 1827 - 1891 (64 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin Franklin Crane |
| Birth |
3 Mar 1827 |
Baltimore, MD  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
9 Jun 1891 |
Laurel Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, WV [3, 4] |
- Obituary - Benjamin Franklin Crane
Obituary as published in the The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXVI, Number 3, June 18, 1891
DIED
On Wednesday, June 10th, 1891, at his home on Laurel Creek mountain in Meadow Bluff District, this county, Mr. Benjamin F. Crane, in the 67th year of his age.
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| Person ID |
I39 |
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 [5, 6] |
- 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 |
| Family |
Hannah McClung, b. Cal 1830, Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA d. 24 Oct 1895, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Aug 1850 |
Greenbrier County, VA [7] |
- Wedding notice as published in the Lewisburg Chronicle, Volume VI, Number 24, September 5, 1850, Page 3:
Married - On Thursday last, by Rev. ----, Mr. Benjamin F. Crane to Miss Hannah McClung, all of this county.
Benjamin met Hannah while working on Hanna's father's (William Joby McClung) farm.
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| Children |
| | 1. Cyrus A. Crane, b. 30 Mar 1844, Orient Hill, Greenbrier County, VA d. 8 Sep 1927, Bellburn, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 83 years) |
| | 2. Martha Ann Crane, b. 19 Jun 1851, Orient Hill, Greenbrier County, VA d. 4 Dec 1887, Hominy Falls, Nicholas County, WV (Age 36 years) |
| | 3. Melledella D'Lafayette Crane, b. 9 Oct 1856, Orient Hill, Greenbrier County, VA d. 31 May 1933, Vale, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 76 years) |
| | 4. Snowden George Crane, b. 15 Nov 1858, Bellburn, Greenbrier County, WV d. 23 Nov 1927, Laurel Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 69 years) |
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| Family ID |
F17 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
14 Jan 2017 |
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| Sources |
- [S146] Cottrill to Benelli, 9 Sep 1999, 14 Nov 1999, 41. (Reliability: 3).
- [S318] Author unknown, Obituary, Crane, Benjamin F., (The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXVI, Number 3, published Thursday evening, June 18, 1891.), 7 Mar 2001, 5047. (Reliability: 3).
- [S318] Author unknown, Obituary, Crane, Benjamin F., (The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXVI, Number 3, published Thursday evening, June 18, 1891.), 5047.
- [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).
- [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 14 Jan 2017, 15. (Reliability: 3).
Ledger, Page 12, Year of 1840.
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