Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 14, 1981 Page: 4 of 32
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the father of Major L A. Odom.
Reverend Odom with three of
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family Bible of Isaac Crawford, now
in the possession of Mrs. Lester
Bolton, grand daughter - in - law of
Isaac and Edie Ann. Elizabeth Ann,
wife of Aaron died, but no record of
the date.
Hark! Voices from the past.
“Ike, we cannot keep them in the
house with us,” said Grandma Ann.
“I agree with you”, replied Grandpa
Ike. They were discussing the new
bride ana groom, John Aaron Craw-
ford, age 80. and his bride Sarah Ross,
affectionately known in the family as
Grandma Ross.
Grandpa Ike served in the Civil
War, and Great Grandpa Aaron and a
Negro slave, Mose, took care of the
family until his son’s return, 1861 -
1865.
After the Civil War, Great
Grandpa Aaron continued to live with
his son and daughter - in - law When
he married Mrs . Ross in 1882 they had
to have a place of their own. Grandpa
Ike moved them to the house and land
he had purchased from R. N. Odom in
December, 1882. The property was
a part of the Oliver Lund Survey, a
land grant from the Republic of
Texas, February 1846.
They lived there until Great
Grandpa Aaron died in 1884. We have
no record of the death of Mose, but he
is buried in the family plot in Pleasant
Grove Cemetery, two miles west of
Highway 84, near Maydelle. Grandma
Ross is burned there also, but no
record of the time of her death.
There is a gap in the titles until
R. N. Odom sold a part of the
property, 43 acres, to Isaac Crawford.
The Old House was built in 1847
by Reverend Randal Odom, and he
’ lived there until after the Civil War
when he sold it to his son, R. N. Odom,
members, with five ox wagons. They
were six weeks on the road, hence
landed in the Mt. Comfort Community
the middle of January, 1847, where
they struck camp, bought land, and
went to work to move the heavy
growth of pine trees which covered
me land. They were two and three feet
through, and from 80 to 100 feet tall.
"My grandfather built the old
house in question in the year of 1847,
and lived there until after the Civil
War, when my father moved from the
old place in November, 1882, when I
was seven years of age, however, I
remember the date and incident as
well as if it had happened a year ago.”
It is interesting to note that the
town of Rusk was formed in 1846, and
had existed only one year prior to the
time that Reverend Randall Odom
built the house in 1847.
In 1884, the eldest son of Isaac
and Edie Ann Crawford, John Aaron,
married Laura Davis, daughter of
George and Rebecca Davis from the
Piney Grove Community near the
present community of Gallatin, Tex-
as. They moved into the Old House
left vacant by the death of Great
Grandpa Aaron. We have in our files
the last will and testament of Isaac
Crawford, who died in 1908. His
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Ann Bolton,
was independent executrix. It reads: ’
“And whereas the estate of said Isaac
Crawford, deceased, is now indebted
to his son, Aaron Crawford, and the
said Aaron Crawford has agreed to
take the 28 acres of land hereinafter
describe in full payment of said
indebtedness which amounts to
8215.00; therefore in consideration of
the cancellation of said debt, I, Sallie
A Bolton, executrix of the estate
conveys to Aaron Crawford the 28
acres, a part of the Oliver Lund
Survey Number 25 in Cherokee Coun-
ty, Texas, and situated about nine
miles west of the town of Rusk; being
the east end of the 43 acres tract of
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Tarkington Elementary reports that it is in the
process of adopting new Basal Readers Reading
material is reviewed by selected teachers from each
grade to replace the old readers used for the past five
to tOyears.
Ms. Soape's fourth grade class is gardening the
right way with a project indoors out of the weather.
Beans and com were planted and the students hope
to harvest later in the Spring.
Valentine parties will be held this Friday in
Elementary, and the students are eagerly awaiting
the chance to give valentines to those they care
about.
, . TABs tests are being given in the Elementary
grades Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
Ms. Sue Gulledge, Math teacher at Tarkington
junior high, reports a math contest will be held in San
Jacinto Junior College in Pasadena Sat., Feb. 14.
Selected high school and junior high school students
will participate.
. At a recent contest at Lamar University.
Kimberly Scanlan, a Junior at Tarkington, placed
seventh, and Senior Billy Presnull placed 11th in
number sense competition. Ms. Patricia Kelly, high
school math instructor, stated that most schools
participating were ranked 4A and 5A and that there
were 100 students in the contest
The UIL students have been invited to a
tournament at Ross - Sterling High School in
Baytown, Sat., Feb. 14. The first event will be at 7:30
a m , and the last at 1:30 p.m. An assembly will be
held during which winners will be announced and
trophys awarded. Good luck to all students who are
involved in this meet.
Ms. Marie McClure reported that TABS tests
were given to ninth grade students last week, and
that they were real excited because they thought
they had done a real good job in the tests this year
The UIL-one - act play students under the
direction of Ms. Debbie Haas will be going to two
-■ workshops in March to be critiqued on their play,
“Asylum”. Workshop dates at Mar 4 in Nacog-
doches and Mar. 11 at Sam Houston State University
in Huntsville.
The drama club is seeking the donation of an old
wheel chair fo their play. Anyone who would like to
donate or sell at a reasonable cost a wheelchair is
asked to please contact Debbie Haas at 592-7739
Also any old furniture or clothes donated would
be much appreciated by these students to use in their
plays.
A warm welcome is extended to Ms Virginia
Anderson, new sixth grade teacher who arrived at
mid - term to Tarkington
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land conveyed to R N Odom by deed
Aaron and Laura lived in the Old
House until 1911. Seven children were
born in'the Old House; Willie, Claud,
Emmanuel, Lucy, Lorene, John
Pierce, James Isaac and Everett
Robinson. All are deceased except
James Isaac and Everett.
In July 1933, John Aaron and
Laura made a gift. deed to James.
Isaac and his wife, Arrie Allen
Crawford, recorded October 20, 1933,
for 53.25 acres, including the original
43 acres and the Old House This
included the Oliver Lund Survey plus
part of the J. S. Tanner Survey.
October 4,1973, James Isaac and
Arrie Crawford made a gift deed to
their son, James Ethan Crawford and
his wife, Lee Ann Baker Crawford, for
the same 53.25 acres, so the property
has been handed down from Isaae
Crawford who bought it in 1882 to his
greatgrandson, James Ethah Craw
ford in 1973.
‘ The Old House is located nine
miles west of Rusk, three - fourths of a
mile north of Highway 84 as one
enters Maydelle, Texas It is in the
original location, and almost as it was
when it was built in 1847. It has a tin
roof today, put on by James Isaac
when he owned it, for protection from
the elements Under the tin it is
covered by hand split boards made by
his father, Aaron. Most of the house
-however; stands today as it was
originally in 1847.
Two large rooms were built of
logs hewn on two sides, with a dogtrot
and two porches, a front and back
porch. The logs were notched and
pegged, and the holes were covered
with boards split from virgin timber
of that area. Part of these boards are
still intact today. The sills were solid
pieces of timber running the entire
length of the house. The house stands
east and west
The rooms measure 16’ x 16 and
the hall 10’ x 16'. The front and back
porches ran the entire length of the
nouse. During the years a kitchen 10’
x 19’ was. built on the east room at the
back, and a small room built on the
west end of the front porch. We have
no record when these additions were
made, but supposition is that they
were built sometime after John Aaron
and his bride, Laura moved there in
1884.
The log house did not have
windows, but the openings, one in the
east room had a window that swung
outside. The east room had three
doors, one leading to the front porch,
one to the hall, and One into the
kitchen, which at one time led to the
outside. The West, room had two doors
and no windows. All this has not
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changed - it is as it was orginally
built. . •
Each room had a chimney built
of sand rock sawed in blocks. During
the years the chimney on the west end
fell and was not rebuilt, but the
chimney on the east is still standing.
It has been repaired from time to time
using the original blocks from the
other chimney.
The original log kitchen was
built in the back yard about 24’ x 30’
with a dirt floor, but when the kitchen
was built on the house, the log kitchen
was used as a smoke -heuse by
Grandpa Aaron and his family. This
smoke house is remembered by the
living Crawford children.
Why did it become the “Old
House", and why is it still known by
that name throughout the communi-
ty?
In 1911, as already stated, Aaron
and Laura built a new house about one
hundred fifty yards east of the Old
' House. They Became the “new house”
and the "old house" The new house is
occupied by the J. I Crawfords as a
week - end retreat. Below the old
house is a beautiful lake built by J. I.
in 1951. It was named Lake Aaron in
1961 by James Ethan Crawford.
The Old House is still in use as it
has always been Within its walls, and
hanging on the walls outside, are
relics of the Crawford’s past. Grand-
ma Ross' homemade kitcehn table,
Grandma Laura's Home Comfort
stove, the broom machine, ox - yokes
used by Grandpa Aaron, plows, culti-e-
vators, and other farm implements
used by Jim, Pierce, and Everett are
stored in ethe attic. Things too
numerous to mention are stored
helter, skelter, but a member of the
family clan can always find what he is
looking for. Children, grand - child-
ren. great grand children, great,
great nephews and neices visit the Old
House when the come home and
usually find a little relic dear to their
hearts.
Parts of great Grandpa Ike’s
saddle bags that he used during the
Civil War are still hanging undis-
turbed in the hall, used at present by
Jenny Wren and her little family.
The property is now owned by
James Ethan Crawford and his wife,
Lee Ann. Baker Crawford, who are
living in Livingston, New Mexico.
James Ethan is the son of James
Isaac and Arrie Crawford. Jim and
Lee Ann have assumed the responsi-
bility of the “Old House” and plan
some day to hand it down to their son,
James Charles Crawford.
The Old House will always be
kept in the family, loved and pro-
tected by all the Crawfords.
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Channel 2. The home located at
Maydell, Texas, was recently"de-
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Isaac Crawford of Muscogee
County, Georgia, wasmarried to Edie
Ann Clark of Muscogee County, Geor-
pa, on the 9th day of June, A.D. 1859.
They left for Texas the same year
with his father and mother, Aaron and
Elizabeth Ann. They settled in the
vicinity of Rusk, Texas, later moving
nine miles west of Rusk, now May-
delle, Texas.
To this union were born seven
children, the eldest John Aaron, born
Mar. 31, 1861. All are listed in the
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