John Virgil Crane

1896 - 1968  (72 years)

• Name	John Virgil Crane  [1]
  Birth	18 Feb 1896	, Clinton County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B5F2385DDA2642218FDEFE84654FAFA99A78
  Death	2 Nov 1968	Ashland, Clark County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Ashland, Clark County, Kansas, USA, Highland Cemetery   [1]
  Person ID	I9950	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Crane,   b. 18 Jul 1864, Early Station, Vemillion County, Indiana, USA d. 28 Dec 1903, , Vermillion County, Indiana, USA (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Anna Frances Amerman,   b. 22 Nov 1866, , Vermillion County, Indiana, USA d. 14 Feb 1901, , Vermillion County, Indiana, USA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1886	, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F3554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie May Valentine,   b. 5 Oct 1903, Lexington, Clark County, Kansas, USA d. 30 May 1975, Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	5 May 1922	Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, USA   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Eula May Crane,   b. 2 Feb 1926, Lexington, Clark County, Kansas, USA d. 18 Aug 1929, Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, USA (Age 3 years)   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F3569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Feb 1896 - , Clinton County, Indiana, USA Marriage - 5 May 1922 - Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  J. Virgil Crane, long time farmer and ASCS Fieldman was taken at his home in Ashland by a heart attack on November 2, 1968. He was born February 18, 1896 in Clinton, IN, to Benjamin and Anna Crane. He was orphaned at the age of 5 by the death of both parents. He lived with a cousin in Indiana for a year, then moving to Tulia, TX to live with an uncle. He attended school there until the age of 16, when he moved to Clark County and worked for various farmers in the Lexington community. Virgil served in the armed forces of the United States in World War I from 1917 to the end of the war. He returned to Clark County and resumed working on various farms. May 5, 1922 he was united in marriage to Jennie May Valentine of the Lexington community. Here their 4 children were born, Ellen, Eula May, Irene, and Guy. Eula May preceded him in death in February 1929 at the age of 3. In 1934 he accepted a position on the ASCS County Committee. In 1944 he became a State field representative serving 36 southwestern counties, working until his retirement in 1965. In 1949 they purchased a home in Ashland. Virgil was a member of the Lexington Methodist Church, the VFW and the American Legion. For the past 2 years, he was President of the Clark County Historical Society. He leaves to mourn his death, his widow Jennie May; one son, Guy L. Crane of Manhattan; 2 daughters, Mrs. Marvin McPhail of Ashland and Mrs. David Unruh of Garden City; 15 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers, Lysle of Protection, KS; Earl Crane of Dana, IN; and Cedric Crane of Des Plaines, IL; one sister, Mrs. Lillie Strong of Bartlesville, OK; many other relatives and a host of friends. [1]

  
  

• Sources

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