The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-14
MANY ATTEND CELEBRATION
Members of the Crane Family Gather
in Paris for Great Family Reunion
in Connection With the Noteworthy
Event.

One of the most notable events of the
year in the town of Paris was cele-
bration of the Golden wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. William Crane leading pioneer
settlers of the county held at the home
of Mrs. Il. G. Williams a daughter of
the venerable couple at high noon Mon
day. Members of the Crane family
from all parts of the country went to
Paris to aid in the celebration and at
the dinner which was served at noon
more than fifty guests were present.
The guests included children, grand
children, and neighboGs and friends of
years standing. Mr.. and Mrs. Crane
both past the three score and ten mark
were among the gayest members of the
party and the reception in their honor
proved to be most successful one.
Few people in Kenosha county and
especially in the western part of the
county are better known than Mr.. and
Mrs. Crane. The Crane family has long
been to Racine and Kenosha counties.
William Crane the father of the veneer
able Paris farmer came to Racine coun-
ty in 1841 and since that time the
members of the family had lived in the
two counties.
Mr.. Crane was born in Somersetshire
England, Oct p, 1887 and Mrs. Crane
who before her marriage was Miss Ann
Sparks a daughter of Richard and
Sophia Sparks was born in the same
county in England few months be-
fore her husband. At the time of their
marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Crane settled on
small farm in the town Of Dover in
Racine county but in 1875 they removed
to the town Of Paris where they pur-
chased the large farm on which they
have since made their home.
They have six children and large
number of grand children. Five of the
children were present at the celebration
of the Golden wedding the only one
absent being Clifford who resides at
Stockton, Cal. He sent his father as a
present watch chain made of solid
gold nuggets and his mother a pin Of
similar material. The children present
at the celebration included Mrs. Sophia
Morris Of Fargo, North Dakota; Charles
and William Crane and Mrs. Ruth Els
tella May Williams Of Paris and Mrs.
Caroline Barnes of Fargo. The
children of the sons and daughters were
also present at the celebration which
became by their presence noteworthy
reunion of the Crane Family.
Before the dinner was served the Rev.
Mr.. Miller pastor of the Methodist
church at Paris gave a short talk in
which he spoke of the long and happy
married life Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Crane and the devotion they had
shown to their children. Later
Mrs. Henry Crane of Franks
vile, Racine county told the his
tory of the Crane family and
Miss Blanche Roberts of Paris read
the Hanging of the Crane" by Long
fellow. During the celebration music
was furnished by Miss Margaret Moe
of Union Grove. At the close of the
afternoon picture of the entire party
was taken three generations of the
Crane family being represented in the
group
! Among the guests at the celebration
were .Abram Gulick, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
Campbell Of Woodwork, Mrs. Belle Moe
and Miss Margaret Moe of Union Grove,
Mrs Warren E. Walker and Mrs. War
rem E. Walker, Jr., of Milwaukee, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Kiber of Union Grove
and members of the Crane family from
Waterford, Franksvile and other parts
of Racine county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crane are in excellent
health and their relatives and friends
are hopeful that they will live to cele-
brate their diamond wedding annivers-
airy twenty five years from now.