Eric Adolph Cramer

Brief Life History of Eric Adolph

When Eric Adolph Cramer was born on 30 September 1888, in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, John Charles Cramer, was 26 and his mother, Anna Christina Larson, was 25. He married Thine Magdalene Nielsen on 6 June 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Greybull, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1935 and Election District 9 Greybull, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1940. He died on 20 August 1972, in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens, Kootenai, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eric Adolph Cramer
1888–1972
Thine Magdalene Nielsen
1891–1978
Marriage: 6 June 1912
Orin Jean Cramer
1915–1989
Darwin Olvie Cramer
1918–2012
Marjorie May Cramer
1921–2009
Eric Keith Cramer
1926–1926
Kathleen Mary Cramer
1927–2010

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  • Eric Adolph Cramer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Eric A Cramer, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
  • Eric Adolph Cramer, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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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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