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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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EDWARD T. CRAM was born in Pendleton County, Ky., October 1, 1853, and is the third son of Willard G. and Maria (McDonald) Cram, natives of Niagara County, N. Y., and Kenton County, Ky. Willard G. Cram came to Kentucky with his father, Ambrose Cram, also a native of New York, about 1825, and settled in Kenton County. Willard G. Cram was born in 1819. Jabez McDonald, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was a native of Kenton County, Ky., and of Scotch-Irish extraction. Edward T. Cram was reared in Pendleton County, and for several years was engaged in farming and teaching school. About 1880 he went to Williamstown, and took charge of the Williamstown Courier, the leading journal of the county, which was established September 4, 1879, by C. C. Cram, his brother, and now has a circulation of about 800. Edward T. Cram was married December 26, 1874, to Miss Margaret E. Grace, of New Orleans. Three children have blessed this union, viz.: Willard G., Matthew A. and Cora O. Mr. Cram is a member of the Baptist Church, and a Democrat.

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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in the Grant County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7

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