William Ernest Crane

Brief Life History of William Ernest

When William Ernest Crane was born on 18 June 1885, in Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Crane, was 25 and his mother, Susannah Kidd, was 22. He married Carrie Jemima Keller on 6 November 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Mink Creek, Franklin, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Mink Creek Election Precinct, Franklin, Idaho, United States for about 5 years. He died on 22 April 1979, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Mink Creek Cemetery, Mink Creek, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Ernest Crane
1885–1979
Carrie Jemima Keller
1888–1975
Marriage: 6 November 1907
Golda Crane
1912–2008
Basil Keller Crane
1914–2007
Anna Eulalia Crane
1916–2003
Rex Keller Crane
1919–1988
Karen Cissie Crane
1921–2006
Keith Keller Crane
1924–2015
Don Niece Crane
1929–2011
William Ernest Crane Jr
1931–2021

Sources (72)

  • William E Crane, "United States 1950 Census"
  • 6 Nov 1907 William E Crane, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • 1917-1918 William Ernest Crane, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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Name Meaning

English: nickname, most likely for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Middle English cran ‘crane’ (the bird), Old English cran, cron. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century.

Manx: see Craine .

Dutch: variant of Krane ‘crane’.

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

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