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The family of William Debenham (W.D.) Crain Excerpted from “History of Saline County, Missouri,” page 95
William Debenham Crain, my grandfather, was born January 18, 1858 in Illinois. His great Grandfather, John Crain, was born in England in 1725 and emigrated to Culpeper County, Virginia in 1749. He had a brother, James Crain, Minister of the Church of England, who also came to Virginia where he [John] married Sarah Rousseau and reared nine-children.
Grandpa's father, James Newfield Crain, married Catherine [Kate] Debenham in 1857. She was born in England June 15, 1838 and came to this country at the age of 14. They became parents of nine children, my grandfather being the oldest. His father died when grandpa was fourteen years old and his mother died in 1905.
After coming to Saline County grandpa married Laura Ann Bishop, daughter of Charles [son of Job Bishop & Holly Kelley/Kelly] and Mary Catherine Masters Bishop. They made their home near Herndon, where the were involved in farming and reared six children- Nell, Earnest, Ralph, Horace, Ruth and Frank. The youngest, Frank, was my father. After he [Frank] died [struck by lightning], grandpa and grandma took mother and me into their home as well as another granddaughter, Mary Weaver. Mary later became the founder of Home Interiors, Incorporated of Dallas, Texas.
In 1925, they moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where their son Earnest was living. Grandpa died December 23, 1936 at the age of 78 and was buried in [Fairview Cemetery] Sweet Springs, Missouri.
Grandma remained in Fayetteville where we visited her many times. After her health failed she moved to Poplar Bluff with her daughter Ruth. She died December 25, 1962 at the age of 99 and was buried beside Grandpa at Sweet Sporings [sic]. Submitted by Norene Crain Clark. |
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William Debenham Crain 1859-1936
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“William Debenham Crain family taken in about 1893. Willam D. and Laura (Bishop) are the parents; from left to right, the kids are Nell, Horace, Ernest and Ralph G....better known as RG. My great-grandmother Bishop lived to be 99 and I remember meeting her. RG is my grandfather. He was born in 1888 so he's about 5 or 6 in the photo. I assume it was taken at their farm near Herndon, MO.” — Don Jones April 2005 |
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Many thanks to Don Jones, grandson of RG Crain (noted above) of Ohio for providing information on James Newfield Crain and descendents. |
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Ralph (RG) Crain and his wife, Ruth (Boatright) Crain |
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Crain Farm, Huntsville, Schulyer Co, IL
Village of Pulaski, Augusta Township, Hancock County, Illinois
1=First Generation 2=Second Generation 3=Third Generation, etc. +=Spouse
+Harriet Eleanor Tong 1817-1884 2 James Newfield Crain 1832-1873 +Catherine “Kate” Debenham-1905 3 William Debenham Crain 1859-1936 4 Nell Crain 4 Earnest Crain 4 Ralph Crain 4 Horace Crain + Nell 5 Mabel Crain 4 Ruth Crain 4 Frank Crain 3 Horace Newfield Crain c. 1861-1937 3 Elsie Crain 1862-1864 3 Hattie Crain c. 1863- 3 Thomas c. 1864 3 Mary c. 1866- 3 Herbert c. 1869- 3 Cora c. 1870- 3 Myrtle c. 1873- 2 John Franklin Crain 1832-1872 +Margaret Howard-1914 3 John Bond Crain, MD 3 William Crain 3 Charles Newton Crain 3 Elsie Crain 3 Benjamin Crain 3 David Crain 3 Edward Crain 3 Margaret Crain 2 William Harris Crain 1834-1904 3 Annie Belle Crain 1861-1864 3 William Maurice Crain 1863-1964 +Sarah Ann Newcomb 1865-1920 4 Helen Newcomb Crain 1896- +Joseph Davenport Houghton 1895- 5 Helen Harriet Houghton 3 Hattie Crain 1865-1866 3 Frank Matthew Crain 1867-1952 4 Frannie Crain 4 Matthew Crain 4 Donald Frank Crain 1898-2003 +Gertrude Anna Resene 1900-1983 +Philip Broaddus Hawes, Sr. 1889-1960 5 Philip Broaddus Hawes, Jr. 1934- 3 Charles Crain 1869-1871 3 Harry Marshall Crain 1874-1967 +Mace Gardner 1882-1967 +Sadie Thelma Caddick 1880-1957 4 Ralph Waldo Crain, Jr. 1906 - +Anna Lacey Johnson 3 Carl Crain 1880-1882 2 Sarah Ellen Maria Crain 1838-1915 +Robert Ellis 1829-1886 2 George Crain 1840-1840 2 Mary Crain 1841-1841 2 Elizabeth Crain 1843-1843 2 Julia Crain 1845-1846 2 Harriet Eliza Crain 1847-1946 3 James Benjamin Kirk 1868 - 1966 +Lillie Helena Johnson 3 Harriet Kirk 1871 - +Charles McGinnis 3 William Kirk 1873 - +Jenny 3 Mary Kirk 1875 - +Edmund/Edward Burke 3 Effie Kirk 1877 - +Charles Nelson 3 Letha Kirk 1880 - +Husband Mitchell 3 Viva Kirk 1887 - +Glenn Weston Hansell 2 Benjamin Bacon Crain 1851-1946 +Nettie Augusta Catlin 1854-1898 * 2nd Wife of Benjamin Bacon Crain: +Nell Hess 1867-1939 +Jennie Hoadley Reed 1865-1949 3 Henry Walter Crain 1887—1971 4 Henry Walter Crain 1923—1982 4 Daughter Crain +Lelia Flay Goodson 3 Edward Benjamin Crain 1889- +Anna Gertrude McMahon 4 Edward Benjamin Crain +Helen Betty Pruitt 3 Paul Reed Crain 3 Rollin Crain +Ellen Fisher-1916 +Quincy Allphin-1889 *2nd Husband of Mary Frances Crain +John Helmick |
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Descendants of Rev. William Crain Brother of Lucy Crain Gragg, Nancy Crain Price, James Crain, Elizabeth Crain Gragg, Mary Harrison Crain McGinnis, Sarah Frances Crain and —all children of
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