"History of Cumberland County" by J. W. Wells, 1947 Index of Crawford-related info in book taken in part from: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/3005/kycumbhin1t5.html Crawford, Charles W. 263 [in list of WWII soldiers] Crawford, Hettie 374 Crawford, Jesse F. 230 [in list of WWI soldiers] Crawford, John 20, 26, 27, 33, 374 Crawford, J. R. 74 [minister who preached at Casey's Fork Church] Crawford, Michael 33 Crawford, Phoebe 42 Crawford, William 118, 263 [in list of WWII soldiers] Irish Bottom, 9, 10, 17, 25, 26, 27, 28, 62, 63, 78, 139, 155 Irish Bottom congregation, 62 Irish Bottom Road, 79 Irish Bottom School, 90, 92 page 9-10: INDIANS In 1927 George Guffy discovered three burial grounds of Indians in the northern part of the county, one just across the river in Russell County, near the Rock House; one in Irish Bottom under the Dripping Spring cliff; and one on the Lawson Bottom side of the river, under the Five Pillars, which are five huge rocks left standing on the highest summit of a hill overlooking Irish and Shoestring bottoms. page 13: EARLY HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY Some think the "Scotch-Irish" were so named from intermarriage --this is not true. In 1611 King James of England induced a number of thrifty Scotchmen to move into Ireland. They did this, and by the beginning of 1700 their commercial business antagonized that of England, upon which England passed stringent laws against them, both from a religious and commercial standpoint. They could not endure the persecutions. Hence, one=third of the population of America by 1775 was Scotch-Irish, and much of Cumberland County was populated by these thrifty immigrants. page 17: LAND GRANTS John Cape, 250 A. joining John Logan and Crow's Improvement on south side of river (Irish Bottom), Mar. 1801 page 20: GRANTS BY KENTUCKY John Crawford, 200 A., 1799, on Cumb. R. page 25: GRANTS BY KENTUCKY Military Warrant by the County of Kentucky, February 24, 1788, to Robert Johnson, assignee of Charles Ewell for 1,000 acres of land. This was in Irish Bottom. page 26: GRANTS BY THE COUNTY What became Whetstone Precinct later was called, "Kingdom of the Nine Johns." John Steel, John Bailey, John Carty, John Willis, John Robertson, John Cape, John Wright, John Crawford, John Self, first settlers. page 26-27: CUMBERLAND RIVER BOTTOMS Irish Bottom, the first bottom now in the county, is another old bottom. Charles Ewell patented the lower half, 1786, sold to Robert Johnson and Johnson to John Robertson, 1800. In 1789 John Wright was granted the north half and he sold to Joseph McCormick who sold to John Crawford, leaving a strip in the center which was taken up by John Cape, 1798. Robertson paid $1,000 for 1,000 acres. Named from Scotch-Irish settlers. page 28: CUMBERLAND RIVER BOTTOMS Wash Bottom is the next big bottom on the north side of the river. It was a Military Grant for George Picket in 1785, for services in the Revolutionary War. Then John McEllany's heirs patented the bottom in 1797 and sold out to Thomas Wash several years later, from whom it received its present name. It, like Irish Bottom, previ- ous to this date was designated as "On Cumberland River." page 33: FIRST TAX LIST OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAY 1, 1799 John Crawford 4 cattle 200 Acres Michael Crawford 3 cattle page 42: EARLY MARRAIGES OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY John Mills Wallace & Phoebe Crawford The above were united in marriage within 1804. By David Haggard. page 62-63: CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IRISH BOTTOM The Irish Bottom congregation was organized at the little school house in 1891 by Bro. Z. T. Williams of Montpelier, Kentucky. Church work had been done here in a small measure since 1829, the little log building accommodating the members. Prior to 1829 and some- times after that date the Christians of the Irish Bottom settlement worshiped with the congregation at Rock House, organized in 1815 by the Missionary Baptists. Isaac T. Reneau was the first minister of power to preach there who belonged to the Christian order. The following ministers have either been pastors or conducted Revivals at the Christian Church in Irish Bottom. The school build- ing, of course, being used until 1904 when the new church house was dedicated, and paid for on that day by its members. page 78: CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE The following year they returned to Highway and Bro. Alex M. Ferguson, a citizen of Lawson's Bottom, now of Burkesville, Ky., took his wagon and team and drove John and Grace to the new church building in Irish Bottom, Cumberland County, where a two weeks' revival was conducted with much interest. Sister Grace, the wife of John, led the singing with such indelible force that it still lingers in the hearts of many yet living. ... L. T. Wells Rev. Lewis Tom Wells is at present (1946) a great leader of this religious movement. He is a product of Irish Bottom, Cumberland County. Born November 20, 1887, on a large farm of that place owned by his father, T. B. Wells, he mastered the grades in the little school building of Irish Bottom from which he went to Olivet, Illinois, where he was graduated in 1915. page 79: UNION CHURCHES - Claywell Chapel This church was built in 1926 on a tract of land donated by John Claywell and was established for all denominations. It is on the Myers Ridge (by which name it is sometimes called), about three and one-half miles north of Highway No. 90, on the Irish Bottom Road. The building was burned from forest fires, April 6, 1942, and built back, 1943. page 90: CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS, 1940 Seven-Months Schools School and Teacher: Irish Bottom, J. W. Wells Salary $372.50 page 92: SCHOOLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY IRISH BOTTOM This is one of the oldest schools of the county. The land was granted to the Irish Bottom church and school November 16, 1829, by Elisha Embree and Nancy Embree, his wife, for "education and worship." A deed was made for the same lot only larger, May 14, 1888, by J.P.C. Fergus and Nancy, his wife, and "included the lot where the old house is now standing." The new house now standing replaced the old log building in 1888-9 and was paid for by district taxation under the new law of 25 cents and $1.00 poll. The first school taught in the new building was a subscription school, 1889, by P. M. Sewell; and the first free school by Frank Carnes, 1889. Fergus received $25.00 for the lot, seven-tenths of an acre. page 118: REPRESENTATIVES Representatives that served in the Kentucky Legislature from the 38th District which embraces Cumberland County, as given by Emma Guy Cromwell, are as follows: William Crawford, 1802 page 139: OTHER HIGHWAYS The sixth state highway was the three and one-half mile stretch from Page's store on No. 90 towards Irish Bottom, called the Whet- stone Spur. This road was started by a W.P.A. grant of $5,000 in 1934, by hands under the supervision of Tip. B. Wells. Then, in 1936, the state contracted with the Cumberland Construction Company to build the road 3.35 miles for $29,000. Two years later the Rural Roads Department graveled this road with creek gravel from Bear Creek. The same year, 1936, the W.P.A. commenced at the Russell County line and built three and one-tenth miles in Irish Bottom towards the state road, but it lacked about two miles of connecting, leaving a gap in the middle. When this gap is finished, it will open up one of the most fertile districts of the county. The citizens of Irish Bottom spend about $350 each year on this gap in order to get out. page 155: CREEKS - HIGHLANDS Myers Ridge is an old settlement, named for the people by that name who came here early. It has one school and one church. A sec- tion of it called Seminary Ridge from the Seminary School that tried to function in this county and failed, has one church. The people are of a good class, but poor. A new road leads through the ridge from south to north, leading to Irish Bottom. A few scopes of timber may yet be seen, but most of it has been cut away since the new road was built, 1936. page 141: Cumberland River has had many high tides since its discovery. In the history of the river we find tides usually coming by periods; likewise low tides coming by periods. The greatest and highest water that ever came in Cumberland River since white men have known it, as relating to Cumberland County, was that of March, 1826. It was within the first half of the month and was much above any other tide that has come since then. This was the one that floated the courthouse out of Burkesville and swept the brick Renox Church- house away at Salem, three miles north of Burkesville. Beside these, there were many residences up and down the river bottoms which this tide destroyed, one of which was the brick building at Winfreys Ferry on the Irish Bottom side. page 374: PIONEER GENEALOGIES - GOGGINS Eliza Jane next married John L. Thomas, Jr., (being his third wife). J. L. was born 1812, died 1863, and to them one daughter, Sarah Artilla, 1857. She married Sam V. Morgan and reared three-- Lela, who first married Mont Wells and reared Kenneth, a teacher; Fount; and Mary. Fount died. Mary married Finis Phelps and reared a family at Columbia, Kentucky. Lela secondly married Elmo Reneau and they had one son. This John L. Thomas was a son of John L., Sr., who owned large tracts of land in Irish Bottom. Senior married Hettie Crawford, daughter of John Crawford who owned most of half of the upper end of Irish Bottom. All the Crawfords went to Missouri about 1832, where John L., Sr., died in 1833.