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Mar 27 1903 Dresden Enterprise, Town and Country Column: Miss Maggie, daughter of Mr Si Ford, three miles east of Dresden, was last week united in marriage to Earl
Crocker, of Trezevant.

Dresden Enterprise   December 3 1920  - Death of Former Dresden Woman at Greenfield -  Mrs Earl Crocker, about 38 years of age, died at her home in Greenfield at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning, and she and her infant babe were laid to rest in the same grave at Greenfield on Thursday. Mrs. Crocker died shortly after the birth of her child. She was born and reared east of Dresden, being the daughter of the late Sy Ford. Mrs. Crocker is survived by her husband and five children.

This letter was written just days before Maggie died.
Greenfield Tenn.     Monday Night
Kind Sister,      Will try and answer your letter we got last Wednesday night was glad to here from you all feeling well as for us some days I am better I can't hardly wait for the time to come only 23 more days. Earl is sick was on bed yesterday was cold and nasisazie,  He moved out in the sick house a weak ago to day so when we got your letter last Wednesday he went over to McConnell on Thursday morning and worked hard all day and did not get through and had to go back  Friday and finish packing for shiping said tell you he got all that was left there was some things gone the stuff come in on local to day and he has done got it in his shop he wont make the tire retter till spring he is doing fine so far ever body says he done the right thing of course it is the dark part of the year .If we can just make it 3 more months we will be all right.  Mrs Crocker has had Dr. Mitchell treating her head . Well I moved her bed from up stairs. and Earl did not put it in any sooner and part of the stove is in there so you may no
there is not enough room in ther to turn around  wish you was here night we had rabbit for thanksgiving and I had a nice diner sent me hope you all are done picking cotton by now I wont to cook me 2 cakes next week for Christmas I am afraid if I don't I will be down and can't. I am going to put them in a lard stand they tell me they will keep for a month that way I will have enough eggs by then to cook. Two of my white pullets is laying eggs in 60 ct a dozen. Got 8 little chickens 3 weeks old Earl said he went up to your House to see if every thing was all right and said it look all right . Hope Cheap got him a good place and you all will do well and make a big crop next year and hope you and Ruth can have lots of chickens and eggs. Well, I dot no anything else to write now will write you when to come and will send you the money then to come on I got me a wash woman ant last it was fine raining all day hope it will be cold in the morning so write when you feal like it.        Maggie, Earl and Children



e-mail Sharon Thurman:  Aunt Maggie died on Dec. 1, 1920 the 23 day's she was talking about was the birth of the baby. She and her baby were buried together in Highland Cemetery.


My files are a collection from many sources and many are not documented by me. Most relate to Weakley Co., TN in some way. Included are many Confederate and Union Veterans of the Civil War.