Historical Rosters Database
Thomas Johnstone Blakely Cramer
Roster ID 4This is a summary. Contact the Archives for additional biographical information.
| First Name: | Thomas |
| Middle Name: | Johnstone Blakely |
| Last Name: | Cramer |
| Suffix: | |
| Affiliation: | Class of 1842 |
| Biography & Genealogy: | Birth date: March 18, 1817 in Winchester, Virginia Death date: March 17, 1891 in Grass Valley, Oregon Father: Thomas Cramer, born in Ireland Mother: Rebecca Dowdell of Winchester Paternal grandparents: Ambrose Cramer of Down Patrick County, Down Ireland and Elizabeth Johnstone of Annandale, Scotland; settled in Charlestown, West Virginia (circa 1800) Marriage (1859): Mary Marks of LeCompton, Kansas Children: Six sons and four daughters, names unknown Career: Prior to Civil War, he participated in a survey of [Shenandoah] Valley Turnpike; school teacher; farmer in Fairmont, West Virginia; Chief Clerk of Land Office, Kansas Territory, LeCompton; moved to Los Angeles, California (circa 1859) and later to Grass Valley, Oregon, where he was a rancher/stock raiser. His widow and children were living in Weiser, Idaho in 1910. VMI Record Entered VMI on November 11, 1839 from Winchester and graduated July 4, 1842, standing fourth out of 16 graduates. Military Record None |
