 1817 - 1898 (80 years)
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| Name |
Joseph S. Crane |
| Birth |
27 Dec 1817 |
Baltimore, MD  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
17 Apr 1898 |
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV [2, 3] |
- Obituary of Joseph S. Crane, Jr.
Death of Capt. Crane
It is with much sorrow that we learn of the death of Capt. Joseph S. Crane, which occurred, as we learned from our Meadow Bluff correspondent, at the home of Mrs. Hines, on Mill Creek, near Rupert's [sic], last Sunday, the 17th instant. Capt. Crane was a native of Baltimore, Md., and the last of the immediate family of the late Joseph S. Crane, who moved from Maryland to this county many years ago.
When a young man, Capt. Crane served for about three years in the United States navy, and visited, during this time, many parts of the world. He was a Captain in the State militia here in Greenbrier, prior to the late war, and thus got the title of Captain. When the war between the States broke out, he volunteered in the first company that left the county under command of the late Capt. Rob't F. Dennis.
Capt. Crane was a printer by trade, and at one time edited the 'Era' published here in Lewisburg. He worked for some years in the Independent and during the summer season did the job printing at the White Sulphur Springs. The Captain was charitable to a fault, giving away all he ever made to relatives and friends. He never married, and was about 79 years of age. His body was laid to rest in the burying ground art Amwell Church, besides his brother Edward, who died about twelve years ago.
Published in The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXXII, Number 48, April 21, 1898.
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| Burial |
20 Apr 1898 |
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV [1] |
| Person ID |
I38 |
Crane Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
14 Dec 2025 |
| Father |
Joseph S. Crane, b. Cal 1785, New York d. 6 Apr 1839, Baltimore, MD (Age 54 years) |
| Mother |
Catharine Zopp, b. Abt 1785, Maryland d. Abt 1832, Baltimore, MD (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Oct 1808 |
Baltimore, MD [4, 5] |
- Joseph and Catherine were married by Reverend Kurtz of the Zion Lutheran Church as reported by the October 27, 1808 edition of the Baltimore Whig newspaper.
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| Family ID |
F10 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Unmarried and no known issue
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| Sources |
- [S319] Obituary, CRANE, Capt. Joseph S., Jr., (21 Apr 1898, Volume XXXII, Number 48.), 5047.
- [S319] Obituary, CRANE, Capt. Joseph S., Jr., (21 Apr 1898, Volume XXXII, Number 48.), 7 Mar 2001, 5047. (Reliability: 2).
- [S242] Greenbrier County, Register of Deaths, Greenbrier County, (Greenbrier County Courthouse, Lewisburg, WV), 14 Jan 2017, 15. (Reliability: 3).
- [S120] Crane - Zopp Marriage, Zion Lutheran Church, 7 May 2001, 44. (Reliability: 3).
Joseph Crane & Catherine Zopp
- [S133] Crane - Zopp Marriage, Baltimore Evening Post, 29 Aug 1999, 47. (Reliability: 3).
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