Clinton A. Cramer

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name: Clinton Cramer
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Huntington County, Indiana, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 06 Jun 1881
birthplace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1504013
digital folder number: 005248347
image number: 01117
Collection: Clinton Cramer, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Census
Indiana, Huntington County, Jefferson
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD ED 100 Sheet 5B
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

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth V. Long. Elizabeth was born on 18 Nov 1883 in Indiana; died on 9 Aug 1964; was buried in Mount Etna Cemetery, Mount Etna, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edna Cramer was born about 1905 in Huntington County, Indiana; and died.
2. William A. Cramer was born on 30 Jul 1906 in Huntington County, Indiana; died on 14 Feb 2003 in Huntington County, Indiana; was buried in Mount Etna Cemetery, Mount Etna, Huntington County, Indiana.
3. Ruth Cramer was born about 1908 in Huntington County, Indiana; and died.
4. Jessie L. Cramer was born about 1911 in Huntington County, Indiana; and died.

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

William married Catherine Cross about 1877. Catherine was born in Feb 1853 in Ohio; died about 1922 in Huntington County, Indiana; was buried in Mount Etna Cemetery, Mount Etna, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Her parents were of German descent and came to Huntington county, Indiana, at an early day, moving from Fairfield county, Ohio."

From a Biography of her husband.

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

Notes:

A biography of his son, posted online at the Ancestry.com Message Board for Huntington County, Indiana, notes that

"Joseph L. Cramer, also a native of York county, Pennsylvania, and was crippled in 1861, being unable to perform manual labor. He was one of nine children, six sons and three daughters. He learned the trade of a shoemaker, and in the fall of 1856 came to Huntington county, Indiana, settling on a farm near the village of Pleasant Plain, and there plied his craft. It was not long before he gained an enviable reputation for his skill and the thoroughness of his work, and the entire neighborhood came to him when they wanted shoes made. He would take the leather and fashion a boot or shoe from the very first step to its completion, ready for the wearer. He loved children, and it did not take the little folks long to find out that he was their friend. His shop was their headquarters and he never failed to show his appreciation of them and a deep interest in all the little affairs which make up the world of childhood, and he was a prime favorite among all the children."

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Indiana, Huntington County, Jefferson Twp, P. O. Huntington
Enumerated 5 Aug 1870
Pages 5 and 6 Stamped 138
41-41
Cramer, Joseph 41 M W Shoemaker $625 $260 Pa
Cramer. Ann 35 F W Keeping House Pa
Cramer, William 16 M W At Home Pa
Cramer, Alice 17 F W Pa
Cramer, Ann 13 F W Ind

Joseph married Anna Maria Brennerman before 1852. Anna was born in Jun 1835 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 27 Jun 1911; was buried in Mount Etna Cemetery, Mount Etna, Huntington County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"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."

From a biographical sketch of her son, William Cramer

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

Notes:

Lived on a farm southeast of Helfer. Clarence E. Cramer writes that his baptismal sponsors were Johann Lorentz and Anna Maria (Emigh) Cramer

FindAGrave notes that his headstone may be the one between his wife's stone and the stone of his father but his stone is almost unreadable. If it isn't that stone his stone may have been destroyed over time but he is buried in this cemetery. Chuck Winter shows his date of death as 30 October 1840.

Edith Beard Cannon, in "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, writes that an Administation Bond (2N, 174) was posted on November 7, 1840 for the Estate of Laurence Cramer of Codorus Township, Henry Cramer Administrator. This book is lost. January 3, 1843, Henry Cramer, administrator reported that in pursuance of a Court order dated Jan. 5, 1841, the sale of the following was conducted: No. 1, containing 50 acres sold to Christian MECKLEY for $311.41 1/2; No. 2, containing 19 acres, to John ROHRBACH for $189.43 3/4; No. 3, containing 80 acres, the homestead part, to Catherine Lehman for $298.12 1/2; No. 4, containing 9 acres, to Joseph GRAYBILL for $85.81 (Orphans Court Dockets, U. 145). P

Johann married Anna Maria "Mary" Lehman about 1823 in York County, Pennsylvania. Anna (daughter of Anton Lehmann and Catarina Emigh) was born on 15 Jun 1792 in Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Nov 1875 in York County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Saint Jacobs (Stone Church Cemetery), Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also shown as "Polly" by some.

At the time of the 1860 and 1870 Federal census, she was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Julia Ann and Benjamin Hildebrand in Codorus, York County, PA. In 1860 she was listed as Mary Cramer, age 66, Widow, and born in Pennsylvania. In 1870 she was again shown as Mary Cramer, but her age was shown as 87, apparently in error.