William Crain

Brief Life History of William

When William Crain was born in 1827, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Charles Crain, was 44 and his mother, Margaret Bosson, was 44. He married Permelia Artie Moore on 8 May 1852, in White, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in White, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Sugar Creek Township, Barry, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died in 1907, in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Crain
1827–1907
Permelia Artie Moore
1835–1920
Marriage: 8 May 1852
Altamira Crain
1855–1941
Charles Bosson Crain
1857–1923
Andrew Jackson Crain
1858–1939
William Ransom Crain
1865–1939
Violet Crain
1868–1962

Sources (14)

  • William Crane, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William Crain, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1959"
  • William Crane in entry for Alta Crane Grissom, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1839

Historical Boundaries - 1839: Benton, Arkansas, United States

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

Name Meaning

Manx: variant of Craine .

English: variant of Crane .

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

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