David Frances Cramer

Notes:

Dean Cramer indicates he was born in Speicherville, Indiana.

(Research):
FindAGrave notes they can be found on the Wabash County, Indiana census enumerations as follows:

1900: Residing Sheridan Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Tillie; parents of Lawrence and Bertie. Occupation: Day laborer.

1910 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp, Wabash City
Enumerated 14 and 15 Jun 1900
SD 11 ED 122 Sheet 21B
Sheridan
454-469 (475-499)
Kramer, David F Head W M Aug 1858 41 M 18 Ind Pa Ohio Day Laboer
Kramer, Tillie C Wf W F Jun 1860 39 m 18 5/3 Ind Ohio Unk
Kramer, Laurence Son W M July 1886 13 S Ind Ind Ind At School
Kramer, Bertie Son W M Mar 1895 5 S Ind Ind Ind

1920: Residng 658 East Main Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Tille. Occupation: Trucker - railroad.

1930: Residing 471 North Allen Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Tillie; parents of Homer (27, laborer - paper mill). Occupation: None.


(Courtesy of Friends of Falls Cemetery)

Family/Spouse: Matilda "Tillie" C. VanDyne. Matilda was born on 30 Jun 1860 in Urbana, Wabash County, Indiana; died on 26 Nov 1946 in Urbana, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Falls Memorial Gardens, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1920 census, he was residing with the family of his younger brother, Lawrence, in Wabash County, Indiana. His occupation was "Foreman, Paper Mill."

(Research):
From FindAGrave:

1930 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp
Enumerated 3 Apr 1930
ED 85-12 SD 4 Sheet 3A Stamped 167
Ohio Street
256-64-68
Cramer, Edward Head M W 44 m 40 Ind Oh Oh Truck Driver Furniture Factory
Cramer, Martha I Wf F W 32 m 26 Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Donald G Son M W 4 3/12 S Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Thelma M Dtr F W 1 7/12 S Ind Ind Ind


1953: Residing 156 Grant Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Martha; parents of Janice, Virginia and Roger. Retired.


(Courtesy of Friends of Falls Cemetery)

Family/Spouse: Martha Ivan Haley. Martha was born on 16 Jul 1898 in Indiana; died in Dec 1972 in Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Falls Memorial Gardens, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary
Anderson Daily Bulletin
Anderson, Indiana
Thursday, Jan. 27, 1966

Lawrence H. Cramer

Lawrence H. Cramer, 79, 937 Cambridge Dr., Wabash, father of Mrs. Helen Motto of Anderson, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday at a nursing home in Wabash.

Mr. Cramer was a lifetime resident of the Wabash area. He was a retired employee of the Brown Trucking Company, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Suriving are his wfe, Amy; two daughters, Mrs. Motto of Anderson and Mrs. Fred Rantz of Wabash; a son, Robert Cramer of Indianapolis; several grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hoover-Miner Funeral Home in Wabash by Re. E. Dean Findley. Burial will be in the Fall Cemetery.

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

Dean Cramer instead listed his wife as Amy Marie HILL.

(Research):

From FindAGrave:

1910: Residing w parents, 86 Sherman Street, Wabash, Indiana. Single. Occupation: Teaming - street work.

1917: Residing 658 West Main Street, Wabash, Indiana. Married w 2 children. Occupation: Laborer - United Paperboard Co.

1920: Residing 255 North Carroll Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Amy; parents of Helen and Robert. Occupation: Laborer.

1920 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Wabash Ward 2, Noble Twp
Enumerated 5 Jan 1920
SD 11 ED 193 Sheet 3B
255-68-68
Kramer, Lawrence Head M W 34 m Ind Ind Ind Drayman Truck
Kramer, Amy Wf F W 22 M Ind Ind Ind
Hill (LINED THROUGH), Helen Dtr F W 13 S Wisc Ind Ind
Cramer, Robert Son M W 6 S Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Edward Brother M W 37 S Ind Ind Ind Foreman Paper Mill


1930 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp, Wabash City
Enumerated 8 Apr 1930
ED 85-9 SD 4 Sheet 7A Stamped 103
80-178-155
Cramer, Lawrence H Head M W 44 m 25 Ind Ind Ind Factory Worker Table Slide
Cramer, Amay M Wf F W 33 m 25 Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Robert L Son m W 16 M Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Alice L Dtr F W 1 S Ind Ind Ind

1940 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp Ward 3
Enumerated April 12, 1940
SD 5 ED 85-16 Sheet 9B
336
Cramer, Lawrence Head M W M Ind Same Place
Cramer, Amy Wf F W 54 M Ind Same Place Cook Restaurant
Cramer, Alice L Dtr F W 11 S Ind Same Place


1942: Residing 336 West Canal Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Amy. Employer: Brown Trucking Co.

1953: Residing 734 North Spring Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Amy.

(Courtesy of Friends of Falls Cemetery)

Lawrence married Amy M. Wilhelm about 1910. Amy was born on 6 Dec 1885 in Wabash County, Indiana; died in Apr 1974 in Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Falls Memorial Gardens, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dean Cramer shows that he was twice married, to Gladys HARRIS and then to Ruby Odle LEHMANN. Find a Grave only links him to one spouse, Ruby Belle ODLE (1904-1982), and also lists two daughters, Ruth E. Cramer (1925-1928) and Billie Lee Cramer (1939-1939).

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From FindAGrave:

1917: Residing 86 Sherman Street, Wabash, Indiana. Married. Occupation: Deliveryman - Wabash Delivery Co.

1920: Residing 658 West Main Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Gladys. Occupation: Wagon driver - express company.

1953: Residing 352 West Market Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Ruby. Occupation: Truck driver - Wabash Beverage Co.

(Courtesy of Friends of Falls Cemetery)

Notes:

Dean Cramer writes that Louis Haley informed him that Homer (Bruno) Cramer was married 4 times: (1) Bertha Gillen, (2) ??? Beauchamp, (3) Ruby Odle Lehmann (also listed as second wife of Bert Cramer), and (4) Vera Ethel Miller Karr. FindAGrave links him to only one wife, Zera Bertha BEECHING (1896-1988). At the time of the 1930 census, he was residing with his parents as 471 N. Allen Street, Wabash, Single, and his occupation was Laborer, paper mill. In 1940, he was shown as divorced, and was at the Indiana State Farm in Putnam County.

Family/Spouse: Zora Bertha Beeching. Zora was born on 17 Mar 1896 in Huntington County, Indiana; died on 5 Apr 1988 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri; was buried in Moten Cemetery, Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]