STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1901, page 5, column 4

LAURA L. (WICKWIRE) MERRIMAN CRAMPTON, 30 Jul 1842 - 04 Oct 1901

   Laura L. Wickwire, daughter of Geo. W. and Loretta Wickwire, was 
born in Sandusky county, Ohio, July 30, 1842, and on Jan. 2, 1860, 
was married to Jerome Merriman, who died Feb. 22, 1863.  To this 
union was born Oct. 8, 1860, one son, Frank, who resides just north 
of Angola.  February 14, 1869, she was joined in marriage with 
Henry Crampton, who survives her.  March 12, 1871, she united with 
the Baptist church at Pleasant Lake, and lived a consistent 
Christian life.  Mrs. Crampton was a woman of great energy and was 
possessed of a high degree of intelligence, and all join in saying 
"she was a good woman."  She departed this life Oct. 4, 1901, aged 
59 years, 2 months and 4 days.  She had gone to Buffalo with her 
husband and a few other friends to visit the Pan-American 
Exposition and Niagara Falls.  She became ill at the falls and died 
in a short time after reaching their boarding house in Buffalo.  
She leaves her husband, son, four brothers and four sisters with 
other relatives and a large circle of friends to mourn their loss.

STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1901, page 8, column 1

   Mrs. Henry Crampton died suddenly at Buffalo, N. Y., Friday, 
Oct. 4, after being sick less than two hours.  She with her husband 
and a few friends had gone to visit the Buffalo exposition and 
Niagara Falls.  They arrived home with the remains Sunday morning.  
The funeral occurred at the Baptist church Monday afternoon at two 
o'clock, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. M. Kendall and was 
attended by a large concourse of people.  Burial in Pleasant Lake 
cemetery.

STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1901,page 8, column 3

   WHEREAS, our Heavenly Father has seen fit to remove our beloved 
sister, Laura Crampton from us by death.
   Resolved--That we hereby express our deep sense of sorrow and 
loss, in the departure of so faithful and true a member of the W. 
S. T. U. 
   Resolved--That we extend our sincere sympathy to the relatives 
of the deceased.  May the blessings of our Lord be upon them to 
comfort and sustain. 
   By order of the W. C. T. U. of Pleasant Lake.
                               Mrs. Goodwin  \
                               Mrs. Chadwick,  Com.
                               Mrs. Lacey    /
 
STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1901,pagae 3, column 2

                        IN MEMORIAM

   WHEREAS---As it has pleased Almighty God to call from our midst 
our beloved sister, Laura Crampton, we as sisters sincerely feel 
our loss, but our loss is her eternal gain.
   Resolved---That the charter in the chapter room be draped for 
thirty days, and that a copy of these resolutions be placed upon 
the records of this chapter, a copy delivered to the bereaved 
husband and also for publication in the county papers.  By order of 
committee.
                               Mrs. Nannie Case
                               Mrs. Cora Fuller
                               Mrs. Nellie Carpenter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   Laura L. (Wickwire) Merriman Crampton, 30 Jul 1842 - 04 Oct 1901, 
married 1st, in Sandusky, Ohio,  Jerome Merriman, 22 Apr 1835 - 22 Feb 
1863.  Laura is buried at Pleasant Lake Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, 
and Jerome is buried at Old Angola Cemetery, Angola, Steuben County, 
Indiana. 
   Their son, Franklin Jerome Merriman, 08 Oct 1859 - 19 Mar 1928, on 13 
Jul 1895, married Mary Ellen (Rowley) Merriman, 1866 - 1956.  They are 
buried at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana.
   Laura married 2nd, Henry Crampton, 1840 - 045 Sep 1905.  He is buried at 
Pleasant Lake Cemetery.  (Marriage license records show his last name as 
Carpenter)
   Laura was the daughter of George W. Wickwire, 20 Sep 1816 - 06 Oct 1883 
and his 1st wife, Loretta P. (Lemmon) Wickwire, 12 Oct 1823 - 15 May 1951.  
They are buried at Circle Hill Cemetery.  George married 2nd, Rebecca H. 
(Hanna) Wickwire, 09 Mar 1830 -16 Dec 1875, buried at Circle Hill 
Cemetery.  George had a total of ten children from the two marriages.

"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990" by Audree Siebel Lewis, Vol. 
I, pages 429, 430, Vol. II, pages 1251, 1940, 1941.
"History of Steuben County, IN - 1885, page 655, biography of father, 
George W. Wickwire; page 779, biography of father-in-law, William 
Crampton.
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