E. M. Crane
E. M. Crane, farmer, P. O. Shalersville, was born June 14, 1810, in Shalersville, this county, son of Simeon and Rachel (Catlin) Crane, natives of Salisbury, Conn., and who came to Ohio in 1801, first settling at Canfield, Trumbull County, having purchased land, and there lived until 1809, when they sold out and came to Shalersville Township, this county, where they passed the remainder of their days. They were the parents of four children, three sons and one daughter, two of whom are now living: Angenetta, widow of Sheldon Farnham, of Trumbull, Ohio, and E. M., our subject. Simeon Crane, previous to coming here, was Overseer of the Connecticut Iron Works, but after his arrival in Ohio he became a farmer. He was a son of Ezra Crane, who came to Ohio in a very early day, and whose family consisted of James, Jeremiah, Martin, Ezra, Belden, Dency, Simeon, Asa, Aaron and Calvin. Our subject has been twice married, on the first occasion July 1, 1835, to Lucinda A., daughter of Charles Streeter, who bore him three sons: Frank C, Auditor of the Lake Shore Railroad at Cleveland, Ohio, and married to Elena M. Burnett; Charles S., tin and copper-smith in Ravenna Township, this county, married to Laura Sanford; and Seneca L., a resident of Kansas City, married to Addie M. McGowan. The mother of these children died in 1842, and in December, 1843, Mr. Crane married Sylvinia, daughter of Jason Streator, by whom he has had six children: Cassius M., married to Marcella Bennet; Arthur E., married to Ella M. Beardsley; Frederick J., married to Ella J. Pratt; Ann Jewett, wife of Col. O. C. Risdon, a soldier in the late war of the Rebellion; Clarice L., married to J. S. Tilden, Cashier of First National Bank of Garrettsville, and Elton P. His sons are all merchants. Our subject was Trustee of the first bank established in Garrettsville, and influenced its recharter as a national bank on the suggestion of President Garfield. He has held various township offices; was Justice of the Peace for fifteen years. Trustee, Assessor, etc., and is looked up to as a citizen whose judgment and opinion should be received with consideration.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885