Emma Zella Crawford
1877 - 1948 (70 years)-
Name Emma Zella Crawford Birth 3 Dec 1877 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Death 2 Sep 1948 Clay County, Nebraska [2, 3] Burial Beulah Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, US [2, 3] Person ID I591 McKeown Last Modified 5 Jul 2023
Father William John Crawford, b. 14 Nov 1850, Pennsylvania d. 22 Sep 1931, Bostwick, Nuckolls County, Nebraska (Age 80 years) Mother Hannah McKeown, b. May 1854, Des Moines County, Iowa d. Jun 1918, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska (Age 64 years) Marriage 1877 [1] Family ID F102 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Charles Edward Moranville, b. 31 Oct 1855, Salem, Orleans County, Vermont d. 12 Jan 1928, Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska (Age 72 years) Marriage 10 Jun 1914 Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado [3] Children 1. Esther Zella Moranville, b. 31 Mar 1915, Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. 19 Aug 1942, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska (Age 27 years)2. Charles Crawford Moranville, b. 7 Dec 1916, Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. 14 Dec 1968, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 52 years)+ 3. Walter Calvin Moranville, b. 31 Jul 1918, Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. Feb 1987, Arvada, Colorado (Age 68 years)4. Ruth Louise Moranville, b. 19 Sep 1920, Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. 20 Feb 1999, Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska (Age 78 years)Family ID F229 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jul 2023
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Event Map 
Birth - 3 Dec 1877 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 
Marriage - 10 Jun 1914 - Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado 
Death - 2 Sep 1948 - Clay County, Nebraska 
Burial - - Beulah Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, US = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
McKeown, Hannah, William John Crawford and their first daughter, Emma Zella Crawford
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29577424/hannah-crawford
Photo used with permission from Findagrave Contributor Jen Rob and Cora Crawford.
Crawford 27921648_138242738297.jpg
Photo used with permission from Findagrave Contributor Jen Rob and Cora Crawford.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27921648/william-john-crawfordCrawford, Emma Zella profile.jpg
Photo used with permission from Findagrave Contributor Jen Rob and Cora Crawford.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27921648/william-john-crawford
Headstones 
Crawford, Zella Emma Moranville
Plot: Plot: Lot 46, Grave 4
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Notes - Former Resident Of Beulah Vicinity Dies
Services were held at the Beulah Reformed Presbyterian church Monday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m., for Mrs. Emma Zella Crawford. She was a former resident of the Beulah vicinity, and died at Fairfield, Nebr., Sept. 2. The services were conducted by Rev. J.E. McElroy. Interment taking place in the Beulah cemetery. The obituary:
Emma Zella, daughter of William J. and Hannah McKeown Crawford was born near Morning Sun, Iowa, Dec. 3, 1877, and departed this life Sept. 2, 1948, at the age of 70 years and 9 months.
When she was seven years old she moved with her parents to Nuckolls county, Nebraska. At an early age she united with Beulah Reformed Presbyterian church. She resided in the community until her marriage to Charles E. Moranville, June 10, 1914. They established their home in Hemingford, Nebr. To this union were born four children. She was preceded in death by her husband and a daughter, Esther.
Those who mourn here passing are Charles of Sterling, Colo., Walter of Denver Colo., and Ruth Tjaden of Madrid, Nebr., ; also two brothers, one sister and five grandchildren, and very many other relatives and friends.
As long as her health permitted, she was active in serving her Master and very faithful in the study of the Holy Bible. She loved music and inspired her family and others in its use.
The Superior Express, Superior, Nebraska. Thursday, 9 September 1948.
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