Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ichabod Bennet Crane
and Charlotte (Rainger) Crane
Sister of
Charles Henry Crane M.D. and William M. Crane
Wife of
John Milton Brannan
— married
16 Sep 1850 in Key West, Monroe, Florida
Mother of
Alida Brannan
Died
at about age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Nov 2015
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Biography
Thought to have been murdered until she was discovered in Italy with a lover.
Timeline
- 1850 Married John Brannan. [1]
- Daughter Alida born.
- Became seriously ill and was left with recurrent headaches. [1]
- Left Key West at the advice of a physician to live with her mother in Staten Island. [1]
- 1858 Vanished at Staten Island Ferry Landing and was thought to have been murdered. [1]
- 1860 Found living in Italy with Powell T. Wyman. [1]
- John Brannan filed for divorce. [1]
- 1862 Powell Wyman was killed in the Civil War. [1]
- 1863 Divorce from John Brannan granted and he was given custody of their daughter. [1]
- 1892 Died. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Staten Island Slayings: Murderers & Mysteries of the Forgotten Borough, p. 14-24.
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Kent Watkins
They were Not married in Key West. Married at Governor's Island, NY by Rev. J. Elmendorf. The Brooklyn Eagle, Thu, Sep 19, 1850, p. 2. They didn't go to Key West until 1858. That was about the time she left. There are a number of varying accounts in the papers after that as to where she was and when. My interest is peripheral in that I am writing a book about an ancestor, Captain Otis Tillinghast, who married the sister (Elizabeth Wyman) of the man Eliza married (Powell Wyman). Tillinghast and Wyman were three years apart at West Point, but Wyman probably introduced his sister to Otis. Tillinghast died at the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, a year before Wyman. They both had veterans posts named after them - Morrisville, NY and Boston, Mass. I suspect that Eliza may have stayed with Elizabeth in Boston at some point. Eliza's father, Ichabod Crane, was commanding officer at one of the posts Tillinghast served at as quartermaster. Lots of intersections. Lida married Bower Talbot in Manhattan on June 4, 1884. Cert. #33441, NY City Marriage Index. I have other information, but am saving it for a novel about all this. Kent Watkins (646) 234-3545
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