Family History of Rebecca Polk
(1894-1917). 270 Together the couple had two children, Ida Lee Crotwell
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Family History of Rebecca Polk
(1894-1917).
270 Together the couple had two children, Ida Lee Crotwell (1914-??) and Wardella Mardella Crotwell (1916-1998). 271 Sarah died in 1917, likely due to influenza. 272 William did not remarry after Sarah’s death. 273 William was called “Poppa Will” by his grandkids. His granddaugh- ters Gloria and Nelda often said that William was a respected man in the community, who went out of his way to do the right thing. 274 His son, Herman caused his family considerable stress due to his alcohol- ism, and William would often intervene, be it to reprimand him or get him out of jail. 275 William’s farm and house were behind the house where Herman and his family lived. 276 267 Seal, interview, February 13, 2022. 268 Ibid. 269 Ibid. 270 Ibid. 271 Find a Grave, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42724516/william-f-crot- well: accessed 22 February 2022), memorial page for William F Crotwell (1 Feb 1874-16 Mar 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42724516 citing Palmetto Cemetery, Walker, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Jerry Biggs (contributor 46959146); "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", data- base, FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5MN-77YZ : 18 July 2020), Herman E SR, 1979. 272 Seal, interview, February 13, 2022. 273 Find a Grave, William F Crotwell; Seal, interview, February 13, 2022. 274 Personal knowledge of the author, Rebecca Polk. 275 Ibid. 276 Seal, interview, April 23, 2022. 75 William was a very successful farmer and had one of the biggest farms in Livingston Parish. 277 William was a farmer his entire life and he grew a variety of crops on his farm, including cotton and corn. 278 William had four Satsuma orange trees which was a testament to his wealth, as they were very expensive in the 1930s and 1940s. 279 His granddaughters Nelda and Gloria often recounted that he loved sharing the oranges with his grandchildren when they were ripe. Whenever they were ripe, he would come to his grandchildren’s house and say “come on kiddies, the oranges are ready” then take them back to his house. 280 William died at the age of 87 on March 16, 1961, of unknown causes. He was buried at Palmetto Cemetery in Walker, Louisiana, next to his second wife, Sarah. 281 Download 0.91 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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