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Leroy Elmer Cramer

Male 1885 - 1977  (91 years)


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  • Name Leroy Elmer Cramer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Born 19 Dec 1885  Seneca County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6, 8
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Aug 1977  Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7
    Buried Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Notes 
    • At the time he registered for the World War II draft, he was a resident of Fostoria, Ohio. He indicated that the person who "will always know your addrsss" was Mrs. Nellie Sherman of Fostoria. He was employed in farming, for his self.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1920 Census
      Ohio, Hancock County, Washington Twp
      Enumerated 11 and 12 Fegb 1920
      SD 7 ED 75 Sheet 13A
      179-184
      Cramer, Roy Head M W 34 M Oh Oh Oh Farmer
      Cramer, Clara A Wf F W 22 M Oh Alsace-Lorraine/German Ohio
      Cramer, Clara L Dtr F W 7 S Oh Oh Oh
      Cramer, Charles H Son M W 5 S Oh Oh Oh
      Cramer, Ernest Son M W 2 S Oh Oh Oh

      1930 Census
      Ohio, Hancock County, Washington Twp
      Enumerated 10 Apr 1930
      ED 32-39 SD 12 Sheet 2B
      41-42
      Cramer, Le Roy E Head M W 44 m 23 Oh Oh Oh Farmer
      Cramer, Clara A Wf F W 43 M 22 Oh Germany Oh
      Cramer, Clara L Dtr F W 17 S Oh Oh Oh
      Cramer, Charles H Son M W 15 S Oh Oh Oh
      Cramer, Ernest A Son M W 12 S Oh Oh Oh
      Cramer, Lee D Son m W 10 S Oh Oh Oh
    Person ID I42470  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2013 

    Father Charles Wesley Cramer,   b. Sep 1854, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1933, Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Alice A. Shaffner,   b. Apr 1856, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1924, Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married Abt 1882  [1
    Family ID F12706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Alice Mertz,   b. Abt 1887, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1941, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Married 6 Feb 1909  Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDXQ-KYT
      groom's name: Leroy Elmer Cramer
      groom's birth date:
      groom's birthplace: Seneca Co., O.
      groom's age:
      bride's name: Clara Alice Mertz
      bride's birth date: 1887
      bride's birthplace: Hancock Co., O.
      bride's age: 22
      marriage date: 06 Feb 1909
      marriage place: Hancock County, Ohio
      groom's father's name: Chas. W. Cramer
      groom's mother's name: Alice Shaffner
      bride's father's name: Gottlieb Mertz
      bride's mother's name: Lettie Stall
      groom's race: White
      groom's marital status: Single
      groom's previous wife's name:
      bride's race: White
      bride's marital status: Single
      bride's previous husband's name:
      indexing project (batch) number: M86962-0
      system origin: Ohio-VR
      source film number: 1299110
      reference number: 2:3Q7VRV8
      Collection: Leroy Elmer Cramer, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
    Children 
     1. Clara Laura Cramer,   b. Abt 1913, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles H. Cramer,   b. Abt 1915, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ernest Cramer,   b. 10 Feb 1917, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1999, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Lee David Cramer,   b. Abt 1920, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F12710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Dec 1885 - Seneca County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Aug 1977 - Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Ohio, Seneca County, Loudon Twp Enumerated 15 Jun 1900 SD 12 ED 109 Sheet ? A Stamped 44 148-148 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1000] FamilySearch.org, Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958.

    3. [S1436] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.

    4. [S1414] Ancestry.com - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, & 1958-2007.

    5. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    6. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Ohio, Hancock County, Washington Twp Enumerated 11 and 12 Fegb 1920 SD 7 ED 75 Sheet 13A 179-184 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 50389464 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1436] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, transcribed as 10 Dec 1885, handwritten copy appears to actully be 19 Dec 1885 (Reliability: 3).