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Letter written by Lula and Emma Crane

Email from Holly A. adds this information:
I wanted to let you know that what you have scanned is actually two letters written by different people.

The first (pages 1,2 and 3) was written by Lula Crane (Emma Crane's younger sister) to Emma Crane. She first transcribed the information that was originally written by Dr. TVB Crane. Then she wrote more information about their branch of the family including mentioning their grandmother Spicer's family (who is not related to Dr. TVB Crane). She signed the bottom of the 2nd page. The top of page 3 mentions her husband, Nelse as in "With Nelse and I, wish you were here, too" I get so homesick for you." (Nelse and Lula had moved to California while Emma and other family remained in Missouri.

The second letter (pages 4 and 5) was written later and was written by Emma Crane. You will note that those mentioned under "My Dad's family" are the children of George W Crane. She also mentions "My Lula" and lists the burial places of all siblings except Cicero, Lula and herself (she was the last to die) and she and Lula were quite close. This information was written for her daughter, Marlie (my husband's grandmother).



Crane

Page 1

Crane Family History

Dr. Josiah M Crane born 1808
Died in 1876. father of seven
children whose names are
John William Crane
Henry D. Crane
Mary Eliza Crane, Ben F. Crane
George W. Crane
Leonard Van Crane Alison W. Crane
- - - - - - - - - - -
John W's children the following
Benjamin F. Crane Geo Roland
Cicero Markham Granville and
Francis Crane,
Henry's sone child Johny died at
3 years of age
Ben' children Henry & 1 sister,
Mary Elizas, Elizabeth Prudence
Jim Geo, Ben Melissa
Presley, Mollie Slack.
William Josiah
George W. Cranes children
Maggie, Ben, Bell, Geo, Emma
Cicero, Willie, Lula over

Leonard Vans. children
George, Mary & Venie
Allisons children are
Mattie E. Thomas Van Buren
George Allison, Melissa, Maggie &
Henry.
With the information I have I
could write quite a volume on the
Hisory of the Crane family giving
the births & deaths moving from
place to place. State to State
Instances & Incidents of travel
nights of campfires with its
weird Hobgloblins Instances
of attempted hold ups & near misses
still make chills creep up &
down my back.
by Dr. T.V.B. Crane
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
our grandmother's name
was Prudence Bates
came from Ireland at
14 years of age.
the Crane family lived
near Woodbury Tenn. Lula
both our
Parents was raised
in Tenn.

Crane

Page 2



Crane

Page 3

with Nelse and I wish you were
here too" I get so homesick for
you grandmother Spicer's
maiden name was Nannie Smith
She was quarter French.
Grandpa name Burl Spicer
John Henry Mother Nannie Sarah
Telitha Mattie, Emma, Mollie
mother talked to me so much
about her family Dads father
Josiah Crane. mother
Prudence Bates Crane she
came from Ireland at age
of 14 years. Irish Decent we
have Irish, Scotish, & French -
Dukes mixture - I am proud of
our forefathers tho' mother always
said I looked & was built like
grandmother Crane Grandmother
Spicer was short & Dumpy.
I imagine we missed a lot
not seeing our grand parents.
Stella Hendriz has told me
a lot about the Crane side
She is a wonderful person



My fathers Family

Dr. & Mrs Josiah Crane
Children
Henry Crane no children. Albert child
Ben Crane one child
Eliza Crane Hendrix 8 children
Geor. W. Crane Eleven children
Van Crane I don't know
Alison Crane 4

My Dads Family

Mag Eliza Crane Nall born in 62
Ben Josiah borned Tenn 64
Mary Bell Crane Williams 69
Geo Washington Cran June 72
Emma Elizabeth Crane Aug 24 75
Cicero Allison Crane Nov 76
William Jerome Sep 78
Lula Francis Crane Feb 25 82
my father was the son of Josiah Crane
& Prudence Bates Crane
mother the daught of Burl & Nannie
Smith Spicer over

Crane

Page 4

Crane

Page 5

of Tenn. later moved to Ill
mother & Dad were married in
Ill their first child a son
James Monroe borned in Ill
& passed away there.
Maggie Barned at Cape Giradeau, Mo.
Ben borned in Tenn.
Belle & Georgie borned in Tenn.
Emma & Cicero Borned in
Logan Co. Ky
Willie & my Lula in Webster Co Ky
Dad & mother died & burried at
Dexter Mo.
Belle died & barried at Dexter Mo
Willie at Bakersfield Calif
& Georgie burried at Odd fellows
Cemetery at Bordley Ky
Maggie also at Bardley Ky
Ben buried at
Joplin Mo.