Samuel Cramer

CRAMER, NICHOLS, WILSON, STRINGER

Posted By: Diane (email)
Date: 2/24/2002 at 19:27:38

Samuel Cramer was another of the pioneers of 1854, and still resides upon his orignial place, in section 29, which he bought of the government. Mr. Cramer was born in Canada, and came to Jackson county, Iowa, in 1853, where he lived but one year, coming to Butler county the following year.
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Mr. Cramer has been twice married; his first wife was Margaret Nichols, born in Canada; she died here, September 17, 1865. His present wife was Mrs. Deborah (Wilson) Stringer. Mr. Cramer has several children by his first marriage. Mrs. Cramer has a son and a daughter by her former marriage. Another son, Frank Stringer, a stock dealer, was killed by the cars, while en route to Chicago with stock, December 14, 1882.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 417