Person:Eleanor Garner (2)

4.Eleanor Garner b. 1784-1794 in NC m. 1. John Wootan Jan 6, 1807 in Williamson Co. Tennessee m. 2. Thomas Crane (brother to Amelia) around 1817 in Randolph Co. Ill. Found in 1818 census Jackson Co., IL

When we found the relationship between Thomas Crian /Crane (b. Ga). and sister Amelia Crane (b. Knox Co. Tennessee) and Francis J. Garner and sister Eleanor Garner) we then went back to Tennessee to Williamson Co. Also, from the obit we have on our ggg grandfather Francis J. he states that he was born in Rowan Co. NC. in 1787 moved when quite young to Virginia, stayed there a couple of years and then along with his family they moved to Nashville, TN. Since the family was opposed to slavery they moved to the Illinois Territory, to Kaskaskia, Randolph Co. Ill.

Now in Williamson County, TN we found the following marriages:

Early Garner marriages:

1. Eleanor Garner married John Wooten on Nov. 06, 1804.

This from Virginia Rose:

Captain Thomas Craine married my 3rd Gt. Grandmother Ellenor Garner, Wootan/Wooten about 1816/1819. Ellenor was married to John Wootan/Wooten and had three children. Lucinda, my Gt. Gt. Grandmother, Daniel and Moses.After John died in 1814/15, Ellenor married Thomas. They had two daughters, Clarinda and Susannah. Clarinda married Fredrick Baker and Susannah married John Bolin Whiteside. Clarinda remained in Illinois, but Susannah came to Chico, Butte Co., CA and is buried in the Chico Cemetery. Both she and John Bolin are buried in Chico along with their children. Thomas Craine/Crane was in the Black Hawk War, so that is how he obtained the title of Captain.

Somehow the Davis line is connected to the Garner/Wooten Craine line. It may sound like I am talking in circles, but her Mother is connected to Nathan Davis line as well as the Craine line. This Nathan Davis is mentioned in John Wootan/Wooten's will. Evidently he was a lawyer or has studied law and helped in many law cases. My John Wooten/Wootan had a brother Moses F. Moses F. married Margaret Davis, daughter of Nathan Davis and both Moses F. and Nathan moved to Texas and died there. Melinda did have this data and was pretty well up on it.

I just wonder if Thomas is also buried there as well. Or he went back to where his father is buried and died there. In one of my county histories, Carroll or Stephenson County, it mentions two sons of Thomas Craines. He didn't have them by Ellenor, so he had to have been married before he married Ellenor. I will look these records up and tell you which one and what it says. I don't think this is on line, it was found in the library and sent to me.

I know of the burial site for Francis J. and Milly. It is Carroll County. My Ellenor is a sister to Francis J. . When my Gt. Gt. Grandfather William Jasper Thompson came to California during the gold rush, several men were together. They must have left Jo Daviess Co., about 1850, and there was Wm. Jasper Thompson, Daniel Wootan, (brother to my Lucinda, which is Wm. Jasper's wife) Thomas Craine, and no telling who else. Daniel Wootan drowned in the Feather River in 1852 in Nevada City, CA. After Wm Jasper returned to Illinois, he gathered his family and friends and moved to California in 1854. We know Thomas Craine had been out to California several times. anyway we know he was here, but don't know about Ellenor. Her nephews were here then, that is Francis J.'s son Squire.There was another Craine brother, a Silas Craine. Have you found him yet? I have run into that name quite a bit in Illinois

I always felt Thomas had been married before he married Ellenor, because when I read where his son James W. owned a shop, and I still can't find that piece, I just knew he had been married before. We find Thomas on the 1860 census for Stephenson Co., living with Clarinda and Fred Baker, but without Ellenor. She must have died between 1850 and 1860. Although, their daughter Susannah was living in Jo Daviess County in 1850 and didn't leave until 1854 to come to California so, I feel Ellenor was still alive then.Found it!! It is history of Stephenson County. It states this: The first livery stable mentioned in the histories was that of J.H. Beaumont in 1849 near the Stephenson County Hotel. James W. Crane, son of Thomas Crane of Crane'sGrove, started a livery stable in 1856 where the postoffice now stands. His sons, James H. and J.W. Crane carried on as Crane Brothers and then as Freeport Omnibus and Hack Line. In 1888 a good description of this operation included twelve good horses, three large omnibuses, three hacks, two baggage wagons, a large bus sleigh, and two good stables. The Crane livery became the "Bus Barn" with a stage line to South Freeport to meet Chicago Great Western trains. Louis Hart ran this until after 1900 when William Washburn and Sons took over. This is confusing as it seems like both sons were named James, unless this is a misprint. I read it more then once and that is what it says. In the Stephenson County History is also states: Thomas Crane's name has been, like so many others, spelled three ways, and which he preferred is unknown. The grove was long been officially Craine's as was the original spelling of the name in Georgia and later in Kentucky according to John A. Crain, a Freeport lawyer whose grandfather was a brother of Thomas. He said the family had moved into Illinois Territory in 1801 and his own father, nephew of Thomas, had been a state legislator and member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1848.

Do you know if Thomas married in Tennessee? That is where John Wootan and Ellenor Garner was married, Williamson County, Tennessee in 1807. . Francis J. and Amelia are buried in Cherry Grove, Carroll County.

Crane lineage: Miss Susannah Crane born in Georgia in 1777, married to Jesse Walton Bond 1798 in Overton, Co., TN

1860 Stephenson Co. IL census

Crane, E. S. IL STEPHENSON CO. FREEPORT 2ND WARD 144 1860 Crane, J. A. IL STEPHENSON CO. FREEPORT 1ST WARD 078 1860 Crane, J. W. IL STEPHENSON CO. FREEPORT 1ST WARD 089 1860 Crane, James, Jr. IL STEPHENSON CO. FREEPORT 1ST WARD 090 1860 Crane, Mary E. IL STEPHENSON CO. FREEPORT 2ND WARD 153 1860 Crane, O. M. IL STEPHENSON CO. WADDAM 309 1860 Crane, Thomas IL STEPHENSON CO. SILVER CREEK 058 1860 This from Sharon Kafer:

The Crain, Crane (I've seen it both ways, too) family I have is ThomasCrain, the second husband of my g-g grandmother, Ellenor Garner Wootan. She and Thomas Crain were married about 1817 in , we think, Randolph Co., IL.They were in Stephenson Co., IL by 1835 and had 2 daughters, Clarinda andSusanna. Here is what I have for Thomas:

Thomas Crane and Daniel W. Wootan sign a claim for losses in the Black HawkWar. They say they occupied a farm on the road from Galena to Fort Clark (Peoria) 23 miles from Apple River Fort. I have an article written by Clarinda Crain Baker concerning the time they were at the Apple River Fort during the Black Hawk War. Daniel Wootan was my great great grandfather.

Reminiscence of Mrs. Clarinda (Crain) Baker Freeport Daily Journal, Feb 28, 1891, p 4

(Daughter of Thomas Crain, b. ca 1819 in southern Illinois. Thomas & family came to Galena in 1828 where he became a smelter. Next moved to Apple River, then Cherry Grove in Carroll Co. and in 1835 to Crain's Grove in Stephenson Co.)

"I was in the battle at Elizabeth" said Mrs. Baker with a flash of the eye. "The Indians attacked the fort and fought for three hours and a half. There were twenty men and three boys large enough to handle a musket, and there were seventy wormen and children in the fort. We had not heard of the battle with Stillman until three days after it occurred, and then we sought protection at once. The news of that battle was brought us by a messenger, and as soon as we heard it we gathered a few clothes and provisions and hurried to the fort. We had not long to wait until Black Hawk and his band of 360 Indians, painted up in the most gorgeous war colors, appeared on the scene. We had no cannon, but luckily were supplied with two rounds of guns, and while the men were firing the women were loading the weapons. The women and children were kept busy molding bullets and filling cartridges. From the fact that the firing was so rapid the invaders thought the force was treble what it really was, and thinking they would be unable to take the fort they drew off about dusk. We prepared for a night attack , but did not receive one. One of our express messengers, Nutton, was killed and one Harket Rodes, was wounded. We learned afterwards that there were 17 of the Indians killed. They carried off their wounded and buried the dead about three-fourths of a mile from the scene of battle. "At one time when we thought the fort would be taken, old man Dixon started out to get help from Galena. At two attempts to swim Apple River he was driven back by the Indians, but at the third attempt although badly wounded he got through all right and took the news to Galena that the fort was taken. A force came out from Galena to help us, but we did not need their assistance. They rigged us up a couple of cannon, strengthened the fort and then returned. We were in quarters three springs but had no trouble only the one year. My father was all through the Black Hawk War. "I saw Black Hawk 500 times or more. Before the war he had his camp for a long time about a mile from our house in JoDaviess county. I have talked with him on various occasions and could understand him quite well. He was a very pleasant Indian, and his warriors seemed to think a great deal of him, and would do everything he requested. Soon after he moved from there he began war on the whites. Black Hawk was an indolent fellow and would lie about the camp and let the other warriors do all the hunting and the squaws all the work. He dressed the same as the others of the tribe. They wore blankets or woolen blouses, and long leather leggings. I have often seen them in their war dances. The "Hee oo" and "Who oo" was particularly vehement when they were partly filled with fire water. "My mother bandaged the wound when Colonel Stephenson was shot near Waddams Grove. He was shot through the left breast and it is thought by many that that is what caused his death. "I remember of one incident during the time of the Indian was which happened at Timms Grove. Six horsemen were coming from the south to look after some land in this section when at the place mentioned they were attacked and three of them, Howard, Ames and Lawrence were killed at the first fire. Alec Hickenbottom and Quill Floyd kept together and by pressing their steeds were able to escape. The last member of the party by the name of Howley was never seen again, and it is supposed he was forced into the swamps near by where he fell an easy victim. "After we moved to Crane's grove my father needed to carry the mail from Freeport in his coat pocket and then sometimes he did not have very much. I guess it could hardly be carried that way now."

(Daniel Wootan was Thomas Crane's (Crain) step-son.)

Silver Creek: August of 1835 is when Thomas Crain claimed a quarter section in the south-west corner. Crain's Grove is named after him. The first birth was Jacob Thompson in the summer of 1838. His proud parents were William and Lucinda Thompson. The first wedding didn't occur until February 11, 1841 when Frederick Baker and Miss Crain were united. (Lucinda Wootan Thompson was T. Crain's step-daughter and the Miss Crain who married Frederick Baker was Thomas and Ellenor's daughter, Clarinda.)

1860 Stephenson Co., IL census shows Thomas Crain living with dtr., Clarinda Baker.

I don't have a birth or death date for Thomas Crain but one of his sisters, Amelia Crain, married Francis Garner, a brother of Ellenor's.

The Village

The Galena Daly Gazette, Galena, Illinois, Monday Evening, September 28, 1903

Women Save the Fort

Attack on the Village of Elizabeth by Indians in Early Days Recalled

Five Women Carry Lead from Mines and Mould it into Bullets

Village Named for One of Them

The Chicago News of Sept. 25 printed the following interesting piece of early history that transpired in Jo Daviess County and which is familiar to Gen. A. L. Chetlain and the very few pioneers of the county still living.

Carrying pigs of lead and running bullets in a desperate fight with Indians was the historic action of women, told in the story of the three Elizabeths, just revived in an Illinois village, the settlement of which was contemporaneous with that of Chicago. The early settlers of Chicago remember the stirring times at Galena and the lead country while Chicago itself was only a village. One of the oldest towns in the lead region is Elizabeth and old times are recalled by the building of a reservoir near the site of an old fort that stood in this town, which is only three hours ride from Chicago by Railway. It was this fort that Black Hawk and his band of red warriors on the afternoon of August 2, 1832, fleeing from the battlefield at Stillman's Run, attacked and undertook to capture with its twenty-five men, women and children inmates.

Of the five women who were inside the fort three bore the name of Elizabeth. They were Elizabeth Van Volkenburg, Elizabeth Armstrong and Elizabeth Winters and it was in honor of Mrs. Winters that the little village, a famous lead mining town with a history as old as that of Galena, was named. History relates - and the facts are borne out by the citizens of the town, some of whom are sons and daughters of the besieged parents - that in the thick of the flight the supply of material for bullets gave out. During the entire fight the three Elizabeths had been kept busy running load. It was at this critical point that two of the women volunteered to creep away from the fort to secure a chuck of lead from the vast store that nature in the neighborhood had provided. This daring feat was safely accomplished by Elizabeth Van Volkenburg and Rebecca Hitt, the wife of Thaddeus Hitt.

In the fight only one of the inmates of the fort was killed. The name of this man was Harkelroads. It is related that Harkelroads kept sticking his head through the loopholes. He was warned by Capt. Stone, the commandant of the fort, to quit the hazardous custom, but the man persisted and was finally shot through the neck. Harkelroads was buried near the fort. Repeatedly attempts have been made to reclaim the remains of this one unfortunate of the fight, it being desired to suitably mark the grave, but today the exact resting place is unknown, further than that the trains of a great steel highway rumble over the spot every day in the year. In a well-kept cemetery near the town of Elizabeth rest a number of the brave men and women who on that hot August afternoon seventy-one years ago defied the notorious Black Hawk and his savages. Among them are Thaddeus Hitt and his wife, Rebecca Hitt, John Gray, the Rev. A. Sugg and Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald.

In a little cottage very near the cemetery lives Nelson Hitt, a second cousin of Congressman Hitt and who is the oldest son of Thaddeus and Rebecca Hitt. It was in this cottage that the elder Hitts died a few years ago. "Many and many a time," sad Mr. Hitt, "have I heard my father and mother tell the story of the old fort and of that afternoon when a handful of brave men and women defied a whole savage band. See those hayricks over yonder? Well, that's where the old fort stood. I used to play in the old place and dig bullets out of the old logs of the fort. They had one man in the fort who played the white feather. His name was Jim Lawhorne. At the time when the redskins were peppering away Capt. Stone discovered the man behind a barrel. "What are ye doin down there, Jim?" said the old commander. "Are ye tryin to get shot at a turkey? Come out now and try to be a man."

Among the people who were in the fort was a young lad, the pet of the whole colony. They called him Little Sublette. After the fight the boy mounted his pony and took after the redskins, and one of the Indians tried his best to kill the brave little fellow. But Sublette would drop down beside the shoulder of his pony at the right time. The redskin was so intent upon killing the boy that he himself was overtaken by white men, and before he knew what had happened to him, he was bayoneted and his body was left by his fleeing tribe. The town, besides being the site of the old historic fort, was at one time one of the most impotant places in the lead mining region of Jo Daviess County. Benjamin Easton, who was in town when mineral was corded up on almost every inch of the ground, says that the biggest lead ever struck in the entire region was struck at Elizabeth.

"They took over 19,000,000 pounds of lead from that streak and it sold for $100 a thousand pounds," said the old pioneer. At one time there were four or five smelters. Near the old fort was the first furnace and the first ore smelted was hauled to Chicago by a four-mule team. This was away back to 1832. The land hereabouts was so full of holes that it looked like the top of a pepper box. There were furnaces at Weston, Fullersburg, Elizabeth and at Riders, as you cross the creek. The latter was run by Strawbridge & Mitchel. The one in Elizabeth was run by Capt. Esty. some of the old lead teamsters are still living here, among them, Dick Eustice, one of the best known teamsters of the mining day. He lives over on the Henry Green place.

"When I came here there were nothing save log cabins. Johua Pitcher built the first brick house and there it stands across the street yonder. The first frame house was built by Uriah Brown, a gambler. The town was surveyed by a govenment surveyor named Redden Bennett and he and a man named Winters, Jeff Clark, Sample Journey and Capt. Stone, laid out the town. They gathered at Winter's house and named the town Elizabeth, and was in the fort at the time of the fight. Winters also owned the stage line that ran from Chicago to Galena."

The little village occupies one of the most beautiful locations in northern Illinois. It rests in a basin at the crest of hilltops and in turn is surrounded by other hills that tower to considerable heights. From some of the peaks of the hills the finest views of Illinois are seen. In this region the railway enters from the west through a long tunnel, traversing a series of picturesque valleys, through which the Apple River finds it's way.

• • • This was written by Clarinda Craine, Baker and published in the Galena News 1903.

This from Alice Westerberg Wootan: Daniel was in Youngblood's Regiment, South Carolina Militia--Private

Wootan: John was in Colonel Ferguson's Subsequently Major Stephenson's Command, Illinois Militia, Private

Wootan: Moses was in the 2 regiment (McWillie's) South Carolina Militia= Private

(this probably isn't the right Thomas, she was just sending this on to another researcher) Jasper Co, GA Thomas F. Crane m. Martha Lovin 12 April 1811

Olgethorpe CO, GA Crain, George m. Amelia Thompkins 28 June 1798 William m. Nelly Thompkins 12 Jan 1801 Spencer m. Polly Thompkins 16 Jul, 1803

Obviously these were all sisters.

Upson County, GA Crain, Jermiah m. Mary Weldon 12 Aug 1801

WILKES CO, GA. Crain, George m. Claricy Agee 10 Jun 1811 Mary m. James Brummet 17 Jan 1818 Tabitha m. Hopkins Daniel 24 May 1800 John m. Nancy Hood 26 Jan 1806

Elbert Co, GA James Wooten M. Rachel Rutherford 05, Oct 1809

Greene Co, GA Wooten, Deany m. Chinchez Alford 18 Jan 1806 James m. Elizabeth Lawrence 06 Aprl 1789 John m. Polly or Mary Beavers 22 Jun 1801 Peggy or Martha m. William Winslett 13 Jun 1801

Olgethorpe , GA Wooten, John m. Betsey Anderson 30 Aug 1796

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