Person:Carson Cram (1)

Weston Cram has that he was a farmer who lost an arm in a threshing machine accident abt. 1877. He owned and operated a livery stable; was a night watchman in a cannery both in Vinton, Iowa. He was known fondly throughout the communtiy as "Uncle".

1900 Census of Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, p. 255 Cram, Carson head Nov 1851 49 md 19 yrs NY NY Can Livery man

         Mary       wife     Sept 1862  37  md 19 yrs  1 - 1   IA     NY    IL
         Mamie     dau     Jan 1887   13                  IA     NY     IA

1910 Census of Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, p. 262 Cram, Carson E. head 60 M2 31 yrs NY MA NY laborer, livery barn

           Mary J.     wife     49   M1 31 yrs    IA     NY  IL      nurse , private family
          Mamie J.   dau      23                       IA     IA    IA     operator, Bell telephone

1920 Census of Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, p. 230 Cram, Carson E. head owns 68 NY MA NY manager, oil station

           Mary J.    wife                 57    IA    NY   IL      nurse, private family

1930 Census of Vinton, Benton, Iowa, ED #36, p. 3A Cram, Carson E. head 78 md at 28 NY NY NY  ???

          Mary S.      wife     66   md at 18   IA     NY   IL     

Barton Brorsen at econometrics15@@mail.com has that he died in 1937 in Vinton, Benton Co., Iowa also that he was born in Lost Nation, Clinton Co., Iowa. This does not fit with census records however.

1. ↑ Michael A. Cram. The Cram Sourcebook, Volume Two
   p. 278.
2. ↑ Information received from Weston Cram.
3. ↑ 1920 Census of Vinton, Benton County, Iowa
   p. 230.
4. ↑ Information received from Weston Cram.
5. ↑ 1870 Census of Sharon, Clinton, Iowa
   p. 393.
6. ↑ 1900 Census of Vinton, Benton County, Iowa
   p. 255.
7. ↑ Information received from Weston Cram.