oct 1774.

Anna was born 7 Apr 1756. No parentage or birth location, possibly Westfield.

Charles served as an Ensign in Captain Craig's Company of New Jersey troups during the American Revolution.

In 1793 he became Captain of the New Jersey State Militia.

The following account is found in the History of Scott County, Iowa by H. E. Downer 1910 p. 77.

That he must have held rank as an officer is indicated by the fact he wore a sword, the silver handle of which was afterward melted into 6 tablespoons, two of which were given to each of his 3 grandchildren: Samuel CLARK, Charles Clark WILLIAMS, and Betsy SMITH. This was about 80 years ago and the spoons are still high-prized by the present generation.

Anna CLARK died 23 Aug 1781; Charles died 8 Sept 1821 in Westfield.

This surname is somewhat removed from my tree. I'm posting it to help anyone.

Jason was born ca 1914 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois (no date). He was the son of Frederick and Gertrude May ASHER COX, grandson of that scoundrel Lewis Micajah ASHER.

He graduated form Moline High School. On 11 Feb 1939, he married Bernadine MORRISSEY in Davenport's St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Bernadine was born ca 1918 in Davenport, dtr of James P. and Christine CRIEG MORRISSEY. She graduated from Davenport High School. At their marriage, Reed worked at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, Illinois (no burial dates).

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The life work of Dr. Jennings Price Crawford was of signal service to his fellow men in the city in which he long made his home. Not only his professional skill and ability but his social characteristics and his genuine personal worth endeared him to all who knew him. He was kindly and sympathetic in nature and he wisely used the talents with which he was endowed for the benefit of those with whom he came in contact.

His history, therefore, cannot fail to prove of interest to many of our readers. He came of an old New England family, the ancestry being traced back to John CRAWFORD, who left his home in the Scottish highlands and settled in the new world during its early colonization. To the same family belonged Colonel William CRAWFORD, who figured in both the colonial and Revolutionary wars, his military service covering thirty years.

Dr. CRAWFORD was born near Marion, Iowa, August 27, 1855. He and his twin brother. Dr. A. J. CRAWFORD, now deceased, formerly a distinguished physician of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were the sons of Jennings and Sarah (Price) CRAWFORD.

In his youthful days Dr. CRAWFORD mastered the branches of learning in the public schools of his native county, thus spending a portion of each year in study until he reached the age of seventeen, when he had opportunity to attend Western College at Western, Iowa, and in that institution completed his literary course.

His professional education was acquired in the medical department of the Iowa State University, from which he was graduated in 1883 on the completion of a four years' course with the valedictory honors of his class. During the two vacations he had acted as house physician at Mercy Hospital in Davenport and thus to his theoretical training added the broad and invaluable experience of hospital practice. The late Dr. W. F. Peck was his preceptor and professor in surgery and, no doubt, he inspired Dr. CRAWFORD with his preference for surgical work as the latter always had the greatest admiration for his teacher, who was a noted surgeon. He took a postgraduate course at Bellevue Hospital College, New York City.

Opening an office in Davenport in 1883, Dr. CRAWFORD steadily advanced in his chosen field, winning high professional honors that made him regarded as one of the eminent physicians and surgeons of Davenport up to the time of his death. He never ceased to be a student of his profession but throughout his life read broadly and with thoughtful consideration carried his researches into the realms of scientific knowledge, doing everything in his power to promote his own efficiency and add to that general knowledge of medicine and surgery which constitutes a source of public health.

He stood high in the ranks of his profession, not only in this city but in the state, and was not unknown beyond the borders of Iowa. He held membership in the American Medical Association and frequently attended its meetings. He was also seen in the meetings of the Iowa State Medical Society, the Iowa and Illinois District Medical Association and the Scott County Medical Society. He was a frequent contributor to medical literature and one of his last public appearances was for the presentation of a paper which he had prepared on surgery before the Iowa State Medical Society, at Des Moines. The addresses which he delivered in such meetings were frequently published in the leading medical journals, for they were carefully prepared and presented not only the results of his own experience but also of his wide research.

He served as a member of the staff of both Mercy and St. Luke's Hospitals [now Genesis West and East] and was one of the most active promoters of the interest of those two institutions. His large surgical practice took him to the hospitals almost daily and his skill and ability were of such high order that his death came as a distinct loss to both. He acted as district surgeon for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad and took a prominent part in arranging for the meeting of the Iowa State Medical Society, which was held in Davenport about two years before his death ? an important meeting still pleasantly remembered by the physicians of this vicinity who shared with him in the honors and responsibilities of being the entertainers on that occasion. The Illinois Society met in Rock Island at the same time and joint gatherings were features of their meetings.

As his health began to fail Dr. CRAWFORD gradually withdrew from his professional service, for he realized the advance that was being made by the disease which eventually terminated his life.

In no other environment did Dr. CRAWFORD find the happiness and contentment which came to him in his own home, for he was a man of domestic tastes and his greatest joy was in the companionship of his wife and children. On the 14th of October, 1885, he married Miss Anna Williams, a daughter of A. F. Williams, who at one time was a member of the Seig Iron Company and prominent in the business circles of Davenport.

He died many years ago but is still survived by his widow, who spends the summer seasons in Davenport and the winter months in California, where she has a daughter living. Unto Dr. and Mrs. CRAWFORD were born five children, Frances Louise, Genevieve, Helen, twins Dorothy and Margaret b 1 Sep 1897 (Marg d 21 May 1915).

Dr. CRAWFORD held membership in the Calvary Baptist church, in which he was an active and loyal worker, being a trustee of the church and superintendent of the Sunday school for many years. He was also one of the charter members of the San Grail Club and belonged to the Masonic fraternity. He was interested in all those movements which had for their object the betterment of mankind and he was also a stalwart champion of projects for the public good, rejoicing in the growth, advancement and welfare of his city. He was so widely known and such was the hold which he had upon the affection of his fellow townsmen that his death, which occurred 24 March 1907, brought a sense of personal bereavement to the large majority of Davenport's citizens. On the Sunday following his demise, in place of the regular lesson in the Sunday school of the Calvary Baptist church, there was held a memorial service in his honor, in which many who had known him long and well testified to his goodness of heart and the honor of his life, which in all of its phases was of such high character as to constitute an example that is well worthy of emulation.

Jeanette was born 21 Aug 1933 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa. She graduated from Davenport (Central) High School and attended Davenport's Marycrest College (no longer exists). In 1975 she received her BS from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago in psychology and minor in social work.

On 12 July 1952, she married Robert PAULI in St. Paul Lutheran Church. Robert, son of Albert William and Dorothy Elvira BRACHTEL PAULI, was born 27 July 1931 in Davenort. He graduated from Davenport High School, Wentworth Military Academy near Kansas City, Missouri and attended Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. During the Korean War he served as a seaman 3rd class in the Naval Air Corps in Norfolk, Virginia. They maike their home in Elmhurst, Illinois where they operate 4 Amoco stations in the Chicago area. They attended teh United Church of Christ. They had 5 children:

1. Scot (my reference) Albert born 14 Sept 1953 in Portsmouth, Virginia and married Diane Lynn DUPKE on 7 June 1984 in Wheaton, Illinois. Diane was born 9 May 1957 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, dtr of Harold Joseph and Vivian Lois HARRIS DUPKE. Scot graduated in 1976 from Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois. HE is a certified mechanic and works with his father as an Amoco station manager. Diane is employed as a bank teller. They live in Roselle, Illinois (1985).
2. Annette May born 27 May 1956 in Davenport and married Scott Anthony SPENCER on 9 Dec 1972 in Elmhurst. Annette is employed as a bookkeeper. They had 2 children: James Cowan born 30 May 1973 in Elmhurst; Joni Katherine born 19 Jun 1975 in Wiesbaden, West Germany.
3. Infant girl born 27 May 1956 in Davenport, twin to Annette May. Died 27 May 1956.
4. Charles Robert born 9 Sept 1959 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa and married Dawn Adrienne LAMOVEC 26 July 1980 in Elmhurst, Illinois. Dawn was born 25 Jun 1961 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, dtr of Phillip Charles and Anne STRAND LEMOVEC. Charles is a certified mechanic and works with his father as an Amoco station manager. Dawn is an ABS automation specialist for United Air Lines. THey live in Lisle, Illinois. (1985)
5. Judith Kay born 24 Sept 1964 in St.Charles, Missouri and works as a bookkeeper in the Chicago area. (1985)

These surnames are somewhat removed from my tree. I'm posting them for anyone.

John was born 3 Dec 1866, son of William and Mary MEYER / MEIER DUVAL (YES 1 L) on the family farm near Arenzville, Cass, Illinois. After graduation from Carthage College, John taught school for four years. He changed the spelling of his last name to DUVALL before he married.

On 28 Apr 1892 John and Katherine "Katy" were married in Beardstown, Illinois. She was the dtr of Henry and Catharina SCHMIDT HANSMEYER, born 4 Nov 1866 in Beardstown.

John worked at the First State Bank of Beardstown, moving in 1913 to Bennett, Cedar, Iowa where he was secretary-treasurer of the Farmers Elevator Co. Around WWI, John purchased the elevator company and renamed it the DUVALL Grain Company, building at the same time, a large stucco house on the corner of 5th and Willow in Bennett. In 1928 he sold his grain company and home to Mr. BUTTOLPH and took a 240-acre farm in Mitchell(ville?), Iowa as part of the transaction. They lived for a short time in Mitchell(ville) but returned to Bennett to operate a feed mill 6 weeks before his death.

John died 18 Jun 1936 at the farm of Julius BRUH near Bennett. He and Katherine are buried in Inland Cemetery near Bennett. Katherine died 16 Sept 1945 in her daughter Viola Katherine DUVALL BAWDEN's home at 161 Forest Road.

1. Viola "Vi" Katherine 7 Apr 1895. She married George Ray BAWDEN (this writer's paternal g-parents).
2. Pauline Marie "Bill" born 6 Jun 1899; married Wm Floyd BLAIR 2 Jun 1926 in Bennett, Iowa. William was the son of William Preston and Lena GRAFING / GRAFINE BLAIR born 1893 in Bennett, Iowa. They lived in Bennett whee they owned a hardware store and Wiliam was Mayor of Bennett for 18 years, served on City Council, and at the same time president of the school board for nine years. They moved to Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado in 1948 and purchased the Cadillac Motel. "Aunty Bill" also worked at and owned the gift shop at 7 Falls - a man-made tourist stop in Colorado Springs. William died 6 Sept 1954 and Pauline in 10 Dec 1968 in Colorado Springs. They are buried in Inland Cemetery in Bennett, Iowa. They had 3 children: Joan Duvall, William James, and Thomas Duvall.
3. Henrietta "Hank" born 16 Jan 1897 attended school in Bennett and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa (formerly Iowa State Teacher's College). She moved to Davenport where she worked as a sales person in the ladies ready-to-wear department of Abraham's Clothing Store. She did not marry. She died 6 Jul 1951 in Davenport and is buried with her parents in Inland Cemetery in Bennett, Iowa.

Charles Henry ELDRIDGE was born 26 July 1832,in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, son of Duncan Campbell and his 2nd wife Rebecca LIPPINCOTT ELDRIDGE. Duncan was Josiah ELDRIDGE's son and oldest child (see Josiah ELDRIDGE). Three or four years after Charles was born, the family moved by raft to Davenport, Scott, IA where he received his education. (Raft story in seperate blog).

He worked with his father and half-brother, Jacob Mullen ELDRIDGE, in Jacob's land development business. In 1861, after Lincoln's inauguration, Charles was commissioned Postmaster in Davenport, where his father and youngest brother Micajah LIPPINCOTT ELDRIDGE, served as postal clerks. During the Civil War, there were 15,000 people in the city.

The post-Civil War years saw the birth of the insurance business. In 1864, after Lincoln's assassination, Charles resigned and formed in 1867, The National Insurance Co., offering protection against loss by fire and lightning, with Dr. Wallace W. PARKER and Joseph THOMPSON (father of Charles' 2 wives). Charles served as secretary until 1871 when the business no longer appears in the Davenport City Directory. He worked in the land development and insurance business and served 2 years as Scott County Auditor and editor for the Northwestern News until 1887 when he moved from Davenport.

On 15 July 1858, Charles married Josephine B. THOMPSON in Davenport. She and her parents, Joseph and Sarah ENGLISH THOMPSON came to Davenport from Philadelphia where Josephine was born 6 Apr 1837. Josephine died 10 Dec 1867, just 2 months after the birth of their fourth child, Charles Howard, and is buried in Davenport's Oakdale Memorial Gardens aka Oakdale Cemetery, on the Duncan Eldridge lot.

Charles married Rebecca E. Thompson, sister of Josephine (no date). Rebecca was born 9 Aug 1847 in Haddonfield, NJ. Rebecca died in their Brady and 13th St. home in Davenport, on 8 Oct 1871. There were no children. She is buried in Oakdale.

After Rebecca's death, Charles closed their home and sent Edward, Marie "Nettie" and Caroline "Carrie" to board with relatives, aunt Mrs. Sarah ADE in Davenport; and two cousins, Mrs. Ella CHANDLER and Aaron MIDDLETON of Mahaska County, IA. The children lived with these families for at least 5 years before returning to Davenport just before 1880.
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Mary Josephine WATERMAN, also called Josephine, became Charles' 3rd wife on 15 Aug 1872 in Davenport. She was the dtr of Dr. Joseph Alpin and Mary McGEE WATERMAN born 21 Jan 1852 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. The WATERMAN family moved to Kokomo, Howard, Indiana where Dr. WATERMAN died. Mary McGEE WATERMAN brought her children to Davenport. [Mary Josephine was the sister of Charles MCGEE WATERMAN, principal in the LANE and WATERMAN Law Office in Davenport, and county judge].

Josephine THOMPSON and Charles had 4 children: Edward Gifford, Marie Antoinette or Nettie, Caroline Lincoln or Carrie, and Charles Howard, all bio'd in their own blogs.
Mary Josephine WATERMAN and Charles had: Mary Rebecca, Anna Josephine, Alta Ray/Rae and Charles Henry, Jr. Info will follow on these.

About 1887, Charles ELDRIDGE moved his family to Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. On 14 Sept 1892, Charles died from a fall down an elevator shaft in the Nelson Building in Kansas City. Mary and the children returned to Davenport. Mary Josephine died 1 Feb 1927. She and Charles are buried in Davenport's Oakdale Cemetery.

1. Duncan Campbell - my lineage (see Duncan Eldridge's page)
2. Hannah b Jan 1803 (no date)in Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, m. Abel SMALL in New Jersey (no date) and moved after 1856 to Davenport, Scott,IA where Abel was a grocer. He died 24 Apr 1859. Hannah went to live with her sister, Anna. Hannah is buried with Abel on her brother's lot, John M. ELDRIDGE, in Davenport's Oakdale Cemetery. She died 4 Jun 1872 in Davenport.
3. Josiah Jr., born no date in Gloucester County, New Jersey, m. Miriam ADAMS of Egg Harbor, New Jersey, 24 Jan 1848. No BMDs
4. Anna b 1805 (no date) in Gloucester County, New Jersey m1. James DRURY (no info), m2 James HAYES (no info). In 1860 she was married to James RUMBOLD and living in Davenport. James RUMBOLD was born in Scotland ca 1791. He came to the US in 1836 with wife Margaret and children, settling first in New York, in July 1839 he came to Davenport where he formed and acted as minister of the Christian Church which first assembled at brother-in-law Duncan Campbell and wife Rebecca LIPPINCOTT ELDRIDGE's home. Rev. RUMBOLD died 5 Jan 1862 in Davenport and is buried in Oakdale Cemetery. At the time of brother Duncan's death in Oct 1882, Anna was
living in Plankton, Aurora, North Dakota (Dakota Territory reference says).
5. John M. (possibly Mullen) - see John M. ELDRIDGE page
6. William b ca 1812 in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Asa MATLACK notes that William is married in Iowai [yes] with his brother. William, age 28, m. Miss Lavinia VAN HORN on 24 Dec 1840 in Davenport, Iowa. William and Lavinia were not enumerated in the 1850 Iowa Federal census. In 1882, William was living in Egg Harbor, New Jersey. Lavinia died at home, 3 miles north of Davenport 13 Sept 1843.