Dr. William B. and Flossie (Nelson) Crawford and Sons
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Title
Dr. William B. and Flossie (Nelson) Crawford and Sons
Subject
Crawford, William Burdette Jr. (1924-1995)
Crawford, Florence Marianne "Flossie" Nelson (1925-1968)
Crawford, Bruce
Crawford, Hugh
Physicians - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photograph of Dr. William B. Crawford, his wife, Flossie, and their two sons, Bruce (far left) and Hugh (far right).
William was born in West Virginia, the son of William Burdette Sr. and Caroline Edna Marshall (Brown) Crawford. He grew up in Kilmarnock, Virginia, until 1946 when he and his newly widowed mother moved to Charlottesville, Virginia.
Florence was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Bruce Kinloch and Florence (Hess) Nelson. She grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Florence was a nurse and received her degree from the John Hopkins School of Nursing. William became a doctor and earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia.
The couple married in 1948 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Two years later, the 1950 census found them living in Norfolk, Virginia, where Dr. Crawford was working as a surgeon for the U.S. Public Health Service.
On May 24, 1955, the Northern Virginia Daily published an article about Dr. Crawford. The young family had just moved to Woodstock because William had accepted a surgical position at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock.
The family remained in Woodstock for many years after.
William was born in West Virginia, the son of William Burdette Sr. and Caroline Edna Marshall (Brown) Crawford. He grew up in Kilmarnock, Virginia, until 1946 when he and his newly widowed mother moved to Charlottesville, Virginia.
Florence was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Bruce Kinloch and Florence (Hess) Nelson. She grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Florence was a nurse and received her degree from the John Hopkins School of Nursing. William became a doctor and earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia.
The couple married in 1948 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Two years later, the 1950 census found them living in Norfolk, Virginia, where Dr. Crawford was working as a surgeon for the U.S. Public Health Service.
On May 24, 1955, the Northern Virginia Daily published an article about Dr. Crawford. The young family had just moved to Woodstock because William had accepted a surgical position at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock.
The family remained in Woodstock for many years after.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on other images of the same family in the Morrison Studio Collection.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Dr. Crawford and his family appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 030960, 031021, 031022, and 031750.
Identifier
031750
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Dr. William B. and Flossie (Nelson) Crawford and Sons,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 30, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/79036.
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