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HANNAH HARLAN CRAMER
daughter of Barton Stone Harlan

Hannah Harlan   1849-1931

1849 - Born April 16, 1849 in Randolph Co., Indiana

1869 - March 13, 1869 married H. B. Cramer, farmer, in Hardin Co., Iowa.
        Cramer was the son of John and Elizabeth Cramer

1880 After living on various farms in Iowa, the Cramers moved to Furnas Co., NE in 1880. They entered under the Homestead Act a quarter section of land. The area was sparcely settled. During the first three years the country was afflicted with a severe drought and they had to endure many hardships. As the years went by they overcame these and prospered.

1903 - In the summer of 1903 the family joined the others in Corvallis, OR, where they bought five acres of land. H.B. and Hannah lived there until their children had gone, then moved to Gresham to be near them.



        Issue of Hannah and H. B. Cramer: 4 children

        Nettie P.   1871-x;   m. John. P. Stowe 1868; m.2 Rev. A. W. Darby
        Edna Ida, 1877-1888;
        Allen Harlan (Harley), 1879-x; moved to Minnesota
        Grace M., 1887-1967; m. Roy West
                Issue: (2) Gladys, m. Hal Paynter, had one son;
                                  Rodney; two children