Jacob William Kramer

Brief Life History of Jacob William

When Jacob William Kramer was born on 25 August 1857, in Metamora, Metamora Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, his father, Jacob Kramer, was 32 and his mother, Elisabeth Lawrence, was 24. He married Esther Elizabeth Barmore on 23 December 1890, in Crawford, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Franklin, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 21 April 1912, in Stevens, Kansas, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Texas, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob William Kramer
1857–1912
Esther Elizabeth Barmore
1871–1954
Marriage: 23 December 1890
Charles Alma Kramer
1892–1964
Ivan Elza Kramer
1895–1959
Nellie Mae Kramer
1898–1986
August Elvin Kramer
1901–1991

Sources (8)

  • Jacob Cramer in household of Jacob Cramer, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Jacob W Cramer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Jacob William Kramer, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861

Kansas is the 34th state

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (mainly Krämer); Dutch: occupational name for a shopkeeper or trader, from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German krām ‘trading post, tent, booth’. This surname is also found in some other parts of Europe, e.g. in Britain, Poland, and France (Alsace and Lorraine); see also 2 below. In part, Kramer is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ). Compare Kraemer .

Americanized or Germanized form of Polish Kramarz , Czech Kramář, Slovak Kramár, Slovenian (compare 3 below), Croatian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian Kramar .

Slovenian: variant of Kramar . Compare 2 above and Cramer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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