1. Philip P.¹ WEST birth date unknown.

He married Pauline.

Philip P. WEST and Pauline had the following child:

2 i. Frances Bertha² WEST was born in Zanesville, Muskingum, OH 14 NOV 1826. Frances died 27 NOV 1889 in Fontenelle, Washington, NE, at 63 years of age. CRAMER, FRANCES NICKERSON NEWS: Died -- In Nickerson township, Mrs. Frances Cramer, wife of J K Cramer. She was born in Ohio and removed in early life to Adams Co. Ill., where she married Mr. Cramer, and they in 1854, made up a colony from Quincy Ill., for Fontanelle and in 1865 Mr Cramer took his present home under the homestead law. She was the mother of nine children, eight of whom are living. One daughter, Mrs. McBride of Chicago, who was present at the funeral. The funeral services were conducted by J A Garner. A large procession of old settlers and friends accompanied the remains to their resting place upon the farm. Mr. Cramer will deed an acre of land for a cemetery. FWH 5 Dec 1889 1:4 Her body was interred Ridge Cemetery. Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society, PO Box 541, Fremont, NE 68026-0541 indicates she is buried at Ridge Cemetery, she died Nov. 27, 1889, at 63 yr 13 days. She married John Kuhn CRAMER in Quincy, Adams, IL, 8 MAY 1852.

John was born in Sommerset Twp., Sommerset, PA 28 MAR 1823. John was the son of Adam CRAMER and Elizabeth KUHN. John died 25 AUG 1894 in Fontenelle, Washington, NE, at 71 years of age. John K. Cramer Source:Fremont Herald 31 Aug. 1894 Sketch of the Life of One of the Oldest Residents of Dodge County. Nickerson, Neb., August 30 Editor Fremont Herald: The death of John K. Cramer, of Nickerson township, on Saturday, August 25, removes one of the very first settlers of this section. He came to this county in May, 1855, and resided here continuously until his death, making a residence of over thirty-nine years in this community.

Mr. Cramer was born and raised in the state of Pennsylvania, and was 71 years of age last March. His wife died five years ago. He leaves to mourn his loss nine children, all grown, seven of whom were present at his funeral. Three live in this county, one daughter in Chicago, one son in St. Joseph, Mo., one son and one daughter in Hill City, South Dakota. All of these were present at the funeral.

Mr. Cramer was buried on his old homestead by the side of his wife, the funeral services being conducted by the writer. The pall bearers were all old settlers, three of them coming here at the same time he did. A large procession followed the remains to their last resting place. The deceased was a member of the Old Settlers Association, and he left a good home which he worked hard to make. His death was very sudden, resulting from paralysis of the heart.

Mr. Cramer was a subscriber and reader of the Fremont Herald ever since its first issue.

J A Garner Submitted by: Karon R Mazie (See John Kuhn CRAMER for the continuation of this line.)

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