Marion County WV Archives Biographies.....Crane, John B. January 5, 1840 - July 5, 1898
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Source: Hardesty's Historical and Biographical Encyclopedia
Author: H. H. Hardesty

JOHN B. CRANE -- was elected to the office of recorder of Marion county in 1863,
continued in the office until 1865, was re-elected in 1869, and again in 1871.
He served until January 1, 1873, when the office was changed to clerk of the
county court, and he was elected to fill it, since which time he has been, and
still is, the efficient incumbent. He was a son of John and Nancy (Dunham)
Crane, both now deceased, and was born in Preston county, Virginia (now West
Virginia), January 5, 1840. He has been a resident in Marion county since 1859,
and in this county was married November 28, 1867. His wife is Mary E., daughter
of Matthew and Eliza Fleming, both now deceased. Her birth was in this county,
where her parents were many years honored residents. In the years of the civil
war, John B. Crane served with the 17th West Virginia Infantry as
quartermaster's sergeant during their term of service. His residence and address
is Fairmont, Marion county, West Virginia.

Additional Comments:
Death Register, Marion County WV 1899, page 42, record 231
John B. Crane died July 5, 1898 at age 58yrs-7mo of Typhoid Fever; Occupation:
Bank Cashier; Born: Kingwood W.Va.; Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery

Death Register, Marion County WV , page 39, record 31
Mary Fleming Carr died Apr 3, 1930 at age 85yrs of arterio sclerosis with
myocarditis; Born: Sep 13, 1845; Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery

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