In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1839
From History of Coshocton County, Ohio; (1881)
CRAWFORD WILLIAM, miller in Empire mills, Rosroe: was born.Time 18, ISo", in Hoscoc; son of Robert Crawford, born in ISiS, in Steiibenvillc, Ohio, of Irith descent. William entered the above null.< in 1875, where he has remained to the pre-sent time.
[This passage is too damaged in the scanned book to reproduce. See the original book.]
As printed in History of Coshocton County, Ohio; (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
The printed record stops around 1881. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.