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William A. Cramer

Male 1854 - Abt 1938  (83 years)


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  • Name William A. Cramer  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 5 Jul 1854  York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1938  [3
    Burial Mount Etna Cemetery, Mount Etna, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Copied from the Ancestry.com Message Board for Huntington County, Indiana

      From Biographical Memoirs of Huntington County, 1901, pages 389-390

      William A. Cramer, one of the progressive farmers of Jefferson township, Huntington county, Indiana, was born in York county, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1854. The Cramers are a fighting family, the great-grandfather being a soldier in the Revolution and three uncles taking part in the late Rebellion....

      William Cramer was the second child and only son, and remained on the farm with his father until the death of the latter, in fact has always been a resident of this farm. He had been taught in his childhood to save his money and not spend it foolishly, and he still has two hundred cents which he had thus saved up to his tenth year. When he began to do for himself his supply of clothing was very meager, and his early training kept him from indulging in extravagant purchases or unwise investments. He secured employment by the month, receiving from twenty to twenty-six dollars for his work, and by the time he was twenty-three years of age he had saved one thousand dollars.

      About this time, in 1877, he led to the altar Miss Catherine Cross, invested his thousand dollars in land, settled down to farming and stock raising, and has now two hundred and forty-four acres, all under cultivation. Mrs. Cramer is a lady of much kindness of heart and many excellent characteristics. Her parents were of German descent and came to Huntington county, Indiana, at an early day, moving from Fairfield county, Ohio.

      Mr. Cramer continued to buy land, going in debt for it, but always paying his notes before they fell due and keeping his credit at the highest point. He was also largely interested in stock raising, his especial hobby being hogs. He is much interested in sheep and raises the famous Shropshire breed. He has also raised some cattle, but his interest centers principally in hogs as it is from them he received the greater part of his income. Fully two-thirds of the money and land saved by him represents the price he has received from the sale of hogs. He clears from four hundred to five hundred dollars per year on them. He has cleared over fifty acres of land and is considered one of the finest and most capable farmers in Jefferson township. He has leased one hundred and ten acres of his land to the Fearless Oil Company, at an annual rental of one hundred and twenty dollars, has three wells in operation, and his royalty from these is ten dollars a month. The company is anxious to lease the balance of his land. The children of Mr. Cramer are three in number, viz.: Clinton, who was born June 6, 1881; Joseph L., born August 23, 1882; and Alverdie, born April 3, 1884.

      Mr. Cramer is not member of any religious organization, but leans toward the German Reformed church and is upright and honorable in all walks of life. He has been an enthusiastic Republican up to the late presidential election (1900), when he gave his vote to the Democratic nominee. He is fond of hunting and fishing and usually makes two or three trips each year to Webster lake and other places, where the fishing is superb, bringing back a nice string of the finny tribe as a trophy of his success. He is also a good shot and considered a very successful nimrod.

      His mother, Maria (Brenaman) Cramer, was born in York county, Pennsylvania, where she was reared to womanhood and also married. Her people coming direct from Germany and locating in York county, Pennsylvania, where her father died, the mother passing away in Indiana.

      Mrs. Cramer, since the death of her husband, sold out her interests and has since loaned her money, realizing several hundred dollars therefrom. She still remains a widow, refusing many proposals of marriage since her husband's demise.

      http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.huntington/4499/mb.ashx
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Indiana, Huntington County, Jefferson Twp
      Enumerated 25 Jun 1900
      SD 11 ED 83 Sheet 14B
      296-307
      Hanna, Wallace H Head W M March 1856 44 M 22 Oh Oh Oh Farmer
      Hanna, Anna M Wf W F March 1857 43 M 22 1/1 Ind Pa Pa
      Hanna, Noah Son W M March 1879 21 S Ind Oh Ind Farmer
      Cramer, Maria Mother-in-law W F Jun 1855 65 Wd 3/3 Pa Pa Pa
      297-308
      Cramer, William Head W M July 1854 45 m 22 Pa Pa Pa Farmer
      Cramer, Catharine Wf W F Feb 1853 47 M 22 6/3 Oh Va Oh
      Cramer, Clinton A Son W M Jun 1881 19 S Ind Pa Oh Farm Laborer
      Cramer, Joseph L Son W M Aug 1882 17 S Ind Pa Oh Farm Laborer
      Cramer, Alverda m Dtr W F Apr 1854 16 S Ind Pa Ohio

      1910 Census
      Indiana, Huntington County, Jefferson
      Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
      SD ED 100 Sheet 5B
      133-134
      Cramer W A Head M W 55 M1 32 Pa Pa Pa Farmer
      Cramer, Cathern Wf F W 57 m1 32 6/3 Oh Va Oh
      Cramer, Joseph L. Son M W 21 S Ind Pa Oh Laborer Odd Jobs
      135-136
      Cramer, Clinton Head M W 28 m1 6 Ind Pa Oh Farmer
      Cramer, Lizzie Wf F W 26 m1 6 3/3 Ind Oh Oh
      Cramer, Edna Dtr F W 5 S Ind Ind Ind
      Cramer, William Son M W 3 S Ind Ind Ind
      Cramer, Ruth Dtr F W 2 S Ind Ind Ind

      1920 Census
      Indiana, Huntington County, Jefferson
      Enumerated 5 and 6 Jan 1920
      SD 11 ED 122 Sheet 21B
      21-22
      Cramer, William Head M W 65 M Pa Pa Pa
      Cramer, Catherine Wf F W 66 M Oh Va Oh
      22-23
      Cramer, Clinton Head M W 38 M Ind Pa Oh Farmer
      Cramer, Elizabeth Wf F W 36 M Ind Oh Oh
      Cramer, Edna Dtr F W 15 S Ind Ind Ind
      Cramer, William Son M W 13 S Ind Ind Ind
      Cramer, Ruth Dtr F W 12 S Ind Ind Ind
      Cramer, Jessie Son M W 8 S Ind Ind Ind

      1930 Census
      Indiana, Huntington County, Jefferson Twp
      Enumerated 24 Apr 1930
      ED 35-15 SD 4 Sheet 7B
      201-201
      Cramer, Clinton Head M W 48 m 21 Ind Ind Oh Farmer
      Cramer, Elizabeth Wf F W46 M 20 Ind Oh OH
      Cramer, William A Son M W 23 S Ind Ind Ind Laborer Farm
      Cramer, Jessie L Dtr F W 19 S Ind Ind Ind
      202-202
      Cramer, William A Head M W 75 Wd 23 Pa Pa Pa Farmer
    Person ID I12438  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Joseph Lehmann Cramer,   b. 30 Oct 1829, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1872 (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria Brennerman,   b. Jun 1835, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1911 (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1852 
    Family ID F5112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Cross,   b. Feb 1853, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1922, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1877  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Clinton A. Cramer,   b. 6 Jun 1881, Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1954 (Age 73 years)
     2. Joseph Lemiel Cramer,   b. 23 Aug 1882, Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Alverda "Alverdie" M. Cramer,   b. 3 Apr 1884, Huntington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1980, Marion, Grant County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    Family ID F5167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2013 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S547] Cramer, Dean-Family Researcher (dcramer@primus.al.net).

    2. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, 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 1870 Federal Census.), Indiana, Huntington County, Jefferson Twp, P. O. Huntington Enumerated 5 Aug 1870 Pages 5 and 6 Stamped 138 41-41 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), # 74851358 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.), Indiana, Huntington County, Jefferson Twp Enumerated 25 Jun 1900 SD 11 ED 83 Sheet 14B 297-308 (Reliability: 3).