Twelfth Generation

1364. Laura Chatfield was born on 20 July 1820 in Ohio, USA. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Lansing, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Lansing, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. Laura appeared in the census in 1885 in Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. She died in September 1897 at the age of 77 in Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. She lived in Lansing, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA 1865/1875. Laura and William are fourth cousins once removed, both being descended from George Chatfield and Isabelle Nettleton.
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OBITUARY
From The Austin Democrat, September 28, 1897:

LAURA C. CRANE
Sudden Death of a Most Esteemable Woman.

Mrs. Laura C. Crane was found dead, just before noon today, in her home on Bridge street, by Mrs. E. B. Crane and Mrs. H. J. Lockwood. The news came as a terrible shock to the family, and will be sad news to the community. Last Sunday she attended the Universalist church and when she returned she complained of neuralgia pains in her left side. Tuesday she was much better, and since that time has been about as usual. As she was very energetic and ambitious, her children saw that she did not expose herself in any way. She was apparently as well as ever for the past two days. This morning she left her home and went to her son's, F. I. Crane's home, which adjoins her own, and got a small pail of water. She talked in her usual cheerful manner and did not complain of feeling ill. Five minutes later Mrs. E. B. Crane and Mrs. Lockwood, a cousin of the deceased called and found her dead.

Mrs. Crane was 77 years of age the 20th of last July, which event was celebrated by an old ladies' party given in her honor by Mrs. F. I. Crane. She was born at Skameatias (sic), N.Y., and at the age of about 16 moved with her parents, the Chatfields, to Sharon, O., in 1834, where she married William A. Crane July 8, 1839, who died in this city in May, 1877. Their four children were born at Sharon, where they lived till September, 1863, when they moved to Spring Valley, and in the following March removed to Austin. They built the large brick house opposite the cemetery. It was there that Mr. Crane died. Mrs. Crane continued to occupy the house till 1886, when she lived with her children till 1890, when they purchased for her the house on Bridge street, just west of Mayor Crane's place, and where she has since made her home.

She was a woman of strong Christian character and possessed the strong nature of the sturdy Scotch-land from whom she descended, her family, the Chatfields having come to the country in 1629 and settled in Connecticut. She could also trace a relationship to Peregrine White, who came to America in the Mayflower. She was a member of the Universalist church and always took great interest in the work of her late husband with the late N. T. (unreadable) were the organizers of the first Universalist church here. Mrs. Crane will be greatly missed in the community and in the church and the family has the sympathy of the entire neighborhood in their bereavement.

She leaves a sister, Mrs. M Chatfield, Sharon, O., and four children, E. B. Crane, the well known (unreadable) and land agent, Mayor F. I. Crane, Mrs. Dr. J. L. Connors of Minneapolis and Miss C. M. Crane.

The funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Universalist church, with burial in the Oakwood cemetery.

-Contributed by Janet Stephenson
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Laura Crane in household of Wm A Crane, "Minnesota, State Census, 1875"
Age: 54
Birth Year (Estimated): 1821
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Line Number: 25
Family Number: 128
GS Film number: 0565724
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Wm A Crane M Massachusetts
Laura Crane F New York
Frank Crane M Ohio
Flora Crane F Ohio
Olive Crane F Ohio
Phillip Teeter M Canada
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USA Census, 1880
Name: Laura Crane
Event Place: Lansing, Mower, Minnesota
Gender: Female
Age: 59
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Keeping House
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: New York
Birth Date: 1821
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Page: 577
Page Letter: B
Entry Number: 4089
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0626
GS Film number: 1254626
Digital Folder Number: 004241847
Image Number: 00886
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Laura Crane F 59 New York
Dau Olive Crane F 22 Ohio
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Laura Crane in household of F I Crane, "Minnesota, State Census, 1885"

Laura Chatfield and William A Crane were married on 8 July 1839 in Medina Co., Ohio, USA. Intended Marriage
Ohio, County Marriages
Name: William, Jr. Crane
Event Date: 01 Jul 1839
Event Place: Medina, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Laura Chatfield
Reference ID: 63
GS Film number: 423817
Digital Folder Number: 004016735
Image Number: 00297
William A Crane, son of Barnabas Crane and Hannah Chatfield, was born on 17 April 1813 in Massachusetts, USA. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Lansing, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. He died in 1877 at the age of 64 in Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. William was buried in Oakwood Cmtry., Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. He lived in Lansing, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA 1865/1875. Minnesota, Will Records
Name: William A Crane
Event Year: 1877
Event Place: , , Mower, Minnesota
Schedule Type: Will Books
Source Reference: Will Records Volume B 1876-1884
First Page Number: 49
Last Page: 51
Digital Folder Number: 004411765
Image Number: 52
Number of Images: 3
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Find A Grave Memorial# 16270527
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In 1876 Mr. Crane succeeded Bray & French, and continued in the lumber business until the time of his death.
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Minnesota, State Census, 1865
Name: William A Crane
Event Place: Lansing, Mower, Minnesota
Gender: Male
Race: White
Family Number: 33
Volume: 6
Line Number: 39
GS Film number: 565715
Digital Folder Number: 004539663
Image Number: 00679
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William A Crane M
Laura Crane F
E B Crane M
Frank J Crane M
Oliver Crane M
H M Geddes F
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Laura Chatfield and William A Crane had the following children:

+2426	i.	Eugene B Crane.
2427	ii.	Elvira Crane (private).
2428	iii.	Edwin Crane (private).
+2429	iv.	Frank Irving Crane.
+2430	v.	Flora Crane.
2431	vi.	Olive M Crane was born in 1858 in Sharon Center, Medina Co., Ohio, USA. She lived in Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA in 1865. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Lansing, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. Olive appeared in the census in 1880 in Lansing, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. She died on 18 June 1903 at the age of 45 in Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, USA. She was buried in Oakwood Cmtry., Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. Minnesota, Deaths and Burials Name: Olive M. Crane Gender: Female Death Date: 18 Jun 1903 Death Place: Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota Age: 45 Birth Date: 1858 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Marital Status: Single Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02070-7 System Origin: Minnesota-EASy GS Film number: 2117540 ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 16270422 ===== USA Census, 1860 Name: Olive Crane Minor Civil Division: Sharon Age (Expanded): 2 years Page: 108 Affiliate Publication Number: M653 GS Film number: 805007 Digital Folder Number: 4282831 Image Number: 00400