 1828 - 1890 (61 years)
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| Name |
James Amos Crane [1] |
| Birth |
9 Aug 1828 |
Baltimore, MD  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1 Apr 1890 |
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV [4, 5] |
- Obituary - James Amos Crane
Obituary as published in the The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXIV, Number 45, April 10, 1890
Death of Mr. James Amos Crane
Mr. James A, Crane died at his home near Big Clear Creek, of "la grippe", on Tuesday, April 1st, aged about 61 years. He came to Greenbrier when quite young from Baltimore, Md. He volunteered in the Greenbrier Sharpshooters of Meadow Bluff district as a private in Capt. Brown's company F., 27th Virginia Regiment, Stonewall Brigade. He was a brother of Capt. Joseph S. Crane, of this place. May he rest in peace.
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| Burial |
20 Apr 1890 |
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV [2] |
| Person ID |
I40 |
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 [6, 7] |
- 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 |
Martha Ann McClung, b. 5 Apr 1833, Greenbrier County, VA d. 1 Apr 1890, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Sep 1852 |
Greenbrier County, VA [8] |
| Children |
| | 1. Charles Edward Crane, b. 22 Aug 1853, Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA d. 1924, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 70 years) |
| | 2. Mary Virginia Crane, b. 27 Apr 1855, Greenbrier County, VA d. 5 Jan 1929, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Dexter Truslow Crane, b. 20 Oct 1857, McClung Cemetery, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV d. 19 Aug 1936, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 78 years) |
| | 4. William McClung Crane, Sr., b. 1 Sep 1860, Greenbrier County, VA d. 18 Apr 1950, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO (Age 89 years) |
| | 5. Rose Ann Mary Crane, b. 2 Apr 1863, Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA d. 20 Feb 1928, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 64 years) |
| | 6. Lycena Crane, b. 3 Dec 1865, Greenbrier County, WV |
| | 7. Lucinda "Lorena" Crane, b. 22 Mar 1871, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV d. 14 Apr 1914, Crawley, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 43 years) |
| | 8. Jr. James Amos Crane, b. 11 Dec 1873, Greenbrier County, WV d. 16 Sep 1964, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO (Age 90 years) |
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| Family ID |
F16 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Feb 2020 |
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| Notes |
- During the Civil War James Crane was very careful to hide when he knew the soldiers were near. He had a plank floor in his home. He would take one board loose when he heard the soldiers approaching. He would lift the board and hide under the floor. His wife would place the cradle over the board and rock the baby until the solders left. The story does not say whether the solders wore Blue or Gray. Some say he served as a Private in Co. F, 27th Virginia during the civil war. James Allen Crane turned his land into a fruit farm. He built a large “still” and it was in this that he made use of all the fruit produced on his farm. People came from all over Greenbrier county to buy his famous whiskey. He had built a rock basement under the still house. He had a government permit to manufacture whiskey, but the quantity he could legally make was limited. When the “revenuer” came by and James had reached his quota the large brass kettle was turned upside down and sealed. This rather limited activity until James made friends with one of the “revenuers” who gave his a number of seals. After that, he could make whiskey to his heart’s content as long as he was sure the kettle was upside down and sealed for inspection. In this way he became one of the wealthiest men in the community. James and Martha are buried in the McClung farm cemetery with her parents, Will and Mary Callison McClung.
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| Sources |
- [S498] Ruth Miller Blinde, Ruth Miller Blinde Leter to DCB, (5 Feb 2002), 9 Feb 2002, 41. (Reliability: 2).
Includes detailed family information.
- [S242] Greenbrier County, Register of Deaths, Greenbrier County, (Greenbrier County Courthouse, Lewisburg, WV), 15.
- [S317] Author unknown, Obituary, Crane, James A., (The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXIV, Number 45, published Thursday Evening, April 10, 1890.), 5047.
- [S317] Author unknown, Obituary, Crane, James A., (The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXIV, Number 45, published Thursday Evening, April 10, 1890.), 14 Jan 2017, 5047. (Reliability: 3).
- [S242] Greenbrier County, Register of Deaths, Greenbrier County, (Greenbrier County Courthouse, Lewisburg, WV), 7 Jul 2000, 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, 3 Feb 2020, 15. (Reliability: 3).
Marriage Ledger, Page 18, Year of 1852.
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