Lawrence Henry Cramer

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Obituary
Anderson Daily Bulletin
Anderson, Indiana
Thursday, Jan. 27, 1966

Lawrence H. Cramer

Lawrence H. Cramer, 79, 937 Cambridge Dr., Wabash, father of Mrs. Helen Motto of Anderson, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday at a nursing home in Wabash.

Mr. Cramer was a lifetime resident of the Wabash area. He was a retired employee of the Brown Trucking Company, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Suriving are his wfe, Amy; two daughters, Mrs. Motto of Anderson and Mrs. Fred Rantz of Wabash; a son, Robert Cramer of Indianapolis; several grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hoover-Miner Funeral Home in Wabash by Re. E. Dean Findley. Burial will be in the Fall Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2013 from the image of the obituary on FindAGrave)

Dean Cramer instead listed his wife as Amy Marie HILL.

(Research):

From FindAGrave:

1910: Residing w parents, 86 Sherman Street, Wabash, Indiana. Single. Occupation: Teaming - street work.

1917: Residing 658 West Main Street, Wabash, Indiana. Married w 2 children. Occupation: Laborer - United Paperboard Co.

1920: Residing 255 North Carroll Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Amy; parents of Helen and Robert. Occupation: Laborer.

1920 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Wabash Ward 2, Noble Twp
Enumerated 5 Jan 1920
SD 11 ED 193 Sheet 3B
255-68-68
Kramer, Lawrence Head M W 34 m Ind Ind Ind Drayman Truck
Kramer, Amy Wf F W 22 M Ind Ind Ind
Hill (LINED THROUGH), Helen Dtr F W 13 S Wisc Ind Ind
Cramer, Robert Son M W 6 S Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Edward Brother M W 37 S Ind Ind Ind Foreman Paper Mill


1930 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp, Wabash City
Enumerated 8 Apr 1930
ED 85-9 SD 4 Sheet 7A Stamped 103
80-178-155
Cramer, Lawrence H Head M W 44 m 25 Ind Ind Ind Factory Worker Table Slide
Cramer, Amay M Wf F W 33 m 25 Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Robert L Son m W 16 M Ind Ind Ind
Cramer, Alice L Dtr F W 1 S Ind Ind Ind

1940 Census
Indiana, Wabash County, Noble Twp Ward 3
Enumerated April 12, 1940
SD 5 ED 85-16 Sheet 9B
336
Cramer, Lawrence Head M W M Ind Same Place
Cramer, Amy Wf F W 54 M Ind Same Place Cook Restaurant
Cramer, Alice L Dtr F W 11 S Ind Same Place


1942: Residing 336 West Canal Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Amy. Employer: Brown Trucking Co.

1953: Residing 734 North Spring Street, Wabash, Indiana. Husband of Amy.

(Courtesy of Friends of Falls Cemetery)

Lawrence married Amy M. Wilhelm about 1910. Amy was born on 6 Dec 1885 in Wabash County, Indiana; died in Apr 1974 in Wabash County, Indiana; was buried in Falls Memorial Gardens, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]