Thomas Crampton (1824 - 1879)

Born 24 Jul 1824 in England, United Kingdom

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Died 30 May 1879 at age 54 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born 24 July 1824. He became a US Citizen 9 June, 1847 and passed away 30 May 1879.

John Crampton (Crampton-662) was born in 1798 and passed between the conception of the his daughter Elizabeth Crampton and his wife Frances Mawson Crampton (Mawson-362) immigrating to America on: Ship Baltimore from Liverpool 28 May 1833 with the following family members: Samuel Crampton [John Crampton's Brother (Crampton-716) , Uncle to:] Thomas Crampton (Crampton-660) Sarah Crampton (Crampton-711) Mary Ann Crampton (Crampton-712) Elizabeth Crampton (Crampton-713)

Sources

• Family Bible and public records

As it was told to me as a child by my grandmother Lottie Rachael (Crampton) Murphy her Grandfather, "Thomas was born on the wrong side of the blanket". Comparing Marriage cert date of 5 July 1824 to Birth date of Thomas as 24 July 1824 proves that story to be inaccurate (Caveat: His Christening date of 19 Sep 1824 could possibly been confused with his birth date).

My Grandmother Lottie also told me another story about Thomas, being quite memorable for a pre-teen, that his wife Adeline said that "He was a mean old SOB, so she allegedly poured hot lead in his ear while he was sleeping". That story was pretty far fetched even for a kid to swallow. However, that story could have had some credence, when the other story comes to light. Thomas Crampton was a Mason, as well as his Grandson Charles Henry Crampton (my beloved Great Uncle Charlie). When the family was later living in the Cleveland area, the local Masonic Temple was supposed to have erected a Plaque in their entry dedicated to Thomas and Charlie as both being Masons in the local Temple. The Temple decided to removed the Plaque when the story about Thomas being a Butcher when he lived in Oswego, N.Y., chased a customer down Water Street swinging a Butcher knife at a customer.

• Thomas Crampton Christening 19 Sep 1824 Link:

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• Passenger List for Crampton (spelled Crompton) Family Immigration to New York via Ship Baltimore 28 May 1833:

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• Thomas Crampton while living in Oswego New York became a United States Citizen on Wednesday June 9, 1847, image attached.

• Thomas and Adeline Family 1855 Census Link:

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• Thomas and Adeline Family 1870 Census Link:

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