Pervilla S. Crawford

From the 1850 federal census, Pervilla Melton lived with her father, mother, and siblings in Benton County, Tennessee. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head Merit Melton 35
• Wife Eliza Melton 33
• Daughter Pervilla Melton 12
• Son Henry Melton 10
• Daughter Kiziah Melton 8
• Daughter Penelope Melton 7
• Son Abnor Melton 6
• Daughter Elizabeth Melton 4
• Son William Melton 2

Pervilla Melton married William Henry Crawford and had several children:

• Colby H. Crawford (1860 - 1944)*
• Marieh Jane Crawford Greer (1863 - 1930)*
• David William Crawford (1865 - 1934)*
• Elza Merritt Crawford Watkins (1866 - 1953)*
• Pervilla Crawford Stoker (1867 - 1914)*
• Laura Crawford (1870 - 1892)*
• Richard C. Crawford (1875 - 1898)*