U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cramer, Richard H. (1868-1928) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Men of West Virginia, Volume II Biographical Publishing Company George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas. Chicago, Illinois, 1903 Pages 511-513 RICHARD H. CRAMER, M. D., a physician and surgeon of New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia, was born in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, September 28, 1868, and is a son of Eli V. and Mary (Stansbury) Cramer and a grandson of Isaac and Mary (Hopkins) Cramer. Dr. Cramer's ancestry has been distinguished for patriotic services in the different wars of this country. His great-grandfather, Isaiah Cramer, fought under Washington with the American forces during the Revolutionary war and his grandfather, Isaac Cramer, served in the War of 1812. His father, Eli V. Cramer, served in the Mexican War, as a member of Company H, 7th Pennsylvania Infantry, taking part under General Scott in the successful siege and capture of the city of Mexico. In the Civil War Eli V. Cramer was a member of Company C, 148th Reg., Pennsylvania Vol. Inf. Our subject's parents were born, reared and married in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They removed to Blair County in 1864, where Mr. Cramer owned and operated the Elizabeth Furnace. He died at Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1899, aged 78 years. His widow still survives, aged 59 years. Dr. Cramer is one of a family of 11 children born to his parents, the second in order of birth, the others being: Harry O., of Irvona, Pennsylvania; Jesse, of Crafton, Pennsylvania; William and Victor, of Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania; Blanche, wife of Andrew Jackson, of Marionville, Pennsylvania; Walter, of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania; Annie, who is living at home at Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania; Zoe, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; and Edwin and Leila, of Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cramer's parents located at Cherry Tree when he was a lad and in that vicinity he had his first schooling. His brother was the editor of the Burgettstown Enterprise and the youth secured employment on that paper and learned the business. He then began the study of medicine, and in 1892 entered the University of Pennsylvania where he was graduated in 1895, with the degree of M. D. In May of the same year he located at New Cumberland and has since been engaged in practice in that vicinity, each year having a wider and more lucrative field. On June 2, 1896, Dr. Cramer was married to Ellen McCabe, of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, who is a daughter of John and Charlotte (Porter) McCabe, the former of whom is engaged in the grocery business. Dr. Cramer is an elder in the Presbyterian Church and both he and his wife are active members. He is president of the Board of Education of New Cumberland, is a member of the West Virginia State Medical Society, the Mississippi Valley Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Stella Lodge, No. 47. In politics he is a Republican. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Hancock County, WV #9988 FULL-NAME: Richard Herbert Cramer BIRTH-DATE: September 28, 1868 BIRTH-PLACE: Williamsburgh, Penn. DEATH-DATE: August 17, 1928 (at age 59y-10m-19d) DEATH-PLACE: New Cumberland, Hancock County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Kathryn Robb Cramer) OCCUPATION: Physician-Surgeon FATHER: Eli V. Cramer (born in England) MOTHER: Mary Jane Stansbery CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Duodenal Ulcer, Hemorrhage from it INFORMANT: Kathryn Robb Cramer (of New Cumberland, West Va.) BURIAL: New Cumberland Tombstone in New Cumberland Cemetery, Hancock County, WV Richard H. Cramer, M.D. (1868-1928) Kathryn Robb Cramer (1878-1962) Sara J. Robb (1888-1962) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Hancock County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/hancock/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------