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Samuel D. Crane

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Samuel D. Crane

Birth
LaGrange County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Mar 1914 (aged 74)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Sec: 1 Tier: 7 Grave: 51
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The funeral of S. D. Craine, who died at 12:15 o'clock Thursday morning at the home of his son, R. G. Crane, 1616 Forest Avenue, will be held from that place at 10 o'clock this morning under the auspices of Tannehill Masonic Lodge No. 52. Services will be conducted by Rev. W. D. Thompson, pastor of the Ervay Street Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.

Dallas News
Transcribed by Carol Moore
03-21-1914
Dallas, Texas
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D. cert: son of Arba Crane.

S. D. CRANE, attorney at law, son of Arba and Sarah (Danford) Crane, natives respectively of Vermont and New York, was born in La Grange County. His father was a carder and cloth-dresser, and an early settler of La Grange, where he is now living in retirement. His mother was a Mrs. Scott when she came to this county, and after her husband's death, married Mr. Crane. She died many years ago, leaving six children, four by her first husband, and two, our subject and B. Frank, by Mr. Crane. S.D. received good school advantages, graduating at Hillsdale, Mich., in 1874. For several years he was engaged in teaching, having served as Principal of the Lima School two years, of Wolcottville three years, of the Kendallville High School one year, and of the Middlebury High School of Elkhart County one year. He served over one year as School Examiner of La Grange County, and for six years has been County Superintendent of Schools. He founded the La Grange Register, March 26, 1876, and was connected with it one year. He began the study of law in 1874, and in 1875 was admitted to the bar, practicing law during that year. In September, 1881, he went to Ligionier, and, in company with H.D. Reynolds, engaged in the practice of law and insurance business. He is now in the practice of his profession in La Grange. Mr. Crane is a Mason, and was married in 1870 to Miss Emogene Nickols, daughter of William Nickols, of Lima, Ind. She died in March, 1877, leaving three children - Clair V., Charles D. and Robert G. Mr. Crane was married again, in 1878, to Miss Emma L. Benham, a native of Illinois; she is a graduate of a Michigan University, and is a practicing physician of the homeopathic school.

Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Town of La Grange.
[Thanks to Ron for sharing this bio]
The funeral of S. D. Craine, who died at 12:15 o'clock Thursday morning at the home of his son, R. G. Crane, 1616 Forest Avenue, will be held from that place at 10 o'clock this morning under the auspices of Tannehill Masonic Lodge No. 52. Services will be conducted by Rev. W. D. Thompson, pastor of the Ervay Street Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.

Dallas News
Transcribed by Carol Moore
03-21-1914
Dallas, Texas
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

D. cert: son of Arba Crane.

S. D. CRANE, attorney at law, son of Arba and Sarah (Danford) Crane, natives respectively of Vermont and New York, was born in La Grange County. His father was a carder and cloth-dresser, and an early settler of La Grange, where he is now living in retirement. His mother was a Mrs. Scott when she came to this county, and after her husband's death, married Mr. Crane. She died many years ago, leaving six children, four by her first husband, and two, our subject and B. Frank, by Mr. Crane. S.D. received good school advantages, graduating at Hillsdale, Mich., in 1874. For several years he was engaged in teaching, having served as Principal of the Lima School two years, of Wolcottville three years, of the Kendallville High School one year, and of the Middlebury High School of Elkhart County one year. He served over one year as School Examiner of La Grange County, and for six years has been County Superintendent of Schools. He founded the La Grange Register, March 26, 1876, and was connected with it one year. He began the study of law in 1874, and in 1875 was admitted to the bar, practicing law during that year. In September, 1881, he went to Ligionier, and, in company with H.D. Reynolds, engaged in the practice of law and insurance business. He is now in the practice of his profession in La Grange. Mr. Crane is a Mason, and was married in 1870 to Miss Emogene Nickols, daughter of William Nickols, of Lima, Ind. She died in March, 1877, leaving three children - Clair V., Charles D. and Robert G. Mr. Crane was married again, in 1878, to Miss Emma L. Benham, a native of Illinois; she is a graduate of a Michigan University, and is a practicing physician of the homeopathic school.

Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Town of La Grange.
[Thanks to Ron for sharing this bio]


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