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Family History - Eleanor H. Shane

Key:	1.	“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
	2.	“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.

This family history features Eleanor H. Shane and seven of her descendants down to the third generation.

First Generation

1. Eleanor H. Shane,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Eleanor married Henry Newton Crabb (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Eleanor H. Shane and Henry Newton Crabb:

Floyd Taylor Crabb, born 4 July 1889 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska; died 30 March 1970 in Converse County, Wyoming. Married Lena Crafford.

Second and Third Generations

2. Floyd Taylor Crabb² (Eleanor¹), born 4 July 1889 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} died 30 March 1970 in Converse County, Wyoming.^{2, 3} Floyd married, ca. 1912, Lena Crafford^{4, 5} (born April 1894 in Michigan, the daughter of Frank Crafford and Amanda Catheryn Watters;^{4, 5, 6, 7, 8} Lena died 6 September 1994 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington⁶). Floyd is buried in Douglas Park Cemetery, Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming.² Lena is buried in Prairie View Cemetery, Manville, Niobrara County, Wyoming.⁶

Children of Floyd Taylor Crabb and Lena Crafford:

3	i.	Ruth C. Crabb, born ca. 1913 in Wyoming.^{4, 5}
4	ii.	Ellen C. Crabb, born ca. 1916 in Wyoming.^{4, 5}
5	iii.	Louise B. Crabb, born ca. 1919 in Wyoming.^{4, 5}
6	iv.	Ester T. Crabb, born ca. 1922 in Wyoming.⁵
7	v.	Thelma Crabb, born ca. 1927 in Wyoming.⁵
8	vi.	Floyd H. Crabb, born ca. 1928 in Wyoming.⁵

Draft Registration Card, World War I, Floyd Taylor Crabb, Serial No. Seven, born 4 July 1889 in Schuyler, Nebraska; farmer, own farm; married with wife and two children.
Find a Grave (website). Douglas Park Cemetery, Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming; Floyd Taylor Crabb, born: 4 July 1889 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska; died: 30 March 1970 in Converse County, Wyoming (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings, two wives, and two children).
Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Floyd Crabb, no. 520-10-1774, died March 1970, born 4 July 1889.
U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie Peak, Enumeration District 11, Sheet No. 10A, family of Floyd J. Crab (30, Nebraska, farmer); wife Lena C. Crab (25, Michigan); daughter Ruth C. Crab (7, Wyoming); daughter Ellen C. Crab (4, Wyoming); daughter Louis C. Crab (1, Wyoming).
U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Wyoming, Albany County, Laramine Peak, Enumeration District 11-19, Sheet No. 1A, family of Floyd T. Crabb (40, Nebraska, farmer, first married age 21); wife Lena C. Crabb (35, Michigan, first married age 18); daughter Ruth C. Crabb (17, Wyoming); daughter Elenor C. Crabb (14, Wyoming); daughter Louise B. Crabb (11, Wyoming); daughter Ester T. Crabb (8, Wyoming); daughter Thelma Crabb (3, Wyoming); son Floyd H. Crabb (2, Wyoming); hired man Buck J. Spencer (21, Nebraska, offbearer, saw mill); nephew Frank F. Crabb (20, Nebraska, engineer, sawmill).
Find a Grave (website). Prairie View Cemetery, Niobrara County, Wyoming, Lena Crabb, born: 1894 in Michigan; died: 6 September 1994 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her mother and step-father, husband, half-sibling, and three children).
U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Otsego County, Elmira, Enumeration District 143, Sheet No. 4A, family of Frank Crafford (43, Ohio, July 1856, land estimator); wife of 13 years Amanda Crafford (41, Ohio, October 1858, 7 children, 3 living); son Roy P. Crafford [sic] (21, Ohio, Jan. 1879, painter); daughter Ruth Crafford (8, Michigan, Febr. 1892); daughter Lena Crafford (6, Michigan, Apr. 1894).
U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wyoming, Converse County, La Bonte Precinct, Enumeration District 45, Sheet No. [?, numbers are crossed out], family of Herbert D. Gazlay (50, Michigan, sawyer, mill); wife of 2 years Amanda Gazlay (51, Ohio, 3 children, 3 living); step daughter Lena (16, Michigan).