Edith Gertrude (Crane) Phillips (1919 - abt. 1978)

Born 24 Feb 1919 in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Died about 7 Feb 1978 at about age 58 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States

Biography

Birth

Edith Gertrude Crane, called Pat, was born on 24 February 1919 in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA to John Berry Crane (1882-1965) and Nettie Elizabeth Coltrane (1887-1975).

Siblings

1. Henry Grady Crane, known as Grady, born 24 May 1908 in DeKalb County, Alabama. He married Pauline Remes (1913-1970). Grady died on 12 October 1981 in Jerusalem, Pickens, Georgia, USA.
2. Gernie Jackson Crane born 19 August 1910. He married Lucy Dorothy Bolick (1912-1998). Gernie died on 23 February 1980.
3. Ruby Crane born 15 July 1913 in Alabama, USA. She married 1) Clifford Dee Biddle (1910-1965) and 2) Patrick W. Jetton (1909-1981). Ruby died on 27 October 2005 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
4. John Howard Crane, known as Howard, born 17 October 1916 in Dade County, Georgia, USA. He married Elnora Stephens (1919-2010), known as Nora. He died on 5 November 2001 in Dade County, Georgia, USA.
5. Mary Ruth Crane born 5 March 1921 in Alabama, USA. She married 1) Clarence Worley (1912-1997) and 2) Edward McCoy Starling (1906-1969). Ruth died on 28 June 2008 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA.
6. Lois Marie Crane born 10 July 1923 in Alabama, USA. She married Alpha M. Eaton (1925-1976). She died on 11 November 1960 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
7. James Lewis Crane born 31 March 1926. He died on 18 October 1974.
8. Carroll Judson Crane born 31 July 1928 in Alabama, USA. He died on 15 October 1996 in Dade County, Georgia, USA.

Marriage

She married Robert Phillips (died 1969).

Death

She died on 7 February 1978 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA.

Sources

• 1920 US Federal Census in Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama. ^[1]
• 1930 US Federal Census in Mill, Dade, Georgia.^[2]
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154024010/edith-gertrude-smith : accessed 02 October 2021), memorial page for Edith Gertrude “Pat” Crane Smith (24 Feb 1919–7 Feb 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154024010, citing Restlawn Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Deb Allen (contributor 47640160) .

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1920: Crane, John B. 36, head, farmer, rents; Nettie E. 32, wife; Grady 11, son; Girnie 9, son; Ruby 6, daughter; Howard 3 and 2 months, son; Edith 10 months, daughter.
2. ↑ 1930: Crane, John B. 47, head, farmer; Nettie E. 41, wife; Grady H. 21, son; Pauline (Remes) 16, daughter-in-law; Gernia J. 19, son; Ruby N. 16, daughter; Howard 13, son; Edith G. 11, daughter; Ruth 8, daughter; Lois 6, daughter; Louis 4 and 4 months, son; Carroll I. 2 and 5 months, son.

Acknowledgements

1. Randy Huskey created Crane-579 on 20 September 2011. Unsourced. Abandoned.
2. Darlene Scott Kerr created bio, added sources on 25 January 2016.