Iowa Family Group Record for Augustus Crane

Submitted by: Cathy Joynt Labath
Email: labaths@celticcousins.net

Husband: Augustus Crane
Born: 1806 - Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
Died: 18 Sep 1879 - Van Buren Co, Iowa
Buried: 1879 - Kilbourne Cemetery, Kilbourne, Iowa
Father: Ezra Crane (1767-1822)
Mother: Elizabeth Lane (1772-1822)

Marriage: 17 Aug 1835
Place: Marietta, Ohio

Wife: Mary Ann Layfield
Born: Abt 1815 - West Virginia
Died: 25 Aug 1872 - Van Buren Co, Iowa
Buried: 1872 - Kilbourne Cemetery, Kilbourne, Iowa
Father: William Layfield (Bet 1775-1852)
Mother: Margaret Crawford (          -Bef 1852)

Children

1  F  Clarissa Ann Crane
Born: Abt 1836 - Ohio
Died: 
Buried: 
Spouse: Zacariah Johnson (Bet 1818-          )
Marr. Date: 27 Dec 1854 - Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa

2  M  Miles Crane
Born: Abt 1838
Died: 
Buried: 
Spouse: 
Marr. Date: 

3  F  Angenora B Crane
Born: Abt 1840
Died: 
Buried: 
Spouse: Edwin H Elmer (Abt 1837-          )
Marr. Date: 28 Jul 1860 - Van Buren County, Iowa

4  M  Charles Benjamin Crane
Born: 9 Mar 1842 - Near Marietta, Ohio
Died: 11 Mar 1929 - Glasgow, Iowa
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Buried:  - Glasgow Cemetery/Glasgow, Iowa
Spouse: Susan Catcott (1849-1910)
Marr. Date: 15 Nov 1866 - Van Buren County, Iowa

5  M  Oliver Crane
Born: Abt 1844
Died: 
Buried: 
Spouse: 
Marr. Date: 

6  M  Augustus Crane
Born: 12 Apr 1848 - Ohio
Died: 6 Nov 1927 - Doud, Iowa
Buried: 
Spouse: Emmaline Obenchain (1857-1900)
Marr. Date: Abt 1882 

7  F  Lydia Crane
Born: Between 1850 and 1851 - Iowa
Died: 
Buried: 
Spouse: James M Donnell (          -          )
Marr. Date: 24 Sep 1870 - Van Buren County, Iowa

8  M  George Sherman Crane
Born: Between 1853 and 1854 - Iowa
Died: 
Buried: 
Spouse: Alice Jane Obenchain (          -          )
Marr. Date: 


General Notes (Husband)

By 1856 in Van Buren County, Iowa.
1870 Census Van Buren Co, Lick Creek Twp pg 303
Farmer age 63, farmer, property of 1600, personal 690, b. Connecticut

Van Buren County, Iowa Probate File 937
Last Will and Testament of Augustus Crane

I Augustus Crane of Lick Creek Township Van Buren County and State of Iowa in 
the Seventy Seventh year of my age in Sound mind and tolerable health 
considering the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death and wishing a 
fair and equal distribution of my property between my children, do make this 
writing my last will and testament this 5th day of September A.D. 1872.
1st. I do give, bequeath and desire all my property both real and personal, or 
Such amount of it as may remain after all my just debts are paid to my 
children.
2nd. At my death I authorize my Executors to sell all my property, collect all 
dues and divide it as follows:
1st. To my Son Augustus Crane of now of Idahoe I do give and bequeath the East 
half of my real Estate of W 1/2 of the S.E. Section (3) three Township (69) 
Range (10) containing 73 acres more or less.
2nd. To my Son Sherman Crane of Lick Creek Township the West half of the above described real Estate.
3d. To my Son Charles Crane, Angenora Elmor, Thirty Dollars each.
4th. To my daughters Clarissa Johnston and Lydia Dunn the Sum of Ten dollars 
each
5th. I do hereby Select and appoint my Sons Augustus and Sherman as my 
Executors who shall give Security for such amount of property as may come into 
their hands.
6th. If my son Augustus Crane should die before his return from Idaho the real 
Estate must go to Sherman.
[Signed] Augustus Crane
Witness [Signed] James Beswick, Charles Porter, Benja. Short

We the undersigned Citizens do hereby certify that we are personally acquainted with Augustus Crane of Lick Creek Township, Van Buren Co., Iowa, that we witnessed him with his own hand Sign the above one page and a half of writing which he declared to be his last will and testament. 

In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names in his presence, this.

General Notes (Wife)
Surname also Layfield.

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