Louisa (Story) Crane (1839 - 1925)

Born 5 Feb 1839 in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois [uncertain]

Wife of John J. Crane — married 1 Nov 1861 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1925 at age 86 in Baroda, Berrien County, Michigan

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Biography

Louisa (Story) Crane has English ancestors.

Daughter of James Story 1817-1872^[1] and Jane Hopkins^[2][3]

Louisa married 1. NN McGuire^[4]

Louisa was the 2nd wife of John Crane, married 1 November 1861 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin as Louisa McGuire. Louisa McGuire, child of James Story & Jane Hopkins, married John T Crane on 1 November 1861 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States.^[5]

8 August 1870: Lincoln Township, Berrien Co., Michigan; Occupation of John: Fruit Grower; John Crane 50 Isle Of Man; Louisa Crane 30 Illinois; Darwin Crane 11 Illinois; Fred Crane 8 Illinois; Albert Crane 2 Illinois; Frank Crane 1 Illinois; "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHZ-V2C

15-16 June 1880: Lincoln Township, Berrien, Michigan; Occupation of Louisa: Head of Household; Louisa Crane, Widow, 38 New York/England/Ireland; Fredrick Crane Son 17 Wisconsin/Isle of Man/New York; Albert Crane Son 12 Illinois/Isle of Man/New York; Franklin Crane Son 10 Illinois/Isle of Man/New York; Isabelle Crane Daughter 7 Michigan/Isle of Man/New York; "United States Census, 1880" FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9R-1DK

1900: Lincoln Township, Berrien, Michigan; Louisa Crane, Widow, 60 New York/England/Ireland; Frank Crane Son 30 years Illinois/Isle of Man/New York; "United States Census, 1900" FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M912-ZSD

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114895972/james-story
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4D2-DLJ : Fri Oct 06 00:40:54 UTC 2023), Entry for James Story and Jane Story, 1850.
3. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCH-YZK : 23 February 2021), Louise Crane, 1925.
4. ↑ Source needed to verify
5. ↑ Marriage: "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
   citing Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,276,051
   FamilySearch Record: QK85-4R5X (accessed 30 October 2023)
   Loisa McGuire marriage to John T Crane on 1 Nov 1861 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States.

Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911; John T Crane; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 1 November 1861; Event Place: Kenosha, Wisconsin; Father's Name: William Crane; Mother's Name: Elizabeth Crane; Spouse's Name: Louisa McGuire; Spouse's Father's Name: James Story; Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane Story; Page: 1638; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK85-4R5

BURIAL: Lincoln Charter Township Cemetery in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan

Find A Grave: Memorial #78686051 Louisa Crane

Obituary in The Herald Press 26 March 1925