The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Center Township, pages 509-510
Henry Harrison Crawford is a native of Hendricks County, Ind. He was born in Franklin Township, near Stilesville, July 10, 1840, where he lived with his parents, Moses and Melinda (Churchman) Crawford, until manhood. Dec. 10, 1861, he was married to Miss Julia A., daughter of Andrew B. and Sarah (Barnett) Shelleday. They have five living children--Edward A., Sarah Hettie, Moses, George Waland and John. One child died in infancy, and a daughter Myra Jane, died Sept. 18, 1874, aged nearly six years. Since his marriage Mr. Crawford has lived on the homestead farm of Mr. Shelleday, where he has pursued farming till the present time with the exception of the time he spent in the army. He enlisted in August, 1862, as a private in Company C, Seventieth Indiana Infantry, serving till June, 1865, when he was discharged at Indianapolis at the close of the war, having participated in the battles of Rushville, Resaca, Cassville, New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Savannah and Bentonville. He was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and was at the grand review at Washington at which city he was mustered out in June, 1865. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist church, and his wife belongs to the Presbyterian Church of Danville. In politics he has always voted the Republican ticket. He has held the office of Deacon of the Danville Baptist church since 1874.