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Henrich "Henry" Cramer

Male 1795 - 1865  (69 years)


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  • Name Henrich "Henry" Cramer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Nickname Henry 
    Born 18 Oct 1795  York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Aug 1865  York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6, 7
    Buried Saint Jacobs (Stone Church Cemetery), Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Notes 
    • Dean Cramer writes that Henry had 9 children, 8 by his first wife Eva, and one by his second wife Anna. His birth and death dates were obtained from his headstone at St. Jacob's.
      FindAGrave shows that he was a lawyer, and also liked to write music.

      Edith Beard Cannon notes, in "Genealogical Reports for The Historical Society of York County, Vol. XXIX, p. 49, Evidence of the Cramer Families of York before the year 1850 REVISED" published 1843, that Henry Cramer was the administrator of the estate of his mother, Sophia Cramer, of his brother Laurence/Lorentz, also in 1843; and of Elizabeth Cramer, relationship not known, of Codorus Township in 1847. Clarence E. Cramer writest that he also administered the estate of George Krebs on April 1, 1847. (page 60).
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      Pennsylvania, York County, South Codorus Twp
      Enumerated 15 Nov 1850
      Stamped 354
      69-69
      Elias and Mary Cramer and family
      70-70
      Henry Cramer 54 M Farmer 5000 Penn
      Anna M Cramer 55 F Penn
      Henrietta Cramer 31 F Penn
      Henry Cramer 20 M Penn
      Priscilla Cramer 14 F Penn
      Martin Cramer 8 M Penn
      Louisa Cramer 5 F Penn
      Wm. A Slough 29 M Physician Penn

      1860 Census
      Pennsylvania, York County, Codorus Twp, PO Hetricks
      Enumerated 25 July 1860
      Page 35
      235-264
      Henry Cramer 64 M Carpenter 10,000 2,000 Pa
      Precilla Cramer 22 F House Domestic Pa
      Leah Sherman 39 F Widow $--- $200 Pa
      Delila Sherman 11 F Pa
      236-265
      Henry L Cramer 29 M Farmer $--- $825 Pa
      Caroline Cramer 21 F Wf Pa
      Joanna Emma Cramer 11/12 F Pa
      Henry Koller 14 M Pa
    Person ID I7700  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Johann Helfer Cramer,   b. 22 Sep 1753, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1833, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Sophia Neudig,   b. 19 Sep 1761, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1839, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1785  York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8
    • The DAR Patriot Index shows the following: Kramer, Helfer b 1753 PA died 9-22--1833 PA Pvt PA PNSR WPNS Married to Sophia Neidig. His baptism was by Jacob Lischy.

      Clarence Cramer's family history shows that they were Married by Parson Shrader, Lutheran Clergyman. Dean Cramer notes this was probably a reference to Johann Daniel Schroeder, pastor of St. Matthew's, and instead has the date of marriage as 5 May 1785.

    Family ID F3320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eva Maria Lehmann,   b. 9 Dec 1794, Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1833, Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married Abt 1812  [3, 4, 9, 10
    Children 
     1. Maria Ann Cramer,   b. Mar 1817, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lea Cramer,   b. 23 Jul 1818, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Solomon Cramer,   b. 14 Feb 1820, South Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elias Cramer,   b. Abt 1821, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Christina Cramer,   b. 23 Dec 1823, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1896  (Age 72 years)
     6. Lieut. Israel L. Cramer,   b. 17 Aug 1826, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1900, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Sophia Henrietta "Harriet" Cramer,   b. 15 Jan 1829, South Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1908, Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     8. Henry Lehmann Cramer,   b. May 1830, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1912  (Age ~ 81 years)
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F3715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna Maria Stick,   b. 20 Mar 1794, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1851, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married Bef 1836  [2, 4, 5, 11
    • Rosalie Sommer shows that they had four additional children, Levi, Anna Maria, Martin Henry and Louisa, all born in South Codorus township.
    Children 
     1. Julia Ann Priscilla Cramer,   b. 6 May 1836, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1903  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F3716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Susannah Shaeffer,   b. Between 1795 and 1830,   d. Bef 1860  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1853  York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Register of Wills and Marriages
      York County Court House

      Henry Cramer, son of John H. Cramer and wife Sophia Cramer of Codorus Township, Carpenter, married Susannah Rice, daughter of John Shaeffer and Elizabeth Shaeffer, Ap. 12, 1853, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, York, married by Reverand Andrew Berg of Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania.

      Source: Edith Beard Cannon notes, in "Genealogical Reports for The Historical Society of York County, Vol. XXIX, p. 50b, Evidence of the Cramer Families of York before the year 1850 REVISED" published 1843

    Last Modified 25 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F4940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Oct 1795 - York County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Apr 1853 - York County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Aug 1865 - York County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Jacobs (Stone Church Cemetery), Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.), Pennsylvania, York County, South Codorus Twp Enumerated 15 Nov 1850 Stamped 354 70-70 (Reliability: 3).

    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.), # 52092495 (Reliability: 3).

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

    4. [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. 17 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [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. 17, 32 Age 69 years 9 months 24 days (Reliability: 3).

    7. [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, instead shows DOD as 13 Aug 1864 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [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.), # 52092285 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [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.), # 52092854 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [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 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [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.), # 103315572 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [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. 50b (Reliability: 3).