This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ToniRusso31 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/345/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for info re: Wesley T. Cranston - born about 1910 IL died in LA County Cal. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BeachBumbler Surnames: Cranston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/312.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Cathy, most definitely is the right person. I know about the 3 daughters and the marriage to Cyril Little but unable to find anything else. There is another lady also searching and she thinks she has found Cyrill's grave in Bellingham. Still kind of a mystery. I did read your other post. Sure is more info then Beverly and I have found. My Grandmother is Susan Delia Cranston, born 3/6/1920, in Langdon, ND. As I understand the family still lived in Canada then but were in ND and there was a storm and they were delayed awhile and she was born there instead. Married name was Bennett. There were 5 sisters. Elsie, Alma, Margaret(Kay), my Grandmother, and Lillian. Those are in birth order. I don't know what happened in that family but both Elsie and your Alma ran off young and were never heard from again. My grandma did the genealogy stuff and did find out a little about Alma and Cyril and the 3 daughters. But I know that Kay and grandma never did understand why they le! ft and what happened. I honestly don't know about Lillian, she wasn't close to grandma and as far as I know to Kay either. I think I met her twice. I believe that the problem between was that Lil was a little wild for them and she drank a lot. Well that's it for now, can provide info on some of the kids and grand kids and husbands and some family history. And I would love more info about Alma. If you don't mind just use my regular email. [email protected] Thanks Donna Bennett Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: catherinejwebber1 Surnames: Cranston, Currie, Siehe, Little Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/312.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I knew that my Alma had married someone named Little, but we didn't have a first name. The children that I knew of from that marriage were Ina, Mary and Betty. We were under the impression that there were three daughters. The stories that we had were that Alma was married to Little and that when he died, she went a bit crazy. She was hooking up with several men and reportedly living in a place that was a known whorehouse. She was married to a Stephen W. Currie for awhile. She got pregnant with my Mom while married to him, but he wasn't her father. My Mom's father was Adolph Robert Siehe. Alma had a few more children with Adolph, my Uncle Everett and Norma. I haven't traced all of the children yet. Alma also had at least one child with Stephen Currie. Her name was Roberta Louise Currie. When my Mom was growing up, every time some momentous event would happen like graduation or when she got married, my Uncle Everett would show up with some sibling that my Mom had never met. Alma has definitely been one of my brick wall ancestors. I'm so glad that it looks like I have finally found her family. A lot of the info about her seems to match yours. I will send you a private note with my email so that you can contact me directly. Cathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bcollart Surnames: Gravelstine/Cranston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/312.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I am a cousin to the Cranston Family. I have also been searhing Alma Mary and I did find them in Bellingham, WA She was married to Cyril Little and they were married in Bellingham. The children that I have listed to them is Ina May Little and Betty Mary Little. Cyril died in 1937 in Bellingham and he is buried at Woodlands. I did find that she married a few more times, but I don't have them recorded as of yet because I was in questions one of her marriages. I need to make another trip up to Bellingham to follow the marriages because she seems to be living in Vancouver and going back and forth to Bellingham. I would love to hear the information that you have on her. My Grandmother was a Cranston a sister to Robert Perry. Cranston was the original name Abraham changed it from Gravelstine to Cranston. Would love to hear any information that you have on the Gravelstine/Cranston Family. Thanks, Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: catherinejwebber1 Surnames: Cranston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/312.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think it might be possible that I know some of what happened to the Alma that you mentioned. My maternal grandmother's name was Alma Mary Cranston. Of the many children that she had, one was my mother. It has been hard piecing my grandmother's life as it is rather colorful. What I know of her before I started researching is that she was born in Canada about 1916. She had a sister named Lil. I don't believe that she ever gained citizenship in the US. She had lots of children, most of whom she gave up. I don't know for sure that my Alma M. Cranston is your Alma M. Cranston, but so far, I've only been able to find the Alma M. Cranston in the 1920 US Census of ND that fits all of my other known information. Which fits with your family. Anyway, let me know if you are still interested in finding out info on Alma. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ScottRCAnderson Surnames: Cranston, Hoffmann, Dawson, Quill, Aldstadt, Reutemann Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/344/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Barbara Jean Cranston, 64, Lake Ridge, Va. Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Cranston, 64, of Lake Ridge, Va., died July 11, 2010, in La Plata. She was an administrative assistant. She enjoyed family and sports. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. Born Nov. 12, 1945, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Eva Hoffmann Dawson and her husband, William and the late George Cranston Jr. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her brothers, Michael L. Cranston and his wife, Sandra and Stephen A. Cranston and his wife, Sandy; sisters, Georgene F. Quill and her husband, John and Susan M. Aldstadt and her husband, Harry; 11 nieces and nephews; and 10 great-nieces and -nephews. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. with prayers at 7 p.m. July 14 at Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, La Plata. A service will be held at 10 a.m. July 15 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, La Plata. The Rev. John Reutemann will officiate. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Charles County, P.O. Box 1703, La Plata, MD 20646. ************************************************ Published in: The Maryland Independent Waldorf, MD July 14, 2010 http://www.somdnews.com/stories/07142010/indyobi170143_32396.shtml Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ancestorspast Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/343.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can you please email me at [email protected] I have a few more Thank You Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dlcranston Surnames: Cranston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/343.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would like to get a copy of that postcard. Oren was brother to my grandfather. See http://home.earthlink.net/~dlcranston/famhw.html Scroll down for picture of Oren with family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ancestorspast Surnames: Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/343/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Name: Orin Cranston Date: 1912 Located: Langdon, Kansas Source: Postcard in my collection Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ScottRCAnderson Surnames: Cranston, Meyer, Carlson, Byers, Gottchalk, Klingenborg Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/342/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Margaret A. Meyer (1942-2010) Posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010 6:00 am Margaret Meyer (courtesy photo) CEDAR FALLS - Margaret A. Meyer, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, March 19, at her home. She was born Nov. 14, 1942, in Cedar Falls, daughter of Lawrence W. and Helen C. Carlson Cranston. She married Donald R. Meyer on June 12, 1965, in Cedar Falls. She was a 1960 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and was employed as a secretary with the Iowa Unemployment Office, First Presbyterian Church and the Iowa Department for The Blind, retiring in 2005. Survived by: her husband; two daughters, Kristen (Jeffrey) Byers of Cedar Falls and Lynn (Robert) Gottchalk of Bethesda, Md.; a son, Chad (Rebecca) Meyer of Overland Park, Kan.; six grandchildren; and two brothers, Loren (Karen) Cranston of Naples, Fla. and Donald (Pam) Cranston of Algonquin, Ill. Preceded in death by: a brother, Gordon Cranston; and a sister, Betty Klingenborg. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian church, with inurnment later in Fairview Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Public visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Richardson Funeral Home. Memorial fund: has been established. Condolences may be left at www.richardsonfuneralservice.com. ************************************************ Published in: The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Waterloo, Iowa March 21, 2010 http://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/article_d32dbb00-344c-11df-9455-001cc4c03286.html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ToniRusso31 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/341/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for anyone with a family "legend" of a father and 3-4 of his sons dying in a fishing boat accident (possibly in Nova Scotia) about 1860. Thank you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ToniRusso31 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/326.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please contact me again at [email protected] - last communication was 11-2009 Thank you Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ToniRusso31 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/340/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for connections to DANIEL CRANSTON (Canada)AND MARGARET BLAKE (Ireland) Children are Lillie (Hillier) Ida (Patton) John (Mary Alice Timms) Joseph, Francis (Gertrude Clark) Daniel (Mary Higgins) Charles, Mary (Lee) Louis, Arthur (Margueri) Edward (Alice Bower) and Xavier (died @4 days old) If you have info pleas contact me at [email protected] Thank you Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ScottRCAnderson Surnames: Hackett, Cranston, Hughes, Stringer, Ker, Menary, Kelly, Durnin, Kerr, Lasenby, Macek, Saunders Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/339/mb.ashx Message Board Post: MARY MARGARET HACKETT November 16, 1919 - April 10, 2005 In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 10, 2005, Mary Hackett (nee Cranston) passed away at the St. Boniface Palliative Care Unit. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Hackett who predeceased her in July 2003, cherished and devoted mother and mother-in-law to son Leroy and Marie Hackett and to daughter Margaret (Marnie) and Bob Hughes. Also remembering her with love, joy and gratitude are her grandson Noel Hughes, granddaughter Tawnya, her husband Christopher Stringer and their children, Caleb, Mason and Ryleigh of Oromocto, NB and granddaughter Heather Hackett and her husband Stephen Ker of Shilo, MB. She is lovingly remembered by her sister Pearl Menary of Lucknow, ON, brother and sister-in-law, Keith and Joyce Cranston of Wingham, ON and sister-in-law Verna Kelly of Stratford, ON. Mom was predeceased by cherished siblings, sisters, Anges Durnin, Ellen Kerr and Cora Cranston; brother Jerry Cranston; and brothers-in-law, Norman Kerr, Livingston Menary and Matthe! w Kelly; and nephew Peter Kelly. She leaves behind dear cousins, nieces, nephews and their families as well as cherished friends in Ontario, British Columbia and Winnipeg. Mom was born in Ashfield County, ON to Isaac and Margaret (nee Lasenby) Cranston. When Margaret died in childbirth in 1921, Isaac and their four children stayed on the farm and took care of one another as well as the farm. In 1928, Isaac remarried, bringing a wonderful woman, Selena, a widow with two daughters, into the family. Mom married Harold on January 29, 1941 at Ashfield Parsonage. They were married for over 62 years when death separated them on July 6, 2003. During the war, she worked at the Beattie factory in Fergus, ON as well as in the Niagara area. Throughout Dad's later army career, the family lived and travelled in many different places including Germany, Montreal and many different postings in Ontario. In 1995, Mom and Dad moved to Winnipeg to be near family. Our mom, nana and great-grandma was a loving, devoted, hard-working and loyal woman who enjoyed the simple pleasures of family life and for all this we honour and thank her. She had a sweet and giving nature, a strong will, gentle spirit and a grand appreciation for the ties of family and friendships. I know how much you love me, as much as I love you. And each time you think of me I know you'll miss me too. So when tomorrow starts without me, Don't think we're far apart For every time you think of me, I'm right here in your heart. On Mom's behalf, the family thanks the staff of the Grace Hospital on 3-West and Dr. Macek as well as the staff of the St. Boniface Palliative Care Unit. We also thank Rev. Clark Saunders, the Westworth United Church community, friends and neighbours for their very kind support to Mom and us. Thanks also go to Charleswood Adult Day Club and home care. Very special thanks again to Ellen R. for her comforting presence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. in Thomson Funeral Home, 669 Broadway. Interment service will be held at a later date at Dungannon, ON Cemetery. Donations to Westworth United Church, 1750 Grosvenor Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3N 0H9 or Hospice and Palliative Care Manitoba, 2109 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3J 0L3 would be greatly appreciated. THOMSON FUNERAL HOME 669 Broadway - 783 - 7211 ************************************************ Published in: The Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba April 13, 2005 http://www.passagesmb.com/obituary_details.cfm?ObitID=95219 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: berducky Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/337.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi David, I'm also currently researching these Cranstons - i'm related through James' mother Agnes Hutchison. I found this post that had some helpful information: http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=130&p=surnames.cranston I'll let you know if I find any marriage/death records - currently just have the census' found online here Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hello David You may well have the following information, if not I hope it will be of use to you. At the moment I don't seem to have anything on David born in 1872. The 1881 census shows = Holstane James Cranstoun Head 41 Land Steward born Libberton Mary Ann Wife 36 Oldhamstocks Agnes 12 " James 8 Durisdeer Isabella 3 " David S 9 mths " Another daughter born in 1883/84 Death = Mary A Cranstoun, single, Hostel Matron, retired, died 4th November 1958 at 1hr am approx. Braeside, Dunsyre. Aged 74. Father - James Cranstoun, farmer, deceased. Mother - Mary Ann Smith. Death reported by Mary E Pattullo?? West Linton. Also - Death Mary Ann Cranstoun, married to James Cranstoun, farmer. Died 1st March 1890 at 4hrs 30am. aged 45. Father - David Smith, retired farmer. Mother Ann Thompson, deceased. Cause of Death = Bronchitis. Reported by James Cranstoun, widower. >From Indexes to Scottish Wills = Think these will tie in with your family. Annie Thomson Cranstoun, Dunsyre Manse, Carstairs Junction, died 8th November 1923 at Little Silver, Romansleigh, Devonshire, testate. Confirmation granted at Lanark 13th December 1923 to Mary Ann Smith Cranstoun, Little Silver, her sister. Will dated 16th October 1919 recorded at Lanark 10th December 1923 Value of estate £1,192.15/8d James Cranston, Farmer, Pathhead, Westfield and Neuck who died 14th February 1876 at Pathhead. Testate. Confirmation granted at Greenlaw to Agnes Hutchison or Cranston, Pathhead, James Cranston, Overseer, Holestane near Drumlanrig Castle and Robert Cranston, Pathhead, Executors. Will dated 23rd November 1875 recorded at Berwick 24th March 1876. Value of Estate £5,715.4/8d. > Hi > I am trying to trace a James Cranston born 2nd September 1872 in > Durrisdeer, Dumfries. Parents James Cranston and Mary Ann Smith who > married in Oldhamstocks 1865. James I think was an overseer at Holstane. I > cant seem to be able to find any marrage or Death records. Any help on > where to look for this information would be great. > David Cranston > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > > > http>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ScottRCAnderson Surnames: Cranston Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/338/mb.ashx Message Board Post: James C. Cranston May 30, 1942-Nov. 22, 2009 Jim Cranston, age 67, of Santa Clara, passed away on Nov. 22, 2009. Jim was born in Casper, WY, to Grace and Wally Cranston. In Dec 1955 the family moved to Sunnyvale, CA where Jim graduated from Sunnyvale High in 1961. After graduation, Jim owned several businesses including a sheet metal fabrication shop and the Normandy House Lounge in Santa Clara. Jim is survived by his brother Jerry, sister-in-law Lynette and his brother Tom. He is also survived by his nieces Lisa, Deanna and Julie, and nephew Steve. There will be a wake on Sat. Nov. 28, at the Normandy House from 3-6pm. Donations in lieu of flowers should be sent to the charity of your choice. ************************************************ Published in: The San Jose Mercury News San Jose, California November 28, 2009 http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?n=james-c-cranston&pid=136558268 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cranston2349 Surnames: cranston Classification: death Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/337/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi I am trying to trace a James Cranston born 2nd September 1872 in Durrisdeer, Dumfries. Parents James Cranston and Mary Ann Smith who married in Oldhamstocks 1865. James I think was an overseer at Holstane. I cant seem to be able to find any marrage or Death records. Any help on where to look for this information would be great. David Cranston Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ScottRCAnderson Surnames: Cranston Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cranston/336/mb.ashx Message Board Post: GORDON BROCK CRANSTON 1915 - 2006 It is with great sadness we the family announce the peaceful passing of Gordon Brock Cranston at the Seven Oaks Hospital at the age of 91 years. Left to mourn his loss is his loving wife of 40 years Jane, 2 sons, 1 daughter, 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren. as well as many family and friends in Ontario. Gordon graduated from the faculty of pharmacy at the University Of Toronto in 1944. And worked for Tamblyn Drug Stores, Boots Drug Stores and was division manager for Western Canada from Winnipeg to B.C. At Gordon's request there will be a private family service at a later date. Funeral arrangements in care of: WHEELER FUNERAL CHAPEL 211 REGENT AVENUE,WEST 224-1525 ************************************************ Published in: The Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba September 11, 2006 http://www.passagesmb.com/obituary_details.cfm?ObitID=111965 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.