Brief Life History of John
When John Cramer was born on 10 November 1856, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob Kramer, was 28 and his mother, Barbara Holtz, was 31. He married Catherine Mary Kirk on 24 June 1890, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Clearfield Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and Summit Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 June 1931, in Fenelton, Clearfield Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Butler Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Creemer in household of Jacob Creemer, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Creamer, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- John Cramer, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
German, Dutch, and Jewish: variant of Kramer ‘shopkeeper or trader’ and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname in this form is also found in some other parts of Europe, e.g. in Britain and France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine).
English: variant of Creamer 1.
Americanized form of Polish Kramarz , Czech Kramář, Slovak Kramár, Slovenian, Croatian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian Kramar , and Slovenian Kramer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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