Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Cramton, David A. 1822 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

DAVID A. CRAMTON. One of the most successful farmers of Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, is he whose name appears above. He was born at East Addison, Vt., June
2, 1822, and was the youngest in a family of five children born to his parents,
all of whom grew to mature years. They are Emeline, William, Alanson, Cook and
he of whom we write. Emeline is the widow of Solomon Babcock and resides at
Norville, Jackson County, this State; William lives in Elba Township, Lapeer
County. During the war he had two sons—Franz and George—who served from 1861 to
1865. Alanson is now a resident of Ada, this State; Cook died in Hadley leaving
a family. The parents of this family were Daniel and Nancy (VanHorn) Cramton.
The father was born in Vermont and the mother in New Jersey. Daniel was a son of
Nathaniel Cramton, who was a Revolutionary soldier and was himself a soldier in
the War of 1812. Nathaniel Cramton was probably born in England.

  David Cramton came to Lapeer County at the age of eighteen, his brother having
come here two years earlier—about the time it was admitted to the Union as a
State. Later the entire family came to the State and made settlement here. The
father died in Wayne County, N. Y. in 1831. His widow married Nathan Townsend
and they reared a family of three children, whose names are Marcus, Harvey and
Octavus. The first named is deceased; Harvey is a resident of Oakland County and
Octavus a resident of Hadley.

  July 2, 1848, our subject was married to Harriet Grandy. They have reared four
children, whose names are Jesse, Cook, Julia and Charles. Julia is the wife of
Frank Skinner. Mr. Cramton started out in life with great disadvantages, as far
as pecuniary position is concerned, for he had nothing but a superabundance of
energy and faith in the future. By directing his energy in the right direction
and by economy and industry he has accumulated a comfortable fortune and to-day
owns a farm of two hundred and forty acres which has all been accumulated by the
toil of himself and his family. Their social relations are closely connected
with their church relations and all are members of the Methodist Episcopal body.
Politically Mr. Cramton is a member of the Republican party. Socially he
fraternizes with the Masons.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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