Reginald Crawford was born on January 16, 1938 in Arcadia, Shelby County Texas to paents James Alonzo (Jim) Crawford and Gladys Wheeler. He had one sister, Wylda Crawford who was born in 1921 and passed away in 1998.  James graduated from Timpson High School in 1956, Records show that he died on Spetember 24, 2004 and was laid to rest in the Powdrill Cemeteryin ShelbyCounty, Texas.