Sam Crawford

Birth Name: Samuel Earl Crawford

Date of Birth: April 18, 1880

Place of Birth: Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S.

Date of Death: June 15, 1968

Place of Death: Hollywood, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, possibly other

Sam Crawford was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was nicknamed “Wahoo Sam.”

Sam was the son of Nellie/Ellen A. and Stephen Orlando Crawford. He was married to Ada M. Lattin.

Sam’s paternal grandmother was Elvira Newman (the daughter of John Newman and Huldah Cowdry).

Sam’s maternal grandfather was Thomas Blanchard (the son of Thomas Blanchard and Permelia Hair).

Sources: Genealogy of Sam Crawford (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com

Obituary of Sam’s father – https://www.ancestry.com