Joel Cramer

Notes:

JOEL CRAMER, a farmer of Dallas township, is a native of York Co., Pa., where he was born February 16, 1833, being the next youngest in a family of 9 children, born to Christian and Katherine (Warner) Cramer, who were also natives of Pennsylvania.

They removed to Seneca, Ohio, abt 1837, where they lived until their death. Joel was reared to manhood there, received a common school education, such as the facilities of those days afforded. When aout 17 years of age he emigrated to Indiana, first settling in Wabash, with the expectation of learning the carpenter's trade with his brother, remaining with him the most of the time for 3 years. Then for about 6 or 7 years his time was divided between this and Wabash County. In 1856 he permanently located at what is now Andrews, where he lived until the fall of 1869, when he removed to the farm which now he resides.

November 16, 1856, his marriage with Mary A. Shively was solemnized, and to their union 5 children were born, of whom 3 are now living: Charles E., Gilford S., and Alpheus T. The deceased children were: Laura E., who died the wife of Millard F. Millman, and William A. In January 1865, he enlisted in the service of his country; February, he was mustered in Company B, One hundred and Fifty-Third Indiana Regiment of Volunter Infantry, serving until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged at Louisville, Ky., October 1865.

Since 1869 he has made farming his occupation, and he has been very successful. He now owns 187 acres of well improved land. He and His Wife are menbers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, In Politics, he is a Republican.

(SOURCE: "HISTORY OF HUNTINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA:" Courtesy of Roger E. Cramer, RKCEDAR@AOL.COM)

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Census Listings:

1870 Census
Indiana, Huntington County, Dallas Twp, PO Antioch
Enumerated 13 July 1870
Page 20
141-141
Cramer, Joel 37 M W Farmer 5000 600 Penn
Cramer, Mary A 36 F W Keeping house Ohio
Cramer, Laura E 13 F W At hoem Ind
Cramer, Charley E 9 M W At Home Ind
Cramer, Gilford S 5 M W At Home Ind
Cramer, Frank 2 M W At Home Ind
Banchank, Mag 37 F M Housekeeper 350 Va
Banchank, henry S 11 M W At Home Ind

1880 Census
Indiana, Huntington County, Dallas Twp
Page 30B SD 5 ED 203
Enumerated 28 and 29 Jun 1880
273-278
Cramer, Joel W M 47 Farmer Pa Germany Ga
Cramer, Mary A W F 46 Wf Keepign Hosue Oh Pa Pa
Cramer, Charles W m 19 Son At home Ind Pa Oh
Cramer, Gilford W M 15 Son Ind Pa Oh
Cramer, Alpheus W M 13 Son Ind Pa Oh

1900 Census
Indiana, Huntington County, Dallas Twp
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 11 ED 70 Sheet 9B
212-214
Cramer, Joel Head M W Feb 1833 67 N 56 Oa Oa Oa Farner
Cramer, Mary A Wf W F Jan 1834 66 M 56 5/3 Oh Pa Pa
Milliman, Lawrence E GrdSon W M Nov 1879 20 S Ind Ind Ind Day Laborer
Cramer, Floy E GrdDtr W F July 1890 9 S Ind Ind Ind At School

1910 Census
Indiana, Huntington County, Dallas Township, Andrews Town
Enumerated 2 May 1910
SD 11 ED 83 Sheet 13A Stamped 27
315-318
Cramer, Joel Head M W 77 m1 53 Pa Pa Pa Own Income
Cramer, Mary A Wf F W 76 m1 53 5/3 Pa Pa Pa
Cramer, Celia E Grdtr F W 13 S Ind Ind Ind

Joel married Mary Ann Shively on 16 Nov 1856 in Huntington County, Indiana. Mary was born on 30 Jan 1834 in Massillon, Stark County, Ohio; died on 7 Feb 1916 in Huntington County, Indiana; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura married Millard F. Millemen on 29 Sep 1878 in Huntington County, Indiana. Millard was born about 1856 in Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1900 census, Charles E. Cramer, W M Mar 1861, was listed as single, and was working as a butcher. He was a boarder in the home of Roy and Ama E. Turner in Milford, LaGrange County, Indiana. His three-year old daughter Celia was not boarding in the same household, instead listed with her Cramer grandparents in Huntington.

The source of his death record is the book CH-6 on page 75 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

Family/Spouse: Minnie D. Nelson. Minnie was born about 1867; died about 1897 in Huntington County, Indiana; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dean Cramer shows his first name as Guilford.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Indiana, Allen County, Wayne Township, Fort Wayne City
Enumerated 28 Jun 1900
SD 12 ED 30 Sheet 7B
Dawson Street
78-145-163
Cramer, Gilford Head W M Apr 1865 35 m 10 Ind Pa Pa Machinist
Cramer, Emma Wf W F Mar 1869 31 m 10 2/2 Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, William J Son W M Dec 1890 9 S Ind Ind Ind At School
Cramer, Leatha V Dtr W F Mar 1894 6 S Ind Ind Ind At School

1910 Census
Indiana, Tipton County, Cicero Township, Tipton City
Enumerated 18 Apr 1910
SD 9 ED 184 Sheet 5A Stamped 38
Mill Street
439-107-108
Cramer, G. G. Head M W 45 m2 7 Ind Ohio Ohio Machinist Machine Shop
Cramer, Myrtle Wf F W 37 M1 7 1/1 Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, William Son M W 19 S Ind Ind Ind Laborer Steam Railroad
Cramer, Leatha Dtr F W 16 S Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Ralph Son M W 5 S Ind Ind Ind

Gilford married Emma E. McMahan before 1890. Emma was born in Mar 1869 in Indiana; died about 1903 in Indiana; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gilford married Myrtle Stittsworth about 1903. Myrtle was born about 1873 in Indiana; died about 1951 in Huntington County, Indiana; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 federal census, he was living with daughter Hazel May and her husband, Lowell J. HALEY. He was listed as Alfred F Cramer, age 62, widowed and born in Indiana. In 1940 he was still living with Lowell and Hazel, however at this enumeration he was listed as Alpheus Frank Cramer.

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Census Listings

1900 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp, Wabash city
Enumerated 4 Jun 1900
SD 11 ED 124 Sheet 4B Ward 3
Canal St
74-75
Miller, Edward A Head W M March 1836 64 M 28 Ohio Ohio Ohia Stationary Engineer
Miller, Margaret Wf W F Jan 1847 53 M 28 2/1 Ind Ohio Ohio
Cramer, Naomi Dtr W F Oct 1873 26 M6 1/1 Ind Ohio Ind
Cramer, Francis Son-in-law W M Nov 1867 32 M 6 Ind Ohio Ohio Teamster
Cramer, Hazel Dtr W F Jan 1896 4 S Ind Ind Ind

Alpheus married Cora N. Lynn on 25 Sep 1889 in Wabash County, Indiana. Cora was born before 1872; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Naomi A. Miller. Naomi was born on 18 Oct 1873 in Wabash County, Indiana; died on 29 Oct 1929 in Huntington County, Indiana; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lawrence married Dorothea McClure on 6 May 1907 in Huntington County, Indiana. Dorothea was born on 9 Apr 1886 in Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

After the death of her mother she lived with her paternal grandparents, Joel and Mary Cramer.

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Indiana, Huntington County, Dallas Township, Andrews Town
Enumerated 2 May 1910
SD 11 ED 83 Sheet 13A Stamped 27
315-318
Cramer, Joel Head M W 77 m1 53 Pa Pa Pa Own Income
Cramer, Mary A Wf F W 76 m1 53 5/3 Pa Pa Pa
Cramer, Celia E Grdtr F W 13 S Ind Ind Ind

Celia married Fred Emerson Winebrenner on 24 Mar 1920 in Huntington County, Indiana. Fred was born on 28 May 1898 in Huntington County, Indiana; died on 19 Feb 1996 in Huntington County, Indiana; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John A. Cramer emailed, in October 2012, that William worked for Perfect Circle Piston Rings; my father (John W. Cramer, son of Ralph Cramer) indicates that he was at one time Vice President of Engineering.

Patent naming William J Cramer as inventor:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/1946523.html

Leatha married Grover C. Ross on 2 Jan 1915 in Huntington County, Indiana. Grover was born on 28 Jul 1892 in Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Cramer emailed, in February 2012, that "Ralph Bernard Cramer was my grandfather. He moved to Cambridge City, Indiana where he married my grandmother, Maxine Niaomi Creager. They had two sons, John William and Neal Gilford. Ralph passed away in 1964, in Tucson Arizona, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery."

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Indiana, Wayne County, Jefferson Twp, Hagerstown
Enumerated April 22, 1940
SD 10 ED 89-18 Sheets 17B and 18A
W. Clay
145 424 R 420
Cramer, Ralph Head m W 35 N Ind Same Place Tool Maker Factory
Cramer, Maxine E Wf F W 25 Ind Rural Wayne
Cramer, John William Son M W 1/12 S Ind R Henry
Cramer, Myrtle M Mother F W 66 Wd 8 Ind Same House

Family/Spouse: Maxine Creager. Maxine was born about 1915 in Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was not listed with her father and stepmother at the time of the 1900 federal census.

Floy married George Melvin Beeching on 14 May 1907 in Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana. George was born on 15 Jul 1882 in Allen County, Indiana; died on 22 Nov 1955 in Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel married Lowell Justin Haley about 1918. Lowell was born on 16 Jun 1895 in Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Walter J. Sands on 9 May 1931 in Huntington County, Indiana. Walter was born on 5 Dec 1909 in Huntington County, Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said to have married Elda CROCESI of Fairmount, IL

Occupation: "Projectionist, or Stenographer, or Teletypewriter Operator, or Typist, or Court Reporter", in 1941, at enlistment in the Army. Cabinet maker, as occupation in marriage application, 1942. Military Service: 3 JUN 1941 Resident of Huntington, Indiana. Enlisted as Private, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Education: Three years of college, in 1941.

Obituary

From the Huntington Herald Press Online, April 8, 1999

Thomas C. Beeching, 82, 435 E. Market St., died at 4:23 p.m. Tuesday (April 6, 1999) at Huntington Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beeching worked for Dana, Fort Wayne, for 34 years. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. He was born July 25, 1916 in Andrews to George and Floy Cramer Beeching. He married Elda Crocesi May 15, 1942 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Huntington; his wife died July 29, 1982. Survivors include four sons, David Alan Beeching of Marysville, Ohio, Dennis Michael Beeching of Fort Wayne, John Steven Beeching of Huntington, and Joseph Eugene Beeching of Columbia City; three daughters, Mrs. Ken (Marilyn) Hartman of Huntington, Mrs. Roger (Gloria) Burkhart of Fishers, and Mrs. Robert (Susan) Zahm of Huntington; a brother, Cyril Beeching of South Dakota; a sister, Sarah Slagel of Huntington; 28 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Ward Beeching, and three sisters, Elizabeth Sands, Georgiana Leonhardt, and Letha Beeching. Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., with recitation of the Rosary at 6 p.m., Friday at Hart Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Chruch, with Father Gary Sigler officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church.

http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.huntington/1059/mb.ashx

Thomas married Elda Crocesi on 15 May 1942 in Huntington County, Indiana. Elda was born on 8 Mar 1923 in Illinois; died on 29 Jul 1982; was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]