Sarah Ann Cramer

1834 - 1924  (89 years)

• Name	Sarah Ann Cramer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	29 Apr 1834	York County, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Feb 1924	Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan   [7, 8, 9]
  Burial	Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan   [5]
  Notes	Avis Smith had the following comments about her grandmother: "Sara Cramer was from a Pennsylvania Dutch family. She was a widow and had two sons that had died. Her parents were farmers and congregationalists. They had lived in Finley, Ohio before the family moved to Lake Odessa, Michigan. She was a descendant of a Revolutionary War soldier. When married to Augustus Eliot, they had three daughters: Ida, Flora, and Ellen." Augustus Elliott's pension application, as well as her widow's application, state that she had never been married before. Avis's other grandmother, Mary Ann Smith, was twice widowed. Perhaps this is who she was thinking of. Sarah and Augustus did have two sons who died young, and another son who appears to have been stillborn. This might also account for the discrepency in Avis's recollections. At the time of the 1860 census, she was living in the home of her elder brother, Henry Cramer. She was listed as a "domestic" apparently helping her sister-in-law care for the home and children. Death Index listing Volume 7, page 427 Sarah Ann Eliott - died Feb. 2, 1924, Female, white, widow. Age 88y, 9m, 3d. Died of Arterial Sclerosis. Born: PA Housewife. Parents: J. Cramer & ------ Sloat.
  Person ID	I137	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Cramer, Sr.,   b. 25 Aug 1791, York County, Pennsylvania d. 29 Jun 1856, Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Catharina Schlott,   b. 20 Jul 1794, York County, Pennsylvania d. 16 Sep 1854, Seneca County, Ohio (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1816	York County, Pennsylvania   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Augustus E. Elliott,   b. 18 Apr 1838, Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia d. 2 Nov 1921, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1861	Seneca County, Ohio   [3, 5, 12, 13]
  	"Augustavus Elliott and Sarah Klemur licensed to marry August 16, 1861 O.C. Zeller, Clk" "The State of Ohio, Seneca County, I certify that I this day soleminized the marriage of Augustus Elliott with Sarah A. Cramer. Witness my hand this 18 day of August A.D. 1861 A.B. Roe VDM. Certified and Recorded September 16, 1861 O.C. Zeller, Clk." Recorded in Vol. 5, page 419. On his pension application, Augustus states that he and Sarah were married by Rev. Poe of the M.E. Church, Seneca County, Ohio on 18 August 1861. Dean Cramer shows they married in Fostoria.
  Children	1. Willie Elliott,   b. 22 Apr 1862, Ohio d. Bef 1870, Ohio (Age 7 years)   2. Flora J. Elliott,   b. 7 Feb 1865, Ohio d. 16 Feb 1962, Michigan (Age 97 years)   3. Ida Alice Elliott,   b. 13 Dec 1866, Seneca County, Ohio d. 27 Jan 1946, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 79 years)   4. Charles W. Elliott,   b. 1 Apr 1868, Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio d. 8 Jul 1939, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan (Age 71 years)   5. Ella Irene Elliott,   b. 18 Aug 1870, Ohio d. 19 Jun 1953, Ionia County, Michigan (Age 82 years)   6. Infant Son Elliott,   b. 28 Oct 1874, Ohio d. 28 Oct 1874, Ohio (Age 0 years)   7. Clinton Elliott,   b. 12 Sep 1876, Ohio d. 20 Oct 1883, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan (Age 7 years)
  Photos		Elliott, Augustus and wife Sarah Cramer Augustus and Sarah were married in August, 1861, one year before he was enrolled in the Union Army, in the 123rd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers at Fostoria, Ohio.
  Documents		Cramer, Sarah Ann and Augustus E. Eiliott 1861 Marriage License Seneca County, Ohio Marriage Record "Augustavus Elliott and Sarah Klemur licensed to marry August 16, 1861 O.C. Zeller, Clk" The record was certified and recorded on September 10, 1861.
  Headstones		Elliott Family Plot Marker, Lakeside Cemetery, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan
  Family ID	F130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Apr 1834 - York County, Pennsylvania Marriage - 18 Aug 1861 - Seneca County, Ohio Death - 2 Feb 1924 - Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan Burial - - Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		_Cramer, Sarah Ann Wife of Augustus Elliott B. 1834 Pennsylvania D. 1924 Michigan
  		Elliott Home Labelled simply as "Elliott Home," this was first assumed to be the home that Augustus & Sarah Elliott shared with their daughter and son-in-law, Ida & Bert Smith. The two families shared a home from about 1910 to 1940, which was located at 501 Taylor Street, in Grand Ledge, Mich. The home that was originally at 501 Taylor has since been torn down, but photos of a home that appeared to be at that location in the 1930's differed significantly. Possibly this was their home in Lake Odessa, Michigan? ANY ASSISTANCE IN PINPOINTING THE LOCATION OF THIS HOME, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN, WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

  
  

  Documents		Elliott, Augustus E. Civil War Pension Application, List of Dependants As part of his pension application, Augustus had to provide information about himself, his marriage, and a list of all children, living or dead
  		Cramer, Sarah Ann, (Mrs. Augustus Elliott) Death Certificate Michigan Death Certificate

  
  

  Headstones

  Elliott, Sarah A. (Cramer)

  
  

• Sources

  [S331] Benkelman, Avis Smith-Interview by Granddaughter Melinda McLemore Strong ca 1976. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Ohio, Seneca County, Louden Twp Enumerated 24 Sept 1850 Rome 85-85 (Reliability: 3). [S1484] Ancestry.com - Ohio, Marriages, 1803-1900. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Michigan, Ionia County, Odessa Twp Enumerated 10 Jun 1880 Page 25 SD 2 ED 103 Sheet 323 A 231-236 (Reliability: 3). [S1539] Cramer, Clarence E. "The Family of Johan Helfer Cramer (Revolutionary War Pension W-2762) With Historical Background", (Preliminary Draft Presented at The John Cramer Family Reunion, Bascom, Ohio, August 22, 1943. Copyright 1944. Clarence Cramer, author, was a resident of Chicago, Illinois, and indicated that his book was prepared 'with the assistance of the Combined Relationship.' Copy of this manuscript is at the Historical Society of York County, 250 East Market Street, York, PA 17403, and a xerox of certain sections in the files of Melinda McLemore Strong, San Antonio, Texas.), p. 57-a (Reliability: 3). [S672] Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington DC, January 2, 1915 Pension Application for Augustus E. Elliott , Grand Ledge, Michigan (Reliability: 3). [S29] State of Michigan, Department of State, Division of Vital Records, Death Certificate. [S672] Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington DC, January 2, 1915 Pension Application for Augustus E. Elliott , Grand Ledge, Michigan, Shows DOD as February 25, 1924 (Reliability: 3). [S170] Lakeside (Lakewood) Cemetery transcription, Lake Odessa, Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan; http://ionia.migenweb.net/cem.htm#Odessa, This transcription shows her DOD as 2-5-1924 (Reliability: 3). [S80] Family Archive CD #450 County and Family Histories: Ohio 1780-1970 (c) Broderbund Software, Inc October 31, 1998, Disk 4 Mercer, Van Wert Counties Volume II, p 154 (Reliability: 3). [S1539] Cramer, Clarence E. "The Family of Johan Helfer Cramer (Revolutionary War Pension W-2762) With Historical Background", (Preliminary Draft Presented at The John Cramer Family Reunion, Bascom, Ohio, August 22, 1943. Copyright 1944. Clarence Cramer, author, was a resident of Chicago, Illinois, and indicated that his book was prepared 'with the assistance of the Combined Relationship.' Copy of this manuscript is at the Historical Society of York County, 250 East Market Street, York, PA 17403, and a xerox of certain sections in the files of Melinda McLemore Strong, San Antonio, Texas.), p. 53, 56, 57-a (Reliability: 3). [S356] Seneca County Marriage Records, Augustus Elliott to Sara Cramer, Vol 5, page 419. [S80] Family Archive CD #450 County and Family Histories: Ohio 1780-1970 (c) Broderbund Software, Inc October 31, 1998, Disk 4, Mercer Van Wert Counties, p 154 (Reliability: 3).