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William Carey Crane 1897 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1897

Birth Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 2 Aug 1966

Death Location: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Father: Balfour Crane

Mother: Martha Davis

Spouse(s): Helen Moore

Children(s): Catherine Crane

In 1897, William Carey Crane entered the world in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA, born to Balfour Crane and Martha Davis. William Carey Crane married Helen Augusta Moore, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Crane. William Carey Crane passed away in 1966 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, William Carey Crane entered the world in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA, born to Balfour Crane and Martha Davis.
  • William Carey Crane married Helen Augusta Moore, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Crane.
  • William Carey Crane passed away in 1966 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Balfour Crane
1856 – 1928
Birth Location: Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA
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Martha Davis
1866 – 1957
Birth Location: Medon, Madison, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Helen Moore
1907 – 1991
Birth Location: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Catherine Crane
1944 –
Birth Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
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William Crane's Ancestors

Self
William Crane
1897 – 1966
Birth Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Balfour Crane
1856 – 1928
Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA
Martha Davis
1866 – 1957
Medon, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Carey) Crane
1816 – 1885
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
Catharine ("Kate" Jane) Shepherd
1829 – 1923
Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Pleasant (Redmond) Davis
1839 – 1910
Madison, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Manley
1845 – 1929
Medon, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Crane's Descendants

1.
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William (Carey) Crane (4 Aug 1897 – 2 Aug 1966) m. Helen (Augusta) Moore (10 Aug 1907 – 28 Feb 1991)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Crane (18 Jun 1944 – ) m. Geoffrey (David) Creede (5 Mar 1943 – )
    1. 1. Diane (Elizabeth) Creede (19 Sep 1974 – ) m. Ravi (E) Shankar (abt 1975 – )
      1. 1. Shankar (2005 – )
    2. 2. David (William) Creede (15 May 1978 – )

William Crane's Timeline

2 Records

1897
4 Aug 1897
Birth of William Carey Crane in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1966
2 Aug 1966
Age 69
Death of William Carey Crane in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 4 Aug 1966; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America; ,0.16183424,0.97167957,0.2653225&xi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Scottsdale
    Record Source: Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 4 Aug 1966; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America; ,0.16183424,0.97167957,0.2653225&xi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1966
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 4 Aug 1966; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America; ,0.16183424,0.97167957,0.2653225&xi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Smith
    Record Source: Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 4 Aug 1966; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America; ,0.16183424,0.97167957,0.2653225&xi
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