 crofton family crofton family ray sun 8142011 1123  crofton family ireland the robert oliver crofton family of biloxi mississippi had its origins in eire and england ro crofton 18351914 was born in april 1835 in dublin ireland circa 1857 he married maria willis sterling  18411921 the daughter of two scots robert sterling and jane mcalister marie was born in liverpool england and came to america in 1855 she was a female physician at biloxi in 1900 robert o crofton was an 1857 emigre william sterling 18311900 native of ireland a widower and brother of maria s crofton was living with the crofton family at biloxi in 1900 he made his livelihood as a ship caulker 1860 orleans parish la federal census m653419 p 28 7 th ward and 1900 federal census harrison county mississippi r808 p 4b ed 30  new orleans the crofton family lived in new orleans until their move to biloxi mississippi circa 1891 robert o crofton and maria sterling crofton had thirteen children born in new orleans seven children were alive in 1900  emilie crofton  b 1858  daisy m crofton  18761906 m charles h hill  elizabeth crofton criswell  b 1859  dr henrietta crofton  18601947  florence crofton  18711952 m cassius m duncan 18461917  julia crofton  18731944 m frank h richter and royal f johnson 18871954  robert o crofton ii  18811937 m rita gilbert and charles edwin crofton  18841936 m birdie may breithaupt 18851961  notes on crofton children  robert oliver crofton  781881971937 m loretta gilbert who later married henry y tourner 18881945  elizabeth crofton m benjamin p criswell  lived at st joseph missouri florence  crofton m cassius m duncan on june 28 1917 at nola  lake view cemeteryseattle washington julia crofton married fh richter on january 14 1898 she later married royal f johnson who became the washington state bee inspector julia died at seattle washington in midmarch 1944 survived by royal f johnson and three sisters henrietta croftonseattle betty criswellst joseph missouri and florence duncanbiloxi internment in lake view cemetery at seattle washington  royal f johnson  18871954  married birdie m breithaupt crofton  18851961 the widow of charles e crofton 18841936 after the death of julia c johnson in 1944 harrison co ms mrb 11 p 294 and the daily herald march 16 1944 p 6  daisy m crofton married charles h hill on november 11 1905 harrison co ms mrb 17 p 240  daisy crofton hill died at lake providence louisiana on august 26 1906 louise crofton m charles sheehan on april 3 1942 harrison co ms mrb 54 p 605  dr henrietta crofton expired at seattle washington on august 8 1944  scherer house  november 5 1895 mrs ro crofton harrison co mississippi deed bk 33 p 232 may 14 1906 florence crofton harrison co mississippi deed bk 72 p 492 49 ½ x 128 on water street july 14 1920sold to florence crofton duncan harrison co mississippi deed bk 128 p 492  maria s crofton in addition to her professional duties maria sterling crofton  lake view cemeteryseattle washington dr henrietta m crofton henrietta m crofton 18601947 spent her early years in the family home on water street she became a nurse and worked with both local and outoftown patience while nursing an outoftown patience henrietta became interested in osteopathy and graduated from the american school of osteopathy at kirksville missouri circa 1914 miss crofton established her practice as a nose and throat specialist at seattle washington dr crofton retired at seattle and when her health failed she was cared for by mrs birdie crofton johnson spouse of her late brother charles edwin crofton henrietta was an epsicopal and eastern star member she died at 2024 broadway north her residence in seattle on august 8 1947 and her corporal remains were interred in the lake view cemetery at seattle she was survivied by robert o crofton a nephew at biloxi her sister sic louise crofton sheehan niece 19141978 of biloxi and lenox criswell a nephew and his son both of newark new jersey the daily herald august 9 1947 p 2 and the seattle daily times august 9 1947 p 4  florence crofton florence crofton 18711952 was born at new orleans in september 1871 in july 1899 she boarded the aransas   a steamship embarking from new orleans for havana cuba miss crofton a nurse who had worked with her mother a physician at biloxi mississippi was employed by the federal government to bring her nursing skills to american hospitals in a postspanish american war atmosphere on the conquered caribbean island accompanying florence crofton were mrs rh burton and her two daughters carrie burton and pattie burton the burtons were domiciled at long beach mississippi  the biloxi herald july 15 1899 p 8  mrs florence crofton duncan in late june 1917 florence crofton 18711952 married cassius m duncan 1846pre1930 at the home of mrs william davenport 3648 camp street in the crescent city the reverend charles b crawford 18481929 of biloxi s episcopal church of the redeemer performed their nuptials the couple honeymooned in new orleans and returned to biloxi to reside with mrs maria crofton at 206 west water street  the daily herald june 29 1917 p 5  cm duncan was born in missouri and was the widower of martha duncan 1840pre 1910 they married circa 1874 and were the parents of mamie duncan 18761900 and caroline duncan 18791900 the duncans lived at altona knox county illinois where cm duncan was a horse trader and may have been mayor after the demise of his spouse mr duncan became a snowbird and wintered at biloxi for several years   1900 knox co illinois federal census t623314 p 2a ed 66 and the daily herald june 29 1917 p 5  in november 1915 cm duncan came to biloxi from illinois with mrs milly davis his sister of roseville illinois they were booked with mrs moore at 241 cuevas street in 1916 mr duncan spent the winter 912 west howard avenue and had christmas dinner with fourteen illinois friends at the benny house  the daily herald november 20 1915 p 2 and december 30 1916 p 3    demise it appears that cassius m duncan expired at biloxi before 1930 as florence crofton duncan is a widow in the 1930 federal census 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 12b ed 3 florence crofton duncan died at the biloxi veterans administration center on june 20 1952 her corporal remains were passed through the church of the redeemer with the reverend ea demiller officiating and her burial was at the biloxi city cemetery with military and eastern star rituals  the daily herald june 21 1952 p 3  daisy m crofton daisy m crofton 18761906 was born at nola in december 1876 in 1900 she was domiciled in the crescent city where she was employed as a nurse miss crofton boarded with the sidney davis family on prytania street 1900 orleans parish federal census t623570 p 10a ed 5 daisy m crofton married charles henry hill 18741930 at her parent s home in biloxi mississippi on november 11 1905 charles h hill was born on august 7 1874 in georgia and met miss crofton during a yellow fever epidemic probably in 1898 mr hill was domiciled at lake providence east carroll parish louisiana and was dying from the mosquitoborne virus when daisy crofton a nurse miraculously saved his life mr hill was the proprietor of the large business house of as hill ch hill at lake providence  the biloxi daily herald november 16 1905 p 4 and november 24 1905 p 4 and harrison co ms mrb 17 p 240 daisy crofton hill died at lake providence louisiana on august 26 1906 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery as late as 1930 charles h hill had never remarried and remained at lake providence except during ww i when he worked as a grading foreman for the american shipbuilding corporation at hog island philadelphia pennsylvania at lake providence mr hill made his livelihood during the years as a farmer time keeper for a logging camp and in later life was an automobile salesman  the biloxi daily herald august 27 1906 p 4 and 1930 east carroll parish louisiana federal census r 792 p 5b ed 4  charles e crofton charles edwin crofton age 52 years died at his residence 2024 broadway n in seattle washington on november 12 1936 mr crofton was born at new orleans on september 27 1884 to robert o crofton 18351914 a native of dublin ireland and maria willis sterling 18411921 charles e crofton and and made his livelihood as a machinist he married birdia may breithaupt a native of jena catahoula parish louisianacharles and birdia may crofton came to seattle from new orleans in 1933 he was a member of the free and accepted masons at mcgee arkansas and the royal arch masons at helena arkansascharles had been in poor health since his retirement in 1926 he was survived by his spouse four sisters henrietta crofton and julia crofton johnson of seattle florence crofton duncan of biloxi mississippi and elizabeth crofton criswell of st joseph missouri and robert o crofton a brother at biloxi mississippi the crofton funeral was under the auspices of butterworth funeral parlors of seattle with internment in the lake view cemetery at seattle the seattle daily times november 14 1936 p 11  robert o crofton iii robert oliver crofton iii was born at biloxi mississippi on october 18 1908 to robert o crofton ii 18811937 and loretta gilbert crofton who later married henry y tourner 18881945 ro crofton iii expired february 5 1956  robert o crofton 47 206 w water st biloxi commercial artist designer and interior decorator died at 850 pm sunday at memorial hospital gulfport after a 17 month illness mr crofton had been in the hospital five weeks he was a native biloxian and had lived in biloxi and gulfport all of his life he was a world war two veteran mr crofton attended biloxi high school and was graduated from st joseph catholic school in gulfport he had done considerable art work along the coast at one time he was with the saenger theatres at biloxi gulfport and other points on the circuit he was engaged in display work and remodeling and redecorating fronts of theatres and lobbies he also formerly was with northrop s gulfport he has been engaged in work for biloxi carnival clubs he did designing and decorating for the hotel biloxi macarthur creole room broadwater driftwood lodge white house pool and other projects including work for ingalls shipbuilding corporation at pascagoula he was an active member of the gulf coast art assn he was survived by his mother mrs henry tourner biloxi sister mrs c l sheehan orlando fla funeral services will be held at 10 am tuesday from bradford funeral home with services at the church of the nativity and burial in biloxi cemetery   the daily herald february 6 1956 p2    references  the biloxi daily herald   gone to cuba   july 15 1899 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 16 1905 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 24 1905 the biloxi daily herald   mrs charles h hill   august 27 1906 the daily herald   fell ninety feet and may recover   december 8 1913 the daily herald   croftongilbert   july 17 1907 the daily herald   old resident  robert oliver crofton  died sunday   july 6 1914 the daily herald   illinois people back   november 20 1915 the daily herald   enjoy christmas dinner   december 30 1916 the daily herald   duncancrofton   june 29 1917 the daily herald   sailors and soldiers   july 22 1918 the daily herald   woman s auxiliary establishes free clinic   april 26 1920 the daily herald   maria willis crofton dead   february 24 1921 the daily herald   here for visit  charles crofton     june 20 1922 the daily herald   oliver crofton dies   september 8 1937 the daily herald    mrs johnson julia crofton dies   march 16 1944 the daily herald    dr crofton dies   august 9 1947 the daily herald   mrs duncan spanish american war nurse is taken by death   june 20 1952 the daily herald   funeral this afternoon   june 21 1952 the daily herald   mrs duncan buried   june 22 1952 the daily herald   robert o crofton   february 6 1956 the seattle daily times   charles e crofton funeral   november 14 1936 p11 the seattle daily times    henrietta m crofton    august 9 1947 p 4 the seattle daily times    mrs royal johnson  nee birdie may breithaupt     june 18 1961 p 56 122 views  