Crane, Benjamin N.

1848 - 1908  (60 years)

• Name	Crane, Benjamin N.
  Birth	18 Sep 1848	Martin County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CRAN.B001
  _FGRAVE	5368968
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company C, 42nd Indiana Infantry  [1]
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  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		42nd Indiana Infantry Regiment
  Death	12 Nov 1908  [1]
  Burial	Williams Cemetery, Burns City, Martin County, Indiana   [1]
  		Headstone, Crane, Cordelia, B. N., Jno H., Lewis H., Phoeba J., Howard S., Zola M., Magnettie, and Lorenzo R.
  Person ID	I46537	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Crane, John Cord
  Mother	Ellis, Elvira
  Family ID	F17212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lents, Julia Ann,   b. 8 Jan 1849, Montgomery County, Indiana d. 27 Feb 1879 (Age 30 years)
  Children	+ 1. Crane, James Victor,   b. 25 Dec 1869, Martin County, Indiana d. 3 Dec 1930, Raglesville, Daviess County, Indiana (Age 60 years)   2. Crane, George W.,   b. 20 Apr 1872   d. 9 May 1891, Martin County, Indiana (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F17210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Montgomery, Corelia Elizabeth,   b. 25 Aug 1856   d. 1923 (Age 66 years)
  Children	> 1. Crane, John Henry,   b. 27 May 1882, Martin County, Indiana d. 22 Jan 1947, Illinois (Age 64 years)   2. Crane, Isaac Andrew,   b. 6 Sep 1885, Indiana d. 1 Jul 1900, Martin County, Indiana (Age 14 years)   3. Crane, Lewis Harrison,   b. 26 Aug 1889, Martin County, Indiana d. 16 Jun 1939, Knox County, Indiana (Age 49 years)   4. Crane, Phoeba J.,   b. 22 Aug 1891 + 5. Crane, Howard Sherman,   b. 26 Jun 1893, Martin County, Indiana d. 18 Jun 1964, Martin County, Indiana (Age 70 years) > 6. Crane, Zola Mae,   b. 4 Apr 1896, Indiana d. 1964, Crawford County, Iowa (Age 67 years) > 7. Crane, Magnettie M. 'Nettie',   b. 9 Mar 1898, Martin County, Indiana d. 12 Jul 1996, Illinois (Age 98 years)   8. Crane, Raymond Lorenzo,   b. 18 Jul 1901, Brown County, Indiana d. 11 May 1976, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F17211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Sep 1848 - Martin County, Indiana Burial - - Williams Cemetery, Burns City, Martin County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin was the son of John Cord Crane & Elvira Ellis. He served as a private in Co C, 42nd Regiment of IN Volunteers during the Civil War, commanded by Thomas B Jones. He was honorably discharged at Louisville KY on 21 July 1865. Benjamin was 6' tall with a light complexion, light hair, & blue eyes. He suffered from permanent disabilities of rheumatism, piles, & a crippled arm, which resulted from an accident while knocking nuts from on hickory tree on 21 October 1876; the pole he was using fell on his right arm & broke it about 2" above the wrist. Benjamin was deaf by 8 September 1908. He married Julia Ann Lents on 21 April 1868 & they had 4 children. He married Cordelia E Montgomery on 3 January 1880 & they had 10 children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13957] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crane, Cordelia, B. N., Jno H., Lewis H., Phoeba J., Howard S., Zola M., Magnettie, and Lorenzo R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5368968/benjamin-n-crane) (Reliability: 2).