Person:Sarah Ratcliff (9)

Married Nathan Edward 'Ed' Crane. {<http://members.aol.com/rair/crane05.html>}

 "In 1867 in Dawson [Amaziah Ratcliff] wedded Permelia Shankland, who died in 1875, leaving three children: Ida, the wife of Edward Pierce, a business man of Buffalo, Illinois; Effie, the wife of Samuel Huckleberry of Springfield; and Anna, the wife of Edward Crane, of Dawson."  {Biography of Amaziah Ratcliff, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County Illinois', 1904, <http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/1904/ratcliff.htm>}
 Sarah A. Ratcliff married Nathan E. Crane in 1890 in Sangamon.
 In the 1900 census for Mechanicsburg, Sangamon Co., Illinois, Edward 'Crain' is 32 born Apr 1867 IL (MD, OH), 'farmer', married 10 years; with wife 'Sarrah' 27 born Oct 1862 IL (OH, IN), with 4 of 4 children living; children are Gertrude 8; Rollin 5; Walter R. 2; and Edgar L. b. Nov 1899. They are next door to her grandmother Sarrah Ratcliff 80, and uncle James 58.
 In the 1910 census for Mechanicsburg, Sangamon Co., Illinois, Edward N. Crane is 41 IL (WV, OH) 'laborer - odd jobs', married once for 19 years; with wife Annie 37 IL (OH, KY), married once, with 6 of 6 children living; children are Getrude 17; Rollen 14; Raymond 12; Edgar L. 10; Ollie L. 7; and Gladys G. 2.  [Uncle to Annie] James E. Ratcliff 67 OH (OH, OH), single, 'own income' is a boarder.
 In the 1920 census for Mechanicsburg, Sangamon Co., Illinois, Edward Crane is 51 IL (WV, OH), 'wagon driver - teamster'; with Sarah Ann 47 IL (OH, KY ); children are Rollin 24 'weighman - coal mine'; Raymond 22 'clerk - general store'; Edgar 20 'asst cashier - bank'; Olie 17; Gladys 12; Lela 9; Myrtle 3; and Annabelle 2  -- all born IL.