I'm responding to this posting on WASNOHOM of the rootsweb system because I see a familiar name. I'm referring to the CRANE surname. I peddled The Everett Daily Herald newspaper in Snohomish in 1939/40/41 era and Mr. Pat Crane was on my paper route and the Street was/is Union near 4th St in Snohomish about a block North of the Central School (gradeschool) top of the hill from my own home on 2nd Street. I phoned a lady who purchased the Crane home after he passed away, and she told me that Pat Crane's wife was named Margaret. (Margaret was John Crane's wife's name, also). The lady who bought the Crane house didn't know other members of that family - she did mention a son of Pat and Margaret Crane but knew nothing about him. Since I live very near the GAR Cemetery where you say John Crane was buried, perhaps I can go out there and see what info I can find from the cem. records - tho' the "Secrecy Thing" applies these days so that may not be possible, unless I can locate the grave site on my own or with some "help" - LOL!!! I know that Patrick CRANE was an accomplished GEOLOGIST as each year he'd present a display of his mineral collection on his lawn near the concrete steps that went to the first level of the yard. School children who studied Science would file by and Pat would explain the various kinds of minerals, which fascinated all of us. His collection of excellent SILVER in its natural state was always a highlight. Natural chunks of MICA were among the various interesting items he showed us. His displays sparked my/ours interest in slicing GEODES in order to see the beautiful displays of natural geological formations that formed within what appeared on the outside of the geodes to be non-descript and uninteresting. Inside were beautiful "scenes" and crustaceons that were truly Nature's Beauty from the Earth. He was a state geologist or a geologist of quite some importance back when we knew him so hopefully he left some records of his accomplishments to be found. Carroll Clark, in Snohomish WA about 8/10ths of a mile or less from the GAR Cem. just outside of Snohomish City - an excellent cem. and very well cared for. w7iml@gte.net * * * 30 * * * ----- Original Message ----- From: <KZWestre61@aol.com> To: <WASNOHOM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 12:31 AM Subject: [WASNOHOM] Re: Crane Family from Everett > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Crane, Howard, Hulbert, Thornton, Kremer, Kramer > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VEC.2ACI/280.487 > > Message Board Post: > > Researching John Crane b/abt 1841 Canada m Margaret 1854 ILL children James, May, Ellen b/ILL Catherie, John, Margaret, Patrick, Elizebeth b/NE. By 1888 John and 8 children were in Snohomish Co. WA. John died 1904 and Margaret was living in Ev. with daug Eliz.She died 1923 both are buried at Snohomish GAR. I am researching to see if John was the John Crane of 119th ILL Inf. Civil War vet. Would his son James b1864 in ILL be your Crane??? > > ______________________________