MY CRANE FAMILY

(see below for other branches and more detail)

By Linda Schreiber

Starting with my great grandfather John Crane and great grandmother Abigail Burch:

John Crane (1) b. February 24, 1806, Maryland. d. 1888, Nebraska. Married Abigail Burch b. May 16, 1814, North Carolina, d. 1894, NC. ( I have a family history note that John Crane’s family came from Wales to England to So Carolina). Their son, John Nathaniel Crane, b. July 2, 1847 in Stanford, Indiana d. 1933 in CA. Married Susan Fultz b. March 28, 1848 in Wellsville, Ohio. Died 1935 in CA.

FULTZ

Parents of Susan Fultz:

Daniel Fultz b. 1828 in Ohio, d. 1908 Neb. married Elizabeth Todd. b. 1825 and d. 1901 in San Dimas, CA.

FAMILY STORY

John (ii) and Susan raised 12 children; Wes, Molly, Luther, Gus, Bertha, Nanny, Roy (Daniel Leroy), Lillian, Earl, Sadie, Evelyn and Leslie. Back then lots of babies died young. The ones that made it were real healthy. Grandpa Roy had 13 and 5 died. So they raised 8. David and Marcia (Munson) are the last 2 children still living. David Crane is an architect in Sacramento, CA.

Mom said her grandfather John Crane was very strict and used his cane to discipline with. Susan ran a boarding house in CA, probably because of whatever caused John to walk with a cane. Perhaps an old war wound? Susan was of Pennsylvania Dutch and German blood. She used to make 12 quilts a year; crazy quilts for the boys and regular for the girls. She could not read. She worked in a Penn. Cigar factory, smoked a cigar and drank wine in the cellar. Her brother died at age 14 in Andersonville VA. He was a soldier in the Union Army and was captured by the South, held prisoner, got sick and died there.

Grandpa Roy was a Methodist and played the guitar and sang and could speak Spanish. Grandma met him when she was in high school in Perris, CA. Her dad was the Postmaster there. Grandmother Ruby became a Unitarian in her later years.

Mom’s notes (Marjorie):

The big old Crane house was in Elsinore CA.

Molly – Perris CA (lived to 100) postmistress.

Wes – Modesto

Lillian – Florida

Luther – Costa Mesa

Nanny – Costa Mesa

Bertha – Cottonwood (youngest), m. Womack

Gus – Bakersfield to Santa Maria – Big game hunter, horses, orange orchards

Roy (Daniel Leroy) Crane, was born in Stanford, Monroe Co. Indiana June 7, 1884.

Story continued…..

“Roy was happy kind of guy and loved to play the guitar and sing. Ruby played the piano and accordion. They were a complete band when Roy added the harmonica and his foot pedal drum to the ensemble. Ruby and Grandpa Crane, Roy, got married August 20, 1908, just two days after Ruby’s 20th birthday. Roy was 24 and a farmer too. They were on a ranch in Corona when their first child Lillian was born. From there they went to ranch in Imperial. Next about four miles south of Mexicali, across the border in Old Mexico, Roy and his brother Luther took their families to raise cattle. They were in Mexico for about four years until Poncho Villa made life too dangerous to stay.”

Marjorie writes, "Ruby would go to town in a buckboard for supplies and with a revolver. The children were left at the ranch with the Chinese cook. The contraband food came across the border in the false bottoms of the buckboard.”

Times were primitive there. It was nothing to see the rurales, (soldiers) lasso a Chinaman and drag him behind the horse until the poor man was dead. The Chinese would come into Mexico and try to get smuggled into the US. Many died in the attempt. They were robbed and thrown out of conveyances as one would discard a dead dog.”

REYNOLDS

My great Grandma, Ruby’s mother, Imogene died August 22, 1916 in Santa Ana, Orange County Ca. Great Grandpa Arzenio outlasted Imogene by 21 more years dying in East Los Angeles June 21, 1937.

CRANE

Ruby and Roy ended up with 8 children. One daughter of the 4 was my mom, Marjorie Evelyn Crane. Grandpa Roy passed on December 10, 1960 in Huntington Beach and Ruby, true to the long life in her family was 92 when she died, in Chula Vista. San Diego Co., CA November 7, 1980. She was quite a gal!

One of the great joys of getting to know your Grandparents is getting a sense of your heritage. Now days we are all so far apart, there is little chance to visit and pass along these stories. So it is a goal of mine, and evidently it was of Marjorie’s also, to pass along whatever we could glean about our family. I found Mom’s stories in amongst all her paperwork and photographs. We have a wonderful family and perhaps this web site will help all of you to appreciate it even more.

If you have any suggestions, additions, corrections, or deletions, please let me know. This is a family treasure we can keep alive and it will definitely grow. I guess by now we have done our fair share of populating the great state of California!

FAMILY TREE FROM KENT CRANE

Ancestors of Daniel Leroy Crane

Ancestor Tree of Daniel Leroy Crane

Register Report of John Crane

Kinship Report of Daniel Leroy Crane

Ancestors of Daniel Leroy Crane

Daniel Leroy Crane

b: 07 Jun 1884 in Stanford, Monroe Cty IN

John Nathaniel Crane

b: 02 Jul 1847 in Monroe, IN, USA

m: 18 Mar 1867

d: 27 Nov 1933

Susan Fultz

b: 28 Mar 1848 in Wellsville, Columbiana, OH

d: 06 Jul 1935

John (3) Crane

b: 24 Feb 1806 in Calvert, MD, USA

m: 13 Aug 1829 in Greene, IN, USA

d: 15 Jan 1888 in Madrid, NE, USA

Abigail Burch

b: 16 May 1814 in Surry, NC, USA

d: 09 May 1894 in Madrid, Perkins, NE, USA

Daniel Fultz

b: 24 Mar 1828 in Columbiana, Co OH

d: 19 Mar 1908

Elizabeth Todd

b: 1825 in San Dimas, Los Angles, CA

d: 23 Oct 1901

James Crane

b: 1779 in Calvert, MD, USA

d: 12 Oct 1854 in Green, IN, USA

Christina Hall

b: 1783 in Calvert, MD, USA

d: 1854 in Stanford, Monroe, IN, USA

James Crane

b: 1779 in Calvert, MD, USA

d: 12 Oct 1854 in Green, IN, USA

Sampson Crane

b: 1743 in Calvert, MD, USA

d: 1814

Name Unkown

John Crane

b: 1710 in Calvert, MD, USA

d: 1750 in Calvert, MD, USA

Elizabeth

Descendants of John Crane

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN1 CRANE1,1 was born 1710 in Calvert, MD, USA1,1, and died 1750 in Calvert, MD, USA1,1.

He married ELIZABETH1.

Children of JOHN CRANE and ELIZABETH are:

i. ELIZABETH2 CRANE1.

ii. MARY CRANE1, b. 15 Oct 1738, Calvert, MD, USA1.

2. iii. SAMPSON CRANE, b. 1743, Calvert, MD, USA; d. 1814.

Generation No. 2

2. SAMPSON2 CRANE (JOHN1)1,1 was born 1743 in Calvert, MD, USA1,1, and died 18141,1.

He married NAME UNKOWN.

Children of SAMPSON CRANE and NAME UNKOWN are:

i. CHARLES3 CRANE1, b. 1765, Calvert, MD, USA1.

ii. WILLIAM CRANE1, b. 1765, Calvert, MD, USA1.

iii. JOHN (2) CRANE1, b. 17761.

iv. GEORGE W CRANE1, b. 1777, Calvert, MD, USA1; m. ANGELINE DOUGHERTY, 27 Dec 1832.

More About GEORGE CRANE and ANGELINE DOUGHERTY: Marriage: 27 Dec 1832

3. v. JAMES CRANE, b. 1779, Calvert, MD, USA; d. 12 Oct 1854, Green, IN, USA.

Generation No. 3

3. JAMES3 CRANE (SAMPSON2, JOHN1)1,1,1,1 was born 1779 in Calvert, MD, USA1,1,1,1, and died 12 Oct 1854 in

Green, IN, USA1,1. He married (1) CHRISTINA HALL1,1. She was born 1783 in Calvert, MD, USA1,1, and died

1854 in Stanford, Monroe, IN, USA1,1. He married (2) NANCY J. BUTLER 18 Oct 1838.

Notes for JAMES CRANE:

James Crane was possibly married three times: he was married when he came to Indiana as a family record recites that his son Nathaniel was born in 1820, came to Monroe County and lived with his parents until he became of age, A James Crane was married in Lawrence County on Oct. 18, 1838, to Nancy J. Butler; and James Crane and Christina Crane, his wife., transferred real estate in Monroe County on May 16, 1849. He died Oct. 12, 1854 leaving no widow surviving and left three sons and two daughters; Nathaniel, Daniel} and John Crane, Susan Morris, wife of John Morris, and Elisa Cole, wife of John Cole.

From another source of family history we learn that James Crane was a native of Maryland, a famous preacher and ship-builder. The record further recites that he bought a small farm during his residence in Monroe County and erected a mill there; later he moved to Beech Creek township where he bought another farm and erected a

saw and grist mill combined* He operated the local store at Stanford in 1839, He was a local preacher of unusual ability and was much respected,

More About JAMES CRANE:

Burial: 12 Oct 1854, Greene County Chapel Cemetary Section 142

More About JAMES CRANE and NANCY BUTLER:

Marriage: 18 Oct 1838

Children of JAMES CRANE and CHRISTINA HALL are:

4. i. ELIZA4 CRANE, b. 1797, Calvert, MD, USA; d. 1830, Monroe, IN, USA.

5. ii. NATHANIEL CRANE, b. 20 May 1820, Calvert, MD, USA; d. 12 Oct 1898.

6. iii. DANIEL DAVID CRANE, b. 1823, Monroe, IN, USA; d. Wayne, IA, USA; Adopted child.

iv. SUSAN CRANE3, b. 1827, Stanford, Monroe, IN, USA3; d. 18613; m. JOHN MORRIS.

7. v. JOHN (3) CRANE, b. 24 Feb 1806, Calvert, MD, USA; d. 15 Jan 1888, Madrid, NE, USA.

Generation No. 4

4. ELIZA4 CRANE (JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)3 was born 1797 in Calvert, MD, USA3, and died 1830 in Monroe,

IN, USA3. She married JOHN COLE.

Children of ELIZA CRANE and JOHN COLE are:

i. DAVID5 COLE.

ii. NANCY COLE, m. JOHN CUSHING.

iii. MARIA COLE, m. WILLIAM ELLER.

5. NATHANIEL4 CRANE (JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)3,3,3 was born 20 May 1820 in Calvert, MD, USA3,3,3, and died 12 Oct 1898. He married (1) PHEOBE WRIGHT 11 Dec 1838. She was born 26 May 1820, and died 11 Oct 1876. He married (2) ELIZABETH B KING ABRAMS 12 Jan 1879. She was born 1836 in INDIANA, USA3.

Notes for NATHANIEL CRANE:

Nathaniel Crane, son of James Crane was educated in the common schools of Monroe County. In 1861 he enlisted in the Civil War joining Company C, 43rd. Regiments, Indiana Voluntary Infantry as first sergeant for one year. He came home and organized Company A of the 97th. Regiment, which was in many hard fought, battles and skirmishes, and was also in Sherman's March to the Sea. He served with this company first as a Lieutenant and later as a Captain for approximately three years, After his return home he first farmed in Beech Creek township and later bought a farm in Center, township,

More About NATHANIEL CRANE:

Burial: Greene County Chapel Cemetery Section 16

More about PHEOBE WRIGHT:

Burial: Greene County Chapel Cemetery Section 16

More about NATHANIEL CRANE and PHEOBE WRIGHT:

Marriage: 11 Dec 1838

More about NATHANIEL CRANE and ELIZABETH ABRAMS:

Marriage 1: 12 Jan 1879

Marriage 2: 12 Jan 1879, Greene, IN, USA3

Children of NATHANIEL CRANE and PHEOBE WRIGHT are:

8. i. REV. JAMES DANIEL5 CRANE, b. 17 Feb 1840, Greene, IN, USA; d. 11 Apr 1921.

9. ii. MARY ANN CRANE, b. 28 Apr 1842; d. 10 Jan 1877.

10. iii. JOHN HUGH CRANE, b. 04 Nov 1843; d. 13 Mar 1922.

iv. SARAH S. CRANE, b. 01 Oct 1846; d. 1926; m. (1) JOHN CROW; m. (2) THOMAS F. COLLINS.

Notes for SARAH S. CRANE:

Was twice married: first to John Crow, and later to Thomas F. Collins. She had no children, although she raised a niece and nephew of a deceased brother. For a number of years she was a teacher in the schools of the county, later was a successful businesswoman, operating stores in Freedom and Spencer with her husband,

Mr. Collins, She was also Postmistress of Freedom.

v. ISAAC CRANE, b. 25 Oct 1847; d. 10 Jul 1864.

Notes for ISAAC CRANE:

Isaac Crane, born Oct. 25, 1847, died July 10 1864) while serving in the army during the Civil War. He was never married. Burial: 10 Jul 1864, Greene County Chapel Cemetery Section 84

11. vi. ELSBERRY WOODARD CRANE, b. 15 Jun 1849, IN, USA; d. 11 Feb 1915, North Platte, Lincoln, NE, USA.

12. vii. WILLIAM C. CRANE, b. 15 Sep 1851; d. 22 May 1929.

13. viii. EDWARD JOSEPH CRANE, b. 08 Sep 1854; d. 20 Feb 1881.

6. DANIEL DAVID4 CRANE (JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)5 was born 1823 in Monroe, IN, USA5, and died in Wayne, IA, USA5. He married (1) NANCY J WALLACE 5 1857 in Greene, IN, USA5. She was born 16 Mar 1835

in Madison, IN, USA5, and died 13 Dec 1916 in Waukena, Tulare, CA, USA5. He married (2) NANCY WALLACE 23 Aug 1853.

Notes for DANIEL DAVID CRANE:

Went to Wayne Co. Iowa prior to 23 Feb 1855.

More About DANIEL CRANE and NANCY WALLACE:

Marriage: 1857, Greene, IN, USA5

More About DANIEL CRANE and NANCY WALLACE:

Marriage: 23 Aug 1853

Children of DANIEL CRANE and NANCY WALLACE are:

i. JAMES (2)5 CRANE5, b. 1859, IA, USA5.

ii. AMANDA CRANE5, b. 1860, IA, USA5.

iii. ANNIE CRANE5, b. 1862, IA, USA5; d. 1863, ON, OR, USA5.

iv. WILLIAM (4) CRANE5, b. 1864, Jacksonville, Jackson, OR, USA5.

v. MARIA MOLLY CRANE5, b. 1867, Jacksonville, Jackson, OR, USA5.

vi. EMMA CRANE5, b. 1869, Jacksonville, Jackson, OR, USA5; d. 18985.

vii. ROBERT CRANE5, b. 1872, Jacksonville, Jackson, OR, USA5.

7. JOHN (3)4 CRANE (JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)6,7,7 was born 24 Feb 1806 in Calvert, MD, USA7,7, and died 15 Jan 1888 in Madrid, NE, USA7,7. He married ABIGAIL BURCH7 13 Aug 1829 in Greene, IN, USA7. She was born

16 May 1814 in Surry, NC, USA7, and died 09 May 1894 in Madrid, Perkins, NE, USA7.

Children of JOHN CRANE and ABIGAIL BURCH are:

i. ABIGAIL5 CRANE77.

ii. GEORGE W (2) CRANE7, b. 26 Jul 1830, Monroe, IN, USA7; d. 06 Dec 1900, Washington, Monroe, IN, USA7.

iii. CHRISTIEN J CRANE7, b. 1832, Monroe, IN, USA7.

iv. CHRISTIANA JANE CRANE7, b. 14 Sep 1832, IN, USA7.

v. JAMES D CRANE7, b. 14 Feb 18357; d. 19 Jun 18407.

vi. REBECCA S CRANE7, b. 1839, Monroe, IN, USA7.

vii. MARTHA SUSAN CRANE7, b. 15 Feb 18407.

viii. NATHANIEL T CRANE7, b. 15 Feb 18407; d. 25 Sep 18437.

ix. ELIZABETH ANN CRANE7, b. 09 Jul 1842, Monroe, IN, USA7; d. 15 Jan 1924, San Dimas, Los Angeles, CA, USA7.

x. MARY A (2) CRANE7, b. 18457.

14. xi. JOHN NATHANIEL CRANE, b. 02 Jul 1847, Monroe, IN, USA; d. 27 Nov 1933.

xii. JOSEPH W CRANE7, b. 01 Jul 1849, Monroe, IN, USA7.

xiii. MARY A CRANE7, b. 04 Jun 1854, Monroe, IN, USA7; d. 19 Jan 19327.

xiv. MARGARET A CRANE7, b. 06 Dec 1856, Monroe, IN, USA7.

Generation No. 5

8. REV. JAMES DANIEL5 CRANE (NATHANIEL4, JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)7 was born 17 Feb 1840 in Greene, IN,

USA7, and died 11 Apr 19217. He married MARTHA CARPENTER 24 Aug 1861.

Notes for REV. JAMES DANIEL CRANE:

Rev. James Daniel Crane-~ was born Feb. 17s 1840, He married Martha Carpenter and had two children; both died in infancy. He became a well known and highly respected minister in the Methodist Church. He died in the early 1920’s.

More About JAMES CRANE and MARTHA CARPENTER: Marriage: 24 Aug 1861

Children of JAMES CRANE and MARTHA CARPENTER are:

i. JOHN FREEMAN6 CRANE, b. 17 Jun 1862; d. 25 Feb 1864.

More About JOHN FREEMAN CRANE:

Burial: 25 Aug 1864, Section 9 of Greene County Chapel Cemetery8

ii. MARTHA EUGENE CRANE, d. 04 Jan 1866.

9. MARY ANN5 CRANE (NATHANIEL4, JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)9 was born 28 Apr 1842, and died 10 Jan 1877. She married (1) HOLT. She married (2) HOLLEY. She married (3) MCCORMICK.

Notes for MARY ANN CRANE:

She was married three times: Her first husband was the father , of Sephus and Amanda Holt; by her second husband, Charles Holly, one son, Charles; and by the third husband she became the mother of Jams PeCormick.

Children of MARY CRANE and HOLT are:

15. i. SEPHUS6 HOLT.

16. ii. AMANDA HOLT.

Child of MARY CRANE and HOLLEY are:

iii. CHARLEY6 HOLLEY.

Child of MARY CRANE and MCCORMICK are:

iv. JAMES6 MCCORMICK.

10. JOHN HUGH5 CRANE (NATHANIEL4, JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1) was born 04 Nov 1843, and died 13 Mar 1922. He married ANNA JOHNSON MORRISON 05 Jun 1868. She was born 21 Sep 1843, and died 01 Oct 1913.

Notes for JOHN HUGH CRANE:

He enlisted in Company C, 43rd. Infantry on August 30, 1861 later transferred to Company A 97th Indiana Infantry Regiment and was discharged June 9, 1865. He was wounded on June 15, 1864 in the battle at Lost Mountain, Ga. He was then transferred to the Indianapolis hospitals recovering from his wound, and later studied there to become a doctor, Upon his return home at the close of the war he practiced medicine for several years and was also a druggist. Hs was highly respected in the community and was noted for his keen intelligence and dry wit. He was familiarly known as Uncle John.

American Civil War Soldiers Record about John Crane

Name: John Crane ,

Residence: Solsberry, Indiana

Enlistment Date: 05 September 1864

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served: Union

State Served: Indiana

Unit Numbers: 655 655

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 05 September 1864

Enlisted in Company A, 97th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 05 September 1864.

Mustered out Company A, 97th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 09 June 1865 in Washington, DC

More About JOHN HUGH CRANE:

Military: 05 Sep 1864, Indiana10

Residence: Solsberry, Indiana10

More About JOHN CRANE and ANNA MORRISON:

Marriage: 05 Jun 1868

Children of JOHN CRANE and ANNA MORRISON are:

i. ETTA BLANCHE6 CRANE, b. 09 Mar 1870; d. 13 Feb 1919.

Notes for ETTA BLANCHE CRANE:

She was an invalid the greater part of her life. She was an accomplished musician in her young girlhood.

17. ii. EDWARD WILLIAM CRANE, b. 24 Nov 1871.

18. iii. JAMES HARLEY CRANE, b. 02 May 1876.

19. iv. WILBUR H CRANE, b. 05 May 1878.

20. v. JOHN CLYDE CRANE, b. 05 Jun 1884.

11. ELSBERRY WOODARD5 CRANE (NATHANIEL4, JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)11 was born 15 Jun 1849 in IN,

USA11, and died 11 Feb 1915 in North Platte, Lincoln, NE, USA11. He married SARAH ELIZABETH BAYS 11 Nov. 1869. She died 09 Jul 1905.

Notes for ELSBERRY WOODARD CRANE:

Left Indiana in his early manhood and settled at North Platte, Nebraska, where he was a teacher of music and a composer. He was a politician and at one time served a term as Ass. Sec. of State of Nebraska.

More About ELSBERRY CRANE and SARAH BAYS: Marriage: 11 Nov 1869

Children of ELSBERRY CRANE and SARAH BAYS are:

21. i. MATTIE C.6 CRANE, b. 30 May 1871.

22. ii. ETTA BELLE CRANE, b. 16 Mar 1874.

iii. THEBA JANE CRANE, b. 17 Oct 1875; m. JOHN ERICKSON, 1893.

More About JOHN ERICKSON and THEBA CRANE: Marriage: 1893

iv. WILEY DANIEL CRANE, b. 02 Oct 1879; m. MARY BALLI, 1918.

More About WILEY CRANE and MARY BALLI: Marriage: 1918

23. v. ANNIE MAY CRANE, b. 09 Jul 1884.

vi. BLANCHE EDITH CRANE, b. 09 Aug 1888; m. JAMES W. SMALLWOOD, 17 Oct 1910.

More About JAMES SMALLWOOD and BLANCHE CRANE:

Marriage: 17 Oct 1910

12. WILLIAM C.5 CRANE (NATHANIEL4, JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1) was born 15 Sep 1851, and died 22 May 1929.

He married SARAH JANE BURCH 07 Jun 1874. She was born 15 Oct 1850.

Notes for WILLIAM C. CRANE:

Went to Nebraska with his brother aid became a farmer,

More About WILLIAM CRANE and SARAH BURCH: Marriage: 07 Jun 1874

Children of WILLIAM CRANE and SARAH BURCH are:

24. i. SADIE AZALEA6 CRANE, b. 10 Sep 1875.

ii. ANNIE MABLE CRANE, b. 28 Mar 1877; d. 20 Jan 1880.

25. iii. HUGH NELSON CRANE, b. 24 Nov 1881.

26. iv. JOHN RAYMOND CRANE, b. 22 Jul 1883.

27. v. WILLIE OTTO CRANE, b. 24 Jul 1886.

28. vi. NINA MABEL CRANE, b. 08 Oct 1888.

13. EDWARD JOSEPH5 CRANE (NATHANIEL4, JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)11 was born 08 Sep 1854, and died 20 Feb. 1881. He married MATILDA BURCH 04 Sep 1874.

More About EDWARD CRANE and MATILDA BURCH: Marriage: 04 Sep 1874

Children of EDWARD CRANE and MATILDA BURCH are:

i. FREEL6 CRANE, m. EDNA.

ii. VICTOR CRANE, b. 07 Oct 1880; d. Jun 1919; m. LENA.

29. iii. PHEBE CRANE, b. 08 Apr 1878.

14. JOHN NATHANIEL5 CRANE (JOHN (3)4, JAMES3, SAMPSON2, JOHN1)11 was born 02 Jul 1847 in Monroe, IN, USA11, and died 27 Nov 193311. He married SUSAN FULTZ12 18 Mar 1867, daughter of DANIEL FULTZ and ELIZABETH TODD. She was born 28 Mar 1848 in Wellsville, Columbiana, OH12, and died 06 Jul 1935.

Notes for JOHN NATHANIEL CRANE:

John Crane was very strict and used his cane to discipline with. Susan ran a boarding house in CA, probably because of whatever caused John to walk with a cane. Perhaps an old war wound? Susan was of Pennsylvania Dutch and German blood. She used to make 12 quilts a year. Crazy quilts for the boys and regular for the girls. She could not read and worked in a Penn. Cigar factory. (Smoked a cigar and drank wine in the cellar. Her brother died at14 in Andersonville VA. He was a soldier in the Union Army and was captured by the South, held prisoner, got sick and died there.

More About JOHN CRANE and SUSAN FULTZ: Marriage: 18 Mar 1867

Children of JOHN CRANE and SUSAN FULTZ are:

i. DANIEL LEROY6 CRANE12, b. 07 Jun 1884, Stanford, Monroe Cty IN12; m. RUBY REYNOLDS12; b. 24 Aug

1888, Menifee (San Diego County) CA12.

Notes for DANIEL LEROY CRANE:

Roy, as he was called, was a happy kind of guy and loved to play the guitar and sing. His wife Ruby played the piano and accordion. They were a complete band when Roy added the Harmonica and his foot pedal drum to the ensemble. Roy was a Methodist and learned to speak Spanish. Grandma met him when she was in high school in Perris, CA. Her dad was the Postmaster there.

Notes for RUBY REYNOLDS:

Ruby was the golden haired songbird, and played the organ, sang when she was not riding. Her hair was so golden that a $20.00 gold piece could be hidden in her hair, and frequently was. Unfortunately at that time women were not given a college education. Ruby finished high school and that was considered enough. But she continued to read and educate herself. She married Roy (Daniel Leroy) Crane, one of the harvest hands who was a clean and high principled man.

Brothers and sisters of Daniel Leroy Crane (notes from Marjorie Crane, daughter of Daniel Leroy Crane)

ii. WES CRANE. – Went to Modesto

iii. MOLLY CRANE. – Live to 100 in Perris, CA, Postmistress

iv. LUTHER CRANE. Costa Mesa, CA, m. Letha Butler

v. GUS CRANE. – Bakersfield to Santa Maria, Big game hunter, horses, oranges, m. Evie, Doris, bonnie, Juanita

vi. BERTHA CRANE. m. Stanley (Reesey) Womack, Cottonwood, CA

vii. NANNIE CRANE. Lived to age 93, So CA, m. R Bussie

viii. LILLIAN CRANE.- Went to Florida, m. Roy Plano

ix. EARL CRANE.

x. SADIE CRANE. m/ Leslie Hershy, Elsinore, CA

xi. LESLIE.

xii. DANIEL LEROY m. Ruby Reynolds, Perris, CA.

xii. EVELYN (Evie) m. Hamblin, Long Beach, CA

Children of Daniel Leroy Crane and Ruby Rhoda Reynolds:

Lillian Imogene Crane –b.-December 24, 1909 , d. 1994– One son, Daniel Willoughby

Daniel Ellis Crane -b. February 22, 1911 , d. ?– Daniel Ellis and Harvey Andrew

Marjorie Evelyn Crane- b.-August 3, 1912, d. 1997 – Three children, Michael Paul, Jim Bland and Linda Lou Schreiber

Barbara Worth Crane- b.-November 14, 1913, d. 198? – One son, Dick Davis

Stanley Wyman Crane- b.- June 28, 1915, d. 199?- Two sons- Stanley Richard and Wyman Leroy Crane

Elmer Leslie Crane – b.- January 25, 1919- d. 199? One son, one daughter, Bill and Judy

Marcia Lois Crane – b.-June 5, 1927-Three daughters, Marcia Ann, Paula and Pamela Munson

David Alan Crane – b.- September 17, 1930 – 7- David, Steven, Thomas, Nancy, John, Robert , Mary.

DANIEL LEROY (ROY) AND RUBY CRANE

NANNY

Ellis, Lillian, Barbara, Margie, Stan

Roy and Ruby Crane and their eight children, Lillian, Marjorie, Barbara, Marcia, Leslie, David, Stanley and Ellis.

NOTES*

From: Kent Crane [mailto:kentcrane@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:36 PM
To: linda@pollett.net
Subject: CRANE

I was just visiting your website on Crane Family History.  I have been working on a Crane Family history and have traced my family back to a James Crane who was born in Maryland but moved to Stanford IN and had five children with a Nancy Butler/Crane.  The five children were Nathaniel, Daniel, Susan, Eliza & John.  I am a descendant of Nathaniel Crane but have little information about the other children.  I do have that Susan Crane was born on July 16,1848 and died October 29, 1911, was married to John Morris and is buried in the Greene County Chapel Cemetery just west of Stanford, IN.

I had a 1st cousin 4 times removed named John N. Crane that was born 7/2/1847 and died 11/27/1933.  His father was John Crane who was married to Abigail Burch.  John's father was James Crane whose father was Sampson Crane whose father was another John Crane born in Calvert MD in 1710.   I have nothing further on John N. Crane but it sounds like he married Susan Fultz.   I would be happy to add any info you have on John N. Crane and his descendants and email you what I have on the Crane family.  Right now I have information on approximately 140 Crane relatives going back to 1710.  Ironically I too am a "John Crane"  (John Kenton Crane) but go by the name of Kent.

Kent Crane