Obituary : Thomas Crane, Bloomington World Telephone, August 16, 1948

Thanks to the folks at the Monroe County, Indiana Public Library, I was able to obtain a copy of the obituary of my maternal 3rd-great granduncle, Thomas Crane (1871-1948), the husband of Mary Florence Gilliland.  The obituary appeared in the August 16, 1948 edition of the World Telephone in Bloomington, Indiana.

THOMAS CRANE DIES AT HOME SUNDAY MORNING

Thomas Franklin Crane, 77-year old former grocery store owner at New Unionville, died Sunday at 7 a.m. at his home, Bloomington Route Five.  He had been ill for the past year and bedfast for 10 weeks.  Death was attributed to complications.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Allen chapel with Rev. W.C. Chafin officiating.  Interment will be in Payne cemetery.  The remains will continue to lie in state at the mortuary.

Pall bearers for the services will be George, John, Elmer, Austin Crane, Horace White and Virgil Emmerett.  Flower bearers will be Sadie, Ruth and Alice Crane, Josie White, Olive Emmerett and Elizabeth Baxter.

Born in Greene county May 9, 1871, Mr. Crane was the son of George and Martha Anderson Crane. He had lived in the New Unionville community for many years, later moving to Kirby, then to the George Deckard property which he purchased and moved into some three months ago.

Survivors include two sons, Millard of Indianapolis, Robert Lee who is serving in the Navy in China; six daughters, Dorothy and Louise at home and Mrs. William Ruggles and Mrs. Robert Balser, both of Monroe county, and Mrs. William Webel and Mrs. Floyd Kerchner, both of Cincinnati; one brother, J. Wesley Crane of Los Angeles and four grandchildren. 

 

The obituary gives me some clues regarding the residences of his children at the time of his death and adds biographical details for me to update in my database.

 

Obituary : Mrs. Thomas Crane, Bloomington Telephone, May 7, 1924

Thanks to the folks at the Monroe County, Indiana Public Library, I was able to obtain a copy of the obituary of my maternal 3great-grandaunt, Mary Florence (Gilliland) Crane (1887-1924).  The obituary appeared in the May 7, 1924 edition of the Telephone in Bloomington, Indiana.

DEATH OF MRS. THOS. CRANE

Mrs. Thomas Crane, at Unionville, died Tuesday afternoon of uremic poisoning after being sick 3 weeks, age 37.  The husband and six children survive, including an infant.  She was a member of the Baptist church and the daughter of Mary Gililan and sister of Mrs. Daniel Stevens of this city.

Funeral Thursday at 10 o'clock at Baptist church of Unionville and burial at Payne cemetery.

There were a couple of spelling errors on the names - her mother's name was Mary Ellen (Swafford) Gilliland and her half sister's name (Delia) was Mrs. Daniel Stivers.  Curiously, her brother William Everett Gilliland was not mentioned in this obituary.

Shaky Leaves : Thomas Crane household, 1930 census Johnson County, Indiana

Found the 1930 census record of the family of my maternal 2nd-great granduncle and family, Thomas Franklin Crane in the 1930 census of Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana through Ancestry.com's hints on my LeMaster & Allied Family Tree.

1930 US Census, Johnson County, Indiana, population schedule, Edinburgh, enumeration district (ED) 41-1, SD 11, sheet 17A, dwelling 454, family 461, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 January 2016); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

Thomas was a widower, his wife Mary Florence (Gilliland) Crane having died in 1924 in Monroe County, Indiana.  In 1930, he was enumerated as a Retail merchant, running a grocery, and rented his home for $ 11 per month.  His age was 59, born in Indiana, as were his parents.

Listed in the household were his daughters, Georgiana, age 18; Grace, age 16; Dorothy, age 13; Mary, age 11; and Louise, age 9; all born in Indiana.

Prior to this find, I did not realize that the family had moved from Monroe County over to Johnson County, or that he was involved in the grocery business.

If you have any additional information about this family, I would love to hear from you.

Shaky Leaves : Grace Lucille Crane Balser (1914-1996)

I located the FindAGrave memorial for Grace Lucille (Crane) Balser (1914-1996), my maternal first cousin 3 times removed, thanks to a hint from Ancestry.com.   Grace was the daughter of Thomas Franklin and Mary Florence (Gilliland) Crane.

Her memorial contained an obituary, which helps confirm the relationship and gives additional information about her daughter and her occupation.  In addition, this find allowed me to locate her husband's memorial as well.

Prior to this find, I did not have the name of Grace's spouse or her death date and location.

If you have any additional information on this family, I would love to hear from you.

Crane obits ordered

Ordered two more obituaries from the Monroe County Public Library. They have been very fast in the past and the convenience of paying via PayPal is a plus.

The obituaries I requested were for my maternal 2nd-great grandaunt and uncle, Thomas Franklin & Mary Florence (Gilliland) Crane.

Mary Florence's obituary appeared in the May 7, 1924 edition of the Bloomington Telephone.  She was only 36 years old.

Thomas' obituary appeared in the August 16, 1948 edition of Bloomington World-Telephone.  He was 76 years old.

I will be interested to see what, if any, additional clues will come from these obituaries.

Shaky Leaves : Thomas Crane household, 1910 census Monroe County, Indiana

Found the 1910 census record of my maternal 2nd-great grandaunt and uncle, Thomas F. and Mary Florence (Gilliland) Crane in the 1910 census of Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana through Ancestry.com's hints on my LeMaster & Allied Family Tree.

1910 US Census, Monroe County, Indiana, population schedule, Bloomington Township, enumeration district (ED) 126, SD 2, sheet 2B, dwelling 34, family 34, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 January 2016); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

Thomas was listed as a 32 year old married farmer, who had been married twice, married for four years this marriage.  He was born in Indiana, his father was born in Indiana and his mother was born in Kentucky.  He could read and write and spoke English.  His wife, Mary, was 23 years old and was the mother of 2 children, both living.  She was born in Indiana, her father was born in Kentucky and her mother born in Indiana.  No occupation was listed, and she could read and write and speak English.

Children listed in the household were Millard, age 6, born in Indiana; Martha E., age 3, born in Indiana; and Hellen, aged 6 months, born in Indiana.  Also living in the household was Thomas' brother, Horace E. Crane, aged 33, born in Illinois, a farmer.

Before I had located this record, I did not realize that Thomas had been previously married.  From checking with cousin Judy, I learned that his first wife's name was Bertha Brummett and she died a few years after their marriage.

If you have any additional information on this family, I would love to hear from you.

GEDmatch Comparison : Cousin Judy

Submitted my raw DNA file from 23andMe to the free third party tool, GEDmatch.com for comparison.  GEDmatch allows users from the three main testing sites, 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA and Ancestry.com upload their raw data files and then the software will compare your autosomal DNA for matches.

While waiting on my file M170652 to be processed for the "one to many" matches, I was able to compare my file using the "one to one" match of my cousin, Judy.  We had corresponded years ago, and recently reconnected on Facebook. Judy and I connect on my maternal side and has her mother's file at GEDmatch.

This was the comparison that GEDmatch did on the DNA file of Mildred Crane Moore and myself.

 

The prediction was 3.4 generations to the MRCA (most recent common ancestor).

Mary Ellen Swafford (common ancestor)

Ida Davis & unknown                               Mary Florence Gilliland & Thomas Crane  (half sisters)

June Gilliland & Clemon Lambertson            Mildred Louise Crane & Merrill L. Moore (1^st cousins)
Bonnie Lambertson & William Wright           Judy Moore & Troy Hill (2^nd cousins)
Gloria Wright & Ord LeMaster                     

Travis LeMaster

Judy and my mom are 2nd cousins once removed, and Judy and I are 2nd cousins twice removed.  Though we already knew this on paper, it's nice to have the connection confirmed through DNA.

I'm eagerly awaiting GEDmatch fully processing my files, so that I can match with other cousins and begin sharing.  Another feature of the site is the ability to compare GEDCOMs.  I've uploaded a GEDCOM there as well, and the file number is 924805.

On This Day : August 6

1656 - Samuel NEWBOLD born.  Samuel was the son of Michael NEWBOLD and Anne CLAYTON.


1674 - James PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.


1721 - William Edwin CRANDALL born.  William was the son of Joseph CRANDALL and Ann LANGWORTHY.


1752 - Peleg MAXSON born.  Peleg was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1760 - Johannes BYERS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Johannes was the son of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1775 - Nancy MAXSON born.  Nancy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.


1812 - Daniel FISHER married Susannah REEVES.  Daniel was the son of George FISHER and Mary ________.  Daniel was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.


1812 - William WARDLAW died in Brownstown, Michigan.  William was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1837 - Sarah Wilhelmina MAXSON born.  Sarah was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1847 - William D. KING born in Madison County, Indiana. William was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1848 - Alfred Annison SWAFFORD born.  Alfred was the son of Alfred Annison SWAFFORD and Nancy AHL.


1849 - Letha Jane MORRISTON born in Mason County, Virginia.  Letha was the daughter of Clemont MORRISTON and Catherine LEMASTERS.


1865 - Ellanora Jane McLANE born in Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio.  Ellanora was the daughter of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1872 - Thomas W. SWAFFORD born.  Thomas was the son of John Hubert SWAFFORD and Eliza WOODEN.


1890 - Amelia Matilda SAUER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Amelia was the daughter of Edward J. SAUER and Amelia RITT.  Amelia was Corinne's 2x-great grandmother.


1900 - Leslie GROENENDYKE born in Arkansas.  Leslie was the daughter of Frank GROENENDYKE and Lydia ROHLS.


1907 - Martha Helen CRANE born.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1908 - Walter WILDT married Augusta Elizabeth BURGDORF in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Walter was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.


1910 - James Grover SWAFFORD born in Rayville, Missouri.  James was the son of Thomas A. SWAFFORD and Lora E. McCANLESS.


1959 - Wiley Riddle CHEW died.  Wiley was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Mary Jane RIDDLE.

On This Day : June 24

1663 - Mehitable HUTCHINSON died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Mehitable was the daughter of Ralph HUTCHINSON and Alice _______.


1681 - Joseph PIERCE married Mary RICHARDSON.  Joseph was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1718 - Robert WRIGHT married Elizabeth HENDERSON in Logie, Perth, Scotland.  Robert was the son of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James HENDERSON and Janet ALEXANDER.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.


1735 - Hannah CHANDLER died in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.  Hannah was the daughter of Thomas CHENEY and Jane ATKINSON.


1747 - Mary MILLIKAN born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1755 - Matthew OSBORNE married Mary REYNOLDS in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Matthew was the son of Matthew OSBORNE and Isabel DODSON.  Mary was the daughter of William REYNOLDS and Mary BROWN.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.


1755 - Samuel PIERCE born.  Samuel was the son of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.


1758 - Richard MENDENHALL married Jane THORNBURGH in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Richard was the son of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.


1787 - Hannah WRIGHT born.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert WRIGHT and Catherine APPLEGATE.


1832 - Abbie F. PEPPER born.  Abbie was the daughter of William PEPPER and Eliza PIERCE.


1843 - Austin P. HATCH born.  Austin was the son of Jethro HATCH and Minerva P. PIERCE.


1849 - George Washington PENISTEN born in Indiana.  George was the son of George Washington PENISTEN and Sarah MUSTARD.


1885 - Eva R. HALEY born in Jay County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of Benjamin H. HALEY and Louisa HUTTENBOCKER.


1890 - Levi WARDLOW died in Brown County, Ohio.  Levi was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.


1898 - Hazel May ANDERSON born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  Hazel was the daughter of Samuel Wallace ANDERSON and Lydie Louisa HALL.


1904 - Merritt Stanley HUBER born.  Merritt was the son of Vernon Dwight HUBER and Gertrude MAURER.


1918 - Helen Ruby CRANE died.  Helen was the daughter of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1934 - David William CROCKETT died.  David was the son of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.

On This Day : May 6

1635 - Thomas PIERCE married Elizabeth COLE in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth ________.  They were my 10x-great grandparents.


1716 - Naomi MAXSON born.  Naomi was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Content ROGERS.


1776 - James WARDLAW born.  James was the son of James WARDLAW and Martha STEELE.


1807 - Silas HIATT married Anna CLARY.  Silas was the son of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1848 - Samuel WARDLOW died in Brown County, Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY. Samuel was my 5x-great grandfather.


1885 - Daniel LEWIS married Alpha M. RICHARDSON in Huntington County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.


1895 - Sarah Catherine PENISTEN born in Starke County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of George Washington PENISTEN and Jemimah STIGLEMAN.


1924 - Mary Florence CRANE died in Monroe County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Robert Farrell GILLILAND and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.


1958 - Wyatt CUMMINGS died.  Wyatt was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.

On This Day : March 29

1679 - James WRIGHT born in Loss, Scotland.  James was the son of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.


1704 - Elizabeth HAZELTINE died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nicholas LONGHORNE and Mary CROSBY.  Elizabeth was my 9x great-grandmother.


1739 - William HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  William was the son of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.


1747 - John STOCKTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  John was the son of Richard STOCKTON and Abigail BLOOMFIELD.  John was my 8x great-grandfather.


1786 - Charity MILLS married Peter DILLON in North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Hur MILLS and Rachel HARROLD.


1809 - Caleb BEALS married Anna COOK.  Caleb was the son of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1812 - Ruth MARSHILL died in Orange County, North Carolina.  Ruth was the daughter of Joshua HADLEY and Mary ROWLAND.


1814 - Richard CHEW died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of John CHEW and Ann JENNINGS.


1837 - Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE married Anna Margareth Ilsbein HENNING.  Heinrich was the son of Christian Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Catherine BRINKHOFF.


1838 - Charles CANADAY married Jane FRAZIER.  Charles was the son of Charles CANADAY and Sarah RUSSELL.


1841 - Hancock TAYLOR died.  Hancock was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.


1843 - William H. REYNOLDS married Selina CARTER in Bracken County, Kentucky.  William was the son of Isaac REYNOLDS and Christina HECK.


1849 - Luman W. LEMASTERS born in Logan County, Ohio.  Luman was the son of John LEMASTERS and Mary H. BAKER.


1856 - Clarissa A. WRIGHT born in Brown County, Ohio.  Clarissa was the daughter of John WRIGHT and Anna WARDLOW.


1889 - Richard D. SILLS born in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  Richard was the son of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.


1889 - Ruth Alice SILLS born in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana.  Ruth was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.  Ruth was Eileen's great-grandmother.


1899 - Sarah Ann HANEY died.  Sarah was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1901 - Anna May SILLS married Aaron B. ROCKEY in Wabash County, Indiana.  Anna was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.


1920 - John Leon CRANE died.  John was the son of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1928 - Homer Hanley PEFLEY married Flossie Irene LEWIS in Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana.  Homer was the son of Albert Duffey PEFLEY and Sarah May PEEPLES.

Today in my database : Mary Ellen Swafford (b. August 30, 1854)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 3rd-great grandmother, Mary Ellen Swafford.

Mary Ellen was born August 30, 1854 near Stinesville, Monroe Co., IN., the daughter of Peter Kirkpatrick and Mary Ann (Crockett) Swafford. Mary Ellen married July 2, 1873 in Monroe Co., IN to James Austin Davis, son of Austin and Fanny (Reynolds) Davis. James was born 1850 in Monroe Co., IN and died June 12, 1909 in Logansport, Cass Co., IN. They divorced before 1884. Mary Ellen married secondly on November 15, 1884 in Monroe Co., IN to Robert Farrell Gilliland, son of William John and Margaret Ann (Wilson) Gilliland. Robert was born November 27, 1849 in Pulaski Co., KY, and died August 4, 1916 in Whitehall, Monroe Co., IN. Mary Ellen died January 28, 1932 near Dolan, Monroe Co., IN.

Children of James Austin and Mary Ellen (Swafford) Davis are as follows :
i. Ida Davis b. July 2, 1874 d. August 2, 1900 m. Samuel Hancock m(2) Carrie Morris
ii. Dealie Davis b. July 1877 d. 1961 m. Daniel Stivers

Children of Robert Farrell and Mary Ellen (Swafford) Gilliland are as follows :
iii. William Everett Gilliland b. August 24, 1885 d. July 7, 1963 m. Maude Arthur
iv. Mary Florence Gilliland b. July 8, 1887 d. May 6, 1924 m. Thomas Franklin Crane

I descend from James Austin and Mary Ellen (Swafford) Davis through their daughter, Ida, as follows :
Mary Ellen Swafford and James Austin Davis
Ida Davis and _________
June Kirk Davis and Clemon Beals Lambertson (my great-grandparents)