Houston and Craswell Family Bible
The information below was taken verbatim from the 1872 bible owned by the great granddaughter of Sarah Houston Craswell formally of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The marriage certificate does not include the minister's name.
Marriage Certificate
This certifies that I performed
THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY
for William Houston of New Glasgow and
Elizabeth Millner of Charlottetown on the
6th day of March 1839 at Charlottetown P.E.I.Marriages
James Houston to Martha Brakey
Annie M. Houston 4th of July 1860 (to) T. T. Pursey
Mary Houston to Keneth [sic] McDonald
William Houston to Gloria Hill
Sarah Houston to Cyrus Craswell
Charley F. Houston to Ella Gates
Births
James Houston
Born Dec. 31st 1838
Annie M. Houston
Born Sept. 6th 1841
John Houston
Born Aug. 29th 1843
Mary Houston
Born Jan. First 1845
Mary Houston
Born Jan. 1846
William Houston
Born Aug. 17th 1849
Charles Houston
Born June 9th 1853
Wallace Houston
Born June 9th 1856
Millner Houston
Born March 13th 1859
Sarah Houston
Born March 8th 1861
Deaths
William Houston
ser.[sic]
Died Feb. 28th 1875
William Houston
Died Oct. 25 1874
John Houston
drowned
Died May 29 1861
Millner Houston
Died Oct. 1859
Mary Houston
Died Feb. 1845
Mother Mrs. William Houston
Died May 2, 1906
Memoranda
Cyrus Craswell married to Sarah Houston at New Glascow on Dec. 4th 1879
Born
Cyrus Craswell
June 22 1857
Sarah Houston (Craswell)
March 8th 1861
(died) February 14, 1953
Births
Deaths
William R. Craswell
Jan. 2 1881
April (Good Friday) 1947
Elizabeth "Bessie" M. Craswell
Jan. 25 1882
January 1947
Robert Craswell
Oct. 1st 1886
1947
Hazel Ruth Craswell
Oct. 17 1890
February 2, 1973
Walter Craswell
Feb. 10 1895
Walter died Jan. 9th 1898
Mabel S. Ellstrom
July 12, 1893
Marriages
Elizabeth "Bessie" M. Craswell to Frank Munchen Nov-14th 1912
William R. Craswell to Mabel S. Ellstrom March 14, at Endion Methodist Church, Duluth MN
(Loose sheet found in the Bible)
(Front side) Births
James Houston
Born Dec. 31th 1838
Annie Houston
Born Sept. 26th 1841
John Houston
Born August 29th 1843
Mary Houston
Born Jan. 1 1845
Mary Houston
Born Jan. 28th 1846
William Houston
Born August 17th 1849
Charles Houston
Born June 9th 1853
Wallace Houston
Born June 9th 1856
Millner Houston
Born March 13th 1859
Sarah Houston
Born March 8th 1861
(Back side) (Death?)
Millner Houston Oct. 1859
(Loose sheet found in the bible)
Married
Jimy [sic] to Martha Brakey
Annie to Tom Purny [sic] 4th July 1860
Willie to Gloria Hill
Mary to Keneth [sic] McDonald
Sarah to Cyrus Craswell
Charles to Ella Gates June 6 1895
William Houston , Born Jan. 7 18 7(1817?)(to) Elizabeth Millner Nov. 7 1819
(Loose sheet found in the bible)
Marriages
William R. Craswell to Emma Gudehue Polkinghorn, widow of Eugene Polkinghorn, Nov. 1921 or 1922 in Superior, WI