Jul-28-2018
Husband: Walter Alvin Crane
Born: Feb- 2-1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3 Died: Feb- -1980 1,2 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1,6 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1909, 1918 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3,7 Occupation: farmer 7,6 Occupation: 1930 livestock farmer 8 Description: 1942 5'9", 148 lbs, black hair, gray eyes, light complexion 6 Father: George J. Crane (1860 - 1940) Mother: Martha Louisa Cox (1857 - 1923)
Wife: Ethel Clayton 9 Married: May- 2-1909 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Born: Nov- -1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,2,3 Died: Apr-25-1966 in Wood Co, WV 2,11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1909 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Father: Ulysses S. Grant Clayton (1867 - 1891) Mother: Mary Jane "Janie" Baker (1870 - 1955)
F Child 1: Martha D. Crane 12 Born: Oct-25-1910 1 Died: Jan- -1986 1 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Burl Hamilton b. ca 1909 Married: Sep-11-1930 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Dwight Mansel Crane 12 Born: Oct- 4-1914 near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 14,15,16 Died: Jun-18-1975 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 16,17 Buried: in Waterford Cemetery, Washington Co, OH 5 Resided: in Washington Co, OH 17 Census: 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Military: Tec 4, US Army, World War II (Pacific) 18,19 Wife: Madge Looney b. Jan-14-1915 d. Aug- 2-2010 Married: Dec-28-1936 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 19
M Child 3: Blake (twin) Crane Born: Mar-25-1916 near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 14,2 Died: Apr-13-1916 near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 11,2 Buried: in Mt. Zion EUB Cemetery, Co Rd 24/3, Chevauxdefrise (Five Forks), Ritchie Co, WV 5
M Child 4: Bland (twin) Crane Born: Mar-25-1916 near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 14,2 Died: Apr- 9-1916 near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 11,2 Buried: in Mt. Zion EUB Cemetery, Co Rd 24/3, Chevauxdefrise (Five Forks), Ritchie Co, WV 5
M Child 5: Cecil Ford Crane 13 Born: Aug-22-1917 at Isaacs Fork, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Died: Mar-10-2005 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: Carnegie Natural Gas Co (retired 1983), farmer, Black Angus cattle 22 Education: Pullman High School 20 Wife: Wilma G. Leggett b. Jun-10-1918 d. Sep- 8-2005 Married: Jun-11-1938 near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 22,13
M Child 6: Walter Clyde Crane Also known as: Clyde Crane 12 Born: Apr-14-1922 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Died: Apr- 8-2018 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 20,12 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: oil & gas producer with CHC Drilling, North Hills Investment Co. and Vesta Fuel Co 20 Military: U.S. Navy Seabee, World War II (South Pacific) Wife: Vesta Christine Wilson b. Apr- 7-1925 d. Sep-16-1999
Sources: (1) Social Security Death Index. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (7) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (8) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (9) Obituary of son. (10) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Obituary of brother. (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (18) Military Grave Marker. (19) Obituary of wife. (20) Obituary. (21) Obituary - At home. (22) West Union Herald-Record, 9/30/1997.Name Index