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Alvira Crane

Alvira Crane

Female 1850 - 1900  (50 years)


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  • Name Alvira Crane  [1
    Birth 8 Feb 1850  Greenbrier County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death 23 Nov 1900  Kieffer, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Obituary -- Alvira Crane Burns

      The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXXV, Issue 25, November 29, 1900

      Mrs. Burns, wife of Mr. J. M. Burns, and mother of our County Superintendent, L. W. Burns, died last Friday, the 23rd inst., at her home near Meadow Bluff, this county, aged 50 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church, and was a most estimable lady. She leaves a husband, four children and many friends and relatives to mourn her demise.
    Burial 26 Nov 1900  Amwell Baptist Church Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I47  Crane Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2019 

    Father George Washington Crane, Sr.,   b. Bef May 1812, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1858, Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Jane McClung,   b. 1824, Greenbrier County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1892, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage Est 10 Mar 1839  Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Matthew Burns,   b. 13 Oct 1851, Greenbrier County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1931, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1874  Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. LaVega Washington Burns,   b. 23 Aug 1875, Meadow Bluff Census District, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1939, Spencer, Roane County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Leslie Given Burns, Sr.,   b. 16 Jan 1877, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1975, Beard, Pocahontas County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)
     3. Louis Dassenville Burns, Sr.,   b. 17 May 1879, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1950 (Age 71 years)
     4. Laurense Maud Burns,   b. 17 Sep 1881, Greenbrier County, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1960 (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2017 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1452] Obituary, Mary Jane (Morrison), (ID #136414521), 16 Jun 2019 (Reliability: 2).
      Alvira Crane Burns; ID #501662.

    2. [S158] Warren Hunter, Kay Hunter, Troy Hunter, Et. Al., Greenbrier County Cemeteries - Meadow Bluff District, (© 22 Dec 1998), 5014.
      Page 1, Listing 17.

    3. [S184] 1900 U.S. Census, Greenbrier County, WV, 3.
      In the 1900 US Census, Alvira is incorrectly shown to be born in
      November 1851, aged 48 years.

    4. [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 15.
      Book 1B, Page 73, Year of 1874, Line 73.

    5. [S472] Obituary, Crane, Alvira, (The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XXXV, Number 25, published November 29, 1900 Transcription obtained April 10, 2001, courtesy of Kay Hunter), 12 Nov 2001, 5047. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S158] Warren Hunter, Kay Hunter, Troy Hunter, Et. Al., Greenbrier County Cemeteries - Meadow Bluff District, (© 22 Dec 1998), 12 Nov 2001, 5014. (Reliability: 3).
      Page 1, Listing 17.

    7. [S2055] Marriage Bond - Virginia, 6 Feb 2020 (Reliability: 3).
      George Washington Crane & Jane McClung

    8. [S1109] Greenbrier County Archives, 14 Jan 2017 (Reliability: 3).
      Alvira Crane & James Burns; Book 1B, Page 73, Year of 1874, Line 73. Alvira's first name is
      spelled "Elvira" in the marriage register.