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John Franklin Crane

John Franklin Crane

Male 1892 - 1970  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Franklin Crane was born on 17 Mar 1892; died on 9 Apr 1970 in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas.

    John married Ruby A. Miller on 18 Jun 1916 in Van Zandt, Texas. Ruby (daughter of John Coleman Miller and Sidney Catherine Hayes) was born on 20 Aug 1897; died on 6 Feb 1993 in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Billie Dolora Crane  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1917 in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 23 Sep 2006 in Schertz, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
    2. 3. Arlon Crane  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1920 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 26 Feb 2006 in Poynor, Henderson, Texas, United States; was buried in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas.
    3. 4. Henrietta Crane  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1921 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 13 Jul 2018; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas.
    4. 5. Herman Otis Crane  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1923 in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 2 Aug 1993 in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Billie Dolora Crane Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 8 May 1917 in Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 23 Sep 2006 in Schertz, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

    Billie married Ennis Daniel Preston in 1940. Ennis (son of Ernest Preston and Maude Della Beard) was born on 8 Aug 1909 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 12 Apr 1969 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Richard Preston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Oct 1941 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 12 Jul 2017.
    2. 7. Pamela Preston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Aug 1946 in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 27 Jan 2025 in San Antonio, Bexar, Republic of Texas.
    3. 8. Christopher Preston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1951 in Great Lakes Naval Air Station, IL; died on 2 Apr 2014 in Garden Ridge, TX.

  2. 3.  Arlon Crane Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 4 May 1920 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 26 Feb 2006 in Poynor, Henderson, Texas, United States; was buried in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas.

    Arlon married Ernest Edwards on 21 Jun 1939 in Van Zandt, Texas. Ernest (son of William W. Edwards and Emma Lillie B. Killett) was born on 22 Feb 1912 in Elmo, Kaufman, Texas, United States; died on 25 Jan 1970 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas; was buried in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Brenda Arlene Edwards  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1948 in Van Zandt, Texas; died in Nov 2012 in Texas.

  3. 4.  Henrietta Crane Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 5 Dec 1921 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 13 Jul 2018; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas.

    Henrietta married Thomas Luther Hunter on 17 Aug 1940 in Van Zandt, Texas. Thomas (son of George Washington Hunter and Tennessee Jackson) was born on 18 Sep 1903 in Jacksboro, Campbell, Tennessee, United States; was christened in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 14 Nov 1981 in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas; was buried on 14 Nov 1981 in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Nancy Nell Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1941 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 22 Sep 2022 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Highland Memorial Gardens, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas.
    2. 11. Thomas Earl Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1942 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 16 Nov 2006 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Small Cemetery, Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States of America.
    3. 12. John Wayne Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Aug 1948 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 2 Jan 1971 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas.

    Henrietta married Charles Rufus Riley on 18 Dec 1965 in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas. Charles (son of James Robert Riley and Laura Inger Lela McCasland) was born on 21 Dec 1921 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States; died on 2 Sep 1996 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Herman Otis Crane Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 26 Jul 1923 in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 2 Aug 1993 in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas.

    Herman married Thelma Venice Nichols on 4 Sep 1970 in Dallas, Texas. Thelma (daughter of Edd Emerson Nichols and Amy Roper) was born on 25 Nov 1917 in Mount Pleasant, Titus, Texas; died on 7 Jan 2004 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Richard Preston Descendancy chart to this point (2.Billie2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Oct 1941 in Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 12 Jul 2017.

    Richard married in 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Pamela Preston Descendancy chart to this point (2.Billie2, 1.John1) was born on 17 Aug 1946 in Van Zandt, Texas; died on 27 Jan 2025 in San Antonio, Bexar, Republic of Texas.

    Family/Spouse: William Leo Cogley. William was born on 7 Oct 1942 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; died on 2 Dec 2023 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried on 27 Dec 2023 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  Christopher Preston Descendancy chart to this point (2.Billie2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Feb 1951 in Great Lakes Naval Air Station, IL; died on 2 Apr 2014 in Garden Ridge, TX.

    Christopher married on 19 Aug 1972 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 9.  Brenda Arlene Edwards Descendancy chart to this point (3.Arlon2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Dec 1948 in Van Zandt, Texas; died in Nov 2012 in Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Lewis Michael Wynn. Lewis was born on 26 Jan 1949 in Mills, Texas; died on 20 Feb 2005 in Hunt, Texas; was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Charles Eugene Reynolds. Charles was born on 9 Aug 1946 in Dallas, Texas; died on 4 Jan 2013 in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas; was buried in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 10.  Nancy Nell Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henrietta2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Jun 1941 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 22 Sep 2022 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Highland Memorial Gardens, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas.

  6. 11.  Thomas Earl Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henrietta2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Dec 1942 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 16 Nov 2006 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Small Cemetery, Edgewood, Van Zandt, Texas, United States of America.

  7. 12.  John Wayne Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henrietta2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Aug 1948 in Canton, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 2 Jan 1971 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas; was buried in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas.


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