Isabel Crawford
Baptist missionary in Oklahoma (1865–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Isabel Alice Hartley Crawford (May 26, 1865 – November 18, 1961) was a Baptist missionary who worked with the Kiowa people in the Oklahoma Territory. Crawford, who had lost most of her hearing due to an illness, communicated with the Kiowa using Plains Indian sign language. She lived among the Kiowa for about eleven years, sharing their lives and helping them build their first church and, when she died, she was buried in their cemetery.
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Born | (1865-05-26)May 26, 1865 Cheltenham, Ontario, Canada |
Died | November 18, 1961(1961-11-18) (aged 96) |
Occupation | Baptist missionary in Oklahoma Territory |
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