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Edward Wesley Cramer

Male 1897 - 1985  (87 years)


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  • Name Edward Wesley Cramer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 19 Nov 1897  Glenville, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Oct 1985  Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Saint Jacobs (Stone Church Cemetery), Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • His draft registration card for the First World War described him as a farm laborer for Chester H. Cramer, of medium heighth and build, and with blue eyes and light hair.

      From FindAGrave:

      Edward W. Cramer

      Edward W. Cramer, 87, of Glen Rock RD 1, died Friday afternoon at Hillview House, Hanover, where he was a patient for the past several months. He was the husband of the late Lydia L. (Sotdorus) Cramer.

      The service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Jacob's (Stone) Church, Brodbecks RD 2. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

      Mr. Cramer was born in the Glenville area, the son of the late Chester H. and Ellen J. (Runk) Cramer.

      He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. H. Gordon Garrett, Hampstead, Md., Mrs. Sterling Baugher, Spring Grove RD 2, and Mrs. Gary E. Lehr, Spring Grove RD 2; a son, Arnold S. Cramer, Spring Grove RD 2; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Hare, York Lutheran Retirement Village, and Mrs. Lora Myers, Spring Grove RD 5; and a brother, Lawrence A. Cramer, Glen Rock RD 1.
    • (Research):
      Census Listings:

      1920 Census
      Pennslyvania, York County, Manheim Twp
      Enumerated 17 and 27 day of Jan 1920
      SD 13 ED 77 Sheet 9B
      171-172
      Cramer, Chester K/H Head M W 260 M Pa Pa Pa none
      Cramer, Ellen Wf F W 58 M Pa Pa Pa
      Cramer, Anna Dtr F W 19 S Pa Pa Pa
      Cramer, Lawrence Son M W 15 S Pa Pa Pa
      Stidman, Albert Grdson M W 10 S Md Dm Pa
      Cramer, Walter Grdson M W 8 S Pa Pa Pa
      172-173
      Cramer, Edward W Head M W 22 M Pa Pa Pa Farmer
      Cramer, Lydia L M F W 23 M Md Pa Md
      Cramer, Martin C Brother M W 23 S Pa Pa Pa Laborer Home Farm
      Cramer, Lora S Sister F W 17 S Pa Pa Pa Servant Private Family

      1930 Census
      Pennsylvania, York County, Manheim Twp
      Enumerated April 2, 1930
      ED 67-47 SD 25 Sheet 1A Stamped 259
      5-5
      Cramer, Edward W Head M W 32 M 21 Pa Pa Pa farmer
      Cramer, Lydia L. M. Wf F W 33 M 22 Md Pa Md
      Cramer, Arlene E Dtr F W 8 S Pa Pa Md
      Cramer, Arnold S Son M W 5 S Pa Pa Md
      Cramer, Sarabelle S Dtr F W 2 11/12 S Pa Pa Md
      Sharb John G M W 11 S Pa Pa Pa
      Cramer, Ellen J Mother F W 69 Wd Pa Pa Pa
      Cramer, Martin Brother M W 33 S Pa Pa Pa Farm Laborer

      1940 Census
      Pennsylvania, York County, Manheim Twp
      Enumerated 29 Apr 1940
      SD 22 ED 67-57 Sheet 13B
      240
      Cramer, Edward W Head M W 42 M Pa Same House Farmer
      Cramer, Lydia M Wf F W 43 M Md Same House
      Cramer, Arlene E Dt F W 18 S Pa Same House
      Cramer, Arnold Son M W 15 S Pa Same House
      Cramer, Sarabelle F W 13 S Pa Same House
      Cramer, Rodger Son M W 9 S Pa Same House
      Cramer, Shirley Ann Dtr F W 1 Pa
      Cramer, Martin Brother M W 43 S Pa Same House
    Person ID I12612  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Chester Heindel Cramer,   b. 22 Apr 1859, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1922, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Ellen Jane Runk,   b. 22 Mar 1861, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1931 (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Nov 1878  [1, 6, 7
    Family ID F5162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia L. M. Sotdorus,   b. Abt 1897, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Bef 1919  [1
    Children 
     1. Gordon E. Cramer,   b. 11 Feb 1920, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1922, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     2. Arlene Elizabeth Cramer,   b. 10 Nov 1921, Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 2012, Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Rodger Cramer,   b. Abt 1931, Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Living
    Family ID F12717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Nov 1897 - Glenville, York County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Oct 1985 - Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Saint Jacobs (Stone Church Cemetery), Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S547] Cramer, Dean-Family Researcher (dcramer@primus.al.net).

    2. [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.), # 20480452 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), Pennsylvania, York County, Manheim Twp Enumerated 27 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 165 Sheet 10A Stamped 285 193-193 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.), Pennslyvania, York County, Manheim Twp Enumerated 17 and 27 day of Jan 1920 SD 13 ED 77 Sheet 9B 172-173 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    6. [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.), # 39960096 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1537] Cannon, Edith Beard "Genealogical Reports for The Historical Society of York County, Vol. XXIX, pp. 1-72, Evidence of the Cramer Families of York before the year 1850 REVISED" published 1943, (The Historical Society of York County, 250 East Market Street, York, PA 17403), p. 32 (Reliability: 3).