Leroy Cramer

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Obituary

Wabash Plain Dealer
Wabash, Indiana
Friday Evening, February 13, 1920

Charles H. Cramer Dies this Morning

Charles H. Cramer, 57, died this morning at 7:45 o'clock at his home, 36 Sherman Street. Death followed an illness of about three weeks and was caused by a complication of diseases.

Charles H. Cramer was born February 28, 1862 in Wabash county and had made this county his home during his entire lifetime. He had been employed at the Wabash Cabinet company for the past 18 years, and was a member of the Maccabee lodge.

Surviving are his wife, Leona May Cramer; two daughters, Mrs. Eva Sweet of Chicago, and Mrs. Hazel Lutz, of Peru; the mother, Mrs. Christina Cramer of Wabash; one grandchild, Lucile Lutz; two sisters, Mrs. George Shults, of Crawford county and Mrs. William Jackson, of Wabash; and a brother, David, of Wabash,

Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Wabash Street Methodist church with Rev. D. V. Williams, in charge. Burial in Falls cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2013, from the image of FindAGrave)

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Census Listings:

(Courtesy FindAGrave)

1900: Residing Sheridan Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Leona; parents of Eva and Hazel. Occupation: Cabinet maker.

1910 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp, Wabash City
Enuemrated 14 and 15 Jun 1900
SD 11 ED 122 Sheet 21B
Sheridan
456-471
Kramer, Charles Head m W Feb 1862 38 M 14 Ind Pa Ohio Cabinent Maker
Kramer, Leona Wf W F Mar 1868 32 M 14 2/2 Ind Va Iowa
Kramer, Eva Dtr W F Mar 1886 14 S Ind Ind Ind At School
Kramer, Hazel Dtr W F Apr 1859 11 S Ind Ind Ind At School


1920: Residing 36 Sherman Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Leona. Occupation: Packer - Wabash Cabinet Co.

Charles married Leona Mae Haines on 15 Oct 1885. Leona was born on 18 Mar 1868 in Liberty Mills, Wabash County, Indiana; died on 3 Apr 1950 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Falls Memorial Gardens, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From FindAGrave:

OBITUARY - Plain Dealer, Wabash (IN)
Mrs. Leona Haines Cramer, 82, died in her residence at 36 Sherman street about 1:30 o'clock Monday morning following an illness of three years.

Mrs. Cramer was born in Liberty Mills on March 18, 1868 to Job and Sarah (Meadows) Haines. On Oct. 15, 1885 she married Charles Cramer who died in 1920.

She has been a resident of Wabash for 66 years and was a member of the Wabash Street Methodist chruch.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Charles Sweet, Wabash, and Mrs. Reuben Lutz, Peru; one sister, Mrs. William Tay, Elkhart, and one grandchild.

The body is at the Hoover-Miner Funeral home where friends may call and where services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Alfred Eddingfield will officiate and burial will be in Falls Cemetery.

(Courtesy of Friends of Falls Cemetery)

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Helfer Cramer

HELFER CRAMER, a substancial and well-known farmer of LaGro Township, was born in York County, Penn., October 10, 1816, being the oldest son of Christian and Catharine (Wanner) Cramer, who were natives of Pennsylvania, but of German descent. Helfer received a fair education in the rude schoolhouse of early days, and at the age of nineteen years commenced learning a trade, which he followed in Darke County, Ohio, where he had located in 1839. In 1844, he came to Indiana, moving upon the site of his present home in 1850. Mr. C. has been twice married; his first wife was Maria Reniker, who survived her marriage about five years. The present Mrs. Cramer's maiden name was Christina Boomershine, a native of Darke County, Ohio. They are the parents of five children, viz:, Marry Ellen, Eliza Ann, David F., Charles H. and Margaret S. Mr. C. has spent a life of industry and usefulness, and is in possession of a handsome competence in his declining years.

Submitter: Linda Thompson

http://www.ingenweb.org/inwabash/bio/bio_c-d.html

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Lagro Twp
Enumerated 14 Aug 1850
315-328
Helfer Cramer 38 M Carpenter 800 Penn
Maria Cramer 25 F Penn
Elizabeth Cramer 2 F Ind
Joel Cramer 18 M Penn

1860 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, LaGro Township, Post Office LaGro, Ind
Enumerated 9 Jun 1860
Page 55
446-446
Helfer Cramer 45 M Farmer $6000 $650 Ohio
Christina Cramer 30 F Housewife Ohio
Mary E 6 F Indiana
Eliza A 4 F Indiana
Johanna Donicher 11 F Indana
Elias Abrams 45 M Laborer New York

1870 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, LaGro Twp
Enumerated 27 Jun 1870
Page 65, stamped 73
492-492
Cramer, H 54 M W Farmer 5400 750 Pa
Cramer, C 35 F W Keeps House O
Cramer, E 14 F W Home Ind
Cramer, D 10 F (sic) W Home Ind
Cramer, C 7 F W Home Ind
Cramer, M 5 M W Home Ind
Bamshire, S 62 F W Home Darmstadt

1880 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, LaGro Township
(Ancestry.com shows Indiana, Wabash, Chester, 185, 31 in their index?)
Enumerated 19 Jun 1880
Page 31 SD 6 ED 185 Stamped 274
Cramer, Heffer W M 64 Farmer Pa Pa Pa
Cramer, Clementine W F 45 Wf Oh Oh Baden
Cramer, F David W M 21 Son Works on Farm Ind Pa Oh
Cramer, W. Henry M W 18 Son Works on Farm Ind Pa Oh
Cramer, Margarett W F 15 Dtr Works on/// Ind Pa Oh
Boomershire, Sophia W F 71 Mother-in-law Baden Bavaria Bavaria
plus two household servants, names not clearly legible

1900 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp, Wabash City
Enumerated 1 Jun 1900
SD 11 ED 122 Sheet 1A Stamped 157
243-6-7
Cramer, Helfer head M W Oct 1816 83 M 49 Pa Pa Pa Carpenter
Cramer, Christena Wf W F Apr 1836 64 m 49 5/5 Ohio Ohio Germany
Ludwig, Joseph Boarder W M May 1875 25 S Ind Germany Germany Telegraph Operator
Wegner, Bert Boarder W M Dec 1876 23 S Ind Ind Ind Hatter

Helfer married Christina Boomershine before 1852. Christina was born about 1835 in Ohio; died about 1926 in Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Renicker Cemetery, Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"a native of Darke County, Ohio" At the time of the 1870 cnsus, a 62 year old Female, S. Bainshire/Barmshire, was living in the household of Christina and her Husband Helfer Cramer. This resident was shown to have been born in Darmstadt, Germany. Perhaps this was the mother, or other relative, of Christina Boomershine?

Christinia, age 88 and widowed, was living in the home of Mary and William Jackson in Wabash, Indiana, at the time of the 1920 census.

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Clarence Cramer indicates that his baptismal sponsors were Christian and Christine RUHLMAN. He said that after his marriage, Christian and Catharina lived near the Stone Church. He moved to Fostoria, Ohio, in 1837. (p. 57).

Dean Cramer writes that he lived on Uncle Daniel's farm next to Helfer. Moved to farm in Fostoria, Ohio. Dean thinks that Christian's 9 children were probably born in Fostoria, and lived mostly in Indiana. The source for most of Christian's descendants was Louis Haley

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Ohio, Seneca County, Seneca Township
Enumerated 27 Aug 1850
Stamped 20
292-292
Christina Cramer 63 M Farmer 1500 Pa
Catharina Cramer 60 F Pa
David Cramer 25 M Farmer Pa
Amos Cramer 18 M Farmer Pa

1860 Census
Ohio, Hancock County, Washington Twp, PO Arcadia
Enumerated 30 July 1860
Page 177 Stamped 284
1241-1209
Christian Cramer 71 M Farmer Pa
Catherine Cramer 65 F Pa

Christian married Maria Catharina Werner on 5 Apr 1814 in St. Matthew's Church, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania. Maria (daughter of Johannes Werner and Juditha ???) was born on 15 Oct 1791 in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; was christened on 3 Dec 1791 in Brodbecks, Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Aug 1877 in Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Seneca County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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AKA Catherine Warner.

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Married:
Rosalie Sommer attributes some differing children to this couple: Charlotte, Henry, Catherine, David, Amos and Joel.