Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Frank CRANOR History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Pages 876 Frank Cranor, dealer in hardware and farming implements, was born in Wayne County, Ind., July 30, 1844, being a son of Stephen and Rebecca (Patty) Cranor, who were born in Wayne County, Ind., and Dayton, Ohio, in 1822 and 1825, respectively, After their marriage, in Indiana, whither the mother moved when young, they made their home in that State until 1883, when they came to Barton County, Mo., where the father is still living. He is a Democrat. The mother died in 1883, having been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years. Frank Cranor is the eldest of their four children, and received his education in the common schools. In November, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Fortieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, U.S.A., and served until January 25, 1866, being in the battles of Corinth, Perryville, Stone River, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Franklin, and Nashville. He was commissioned second, lieutenant in August, 1864, and first lieutenant in June, 1866. After the war he went back to Indiana, and farmed and dealt in timber. August 15, 1867, he was married to Miss Ettie Hiatt, a native of Randolph County, Ind., by whom he has four children: Bertha, Omer, Dora and Elbert. In 1883 he came to Barton, County, Mo., and has been engaged in the hardware and implement business in partnership with M. R. Lawson at Lamar, since 1885. He owns 16o acres of land, and a residence in Lamar. He is a Democrat, and belongs to the G. A. R. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Griffin Snow ====================================================================