Adam K CRAMER
Adam has a birthdate from Sanner Lutheran Church records of 29 Feb., 1809 and baptismal date of 23 Dec., 1833. === Adam Cramer, son of Christian, died Jan. 22, 1868 age 58 yrs 11 mos 24 days. His wife Catharine (Zufall) died Sept. 7, 1889 age 79 yrs 3 mos. Both are bured in Good Hope Cemetery, off Back Creek road, Fayette Co., Pa. Birth dates are calculated from these tombstone dates. This data from notes of Mazie Cramer Emanuel. Adam left a From Ora Flaningan will dated 10 Jan., 1868, recorded 17 Feb. 1868 (Fayette Co, PA Book 2, Pg. 224). Pertinent provisions of the will: "First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife all my val(?) property to her my said wife the use of my improvement and income a tract of land on which my dwelling house is situated of ninety acres with its appurtenances joining lands of Peter Steaseman and Jacob H. Miller so long as she remains my widow or during her natural life. I give devise and bequeath as follows all the real estate to my wife Catharine during her natural life and the revisions and also after lawful debts were paid I bequeath to my wife Catharine all my personal property and after her death it shall be divided equally among seven of my children: B.F. Cramer, Phoebe Geary her heirs, Christian J. Cramer, Elizabeth Witt, wife of Jonathan Witt, Philip K., Eliza, Nancy and my son Adam's wife Margaret is to have one dollar, her share in the above estate in common and their heirs and assigns forever." = = = = = = In the 1860 U.S. Census for Salt Lick Twp., Fayette Co., PA the family record is: (Census Dwelling #2151 (Age Birth) (Year) Adam (K.) Cramer 51 (1809) Farmer (Son of Christian Cramer & Phoebe King) Catherine Cramer 49 (1811) (Catherine Zufall) Phoebe Cramer 25 (1835) Enos Cramer 21 (1839) Jacob Cramer 20 (1840) Samuel Cramer 17 (1843) Elizabeth Cramer 15 (1845) Phillip Cramer 13 (1847) Elijah Cramer 11 (1849) Nancy Cramer 6 (1854)
He married Catherine Zufall or Showley 14 Aug 1831 . Catherine Zufall or Showley was born at Pennsylvania 7 Jun 1810 .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Benjamin Franklin Cramer
born 3 Jun 1832.
Catherine Ann Cramer
born 29 Apr 1835.
Adam G Cramer
born 7 Mar 1837.
Enos R Cramer
born 1839.
Jacob or Christian J Cramer
born 1840.
Samuel Cramer
born 1843.
Elizabeth Cramer
born 1845.
Phillip King Cramer
born 9 Sep 1847.
Elijah Cramer
born 1849.
Henry Cramer
born Abt 1850.
Eliza Cramer
born Abt 1852.
Nancy Cramer
born 1854.
Adam K Cramer died 22 Jan 1868 at Fayette, Pennsylvania .
Catherine Zufall or Showley died 7 Sep 1889 at Pennsylvania .