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TO THOMAS CRANFIELD'S PLACE

Meigs County, TN

Family Group of

Thomas L. Cranfield b June 1846 TN d after 1920
occupation - farmer
son of Isaac Cranfield* & Mary "Polly" Jenkins* of Goodfield, Meigs CO, TN
photo of Thomas L. Cranfield and second wife

m (1) 12 June 1863 Meigs CO, TN TO
Mary Ann Price b ca 1847 TN d ca 1882 - 1885

m (2) 10 May 1885 by B. F. Lillard, JP TO
Susan "Susie" E. Floyd b May 1865 TN d after 1920

issue: (all by his 1st marriage)
1(F) Martha J. Cranfield b ca 1865 TN d

2(F) Sarah A. Cranfield b ca 1867 TN d
m 6 Aug 1885 Meigs CO, TN TO
John (H. or N.) Moore b d

3(F) Nancy C. Cranfield b ca 1869 TN d before 1880

4(M) Samuel Henry "Bud" Cranfield b 16 Mar 1871 Meigs CO, TN d 18 Apr 1936 [1938 per McMinn CO, TN death cert. #8164] buried Rocky Springs Cemetery, Meigs CO, TN
m 25 Dec 1892 Meigs CO, TN TO
Eliza Belle Monroe b 13 Oct 1873 TN d 7 Nov 1960 buried Rocky Springs Cemetery, Meigs CO, TN

5(F) Mary Alice Cranfield b 14 Mar 1872 TN d 1951 McMinn CO, TN buried Rocky Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Meigs CO, TN
m 24 Jan 1892 Meigs CO, TN TO
James H. Shoemaker b 5 May 1870 d 25 Nov 1946 buried Rocky Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Meigs CO, TN

6(M) Martin A. Cranfield b 20 May 1875 Meigs CO, TN d 28 July 1938 Chattanooga, TN
m 31 May 1896 TO
Bettie S. West b 25 Sep 1877 Loudon CO, TN d 13 Mar 1954 Chattanooga, TN

7(F) Susan J. Cranfield b ca 1878 TN d

8(F) Nancy L. Cranfield b 1880 TN (probably named for her deceased older sister) d

9(M) John Wesley Cranfield b 3 May 1881 Meigs CO, TN d 19 Apr 1961 TN buried Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Loudon, TN
m (1) TO
_____ _____ b d ca 1900 of TB
m (2) ca 1906 TO (but later divorced?)
Beshia Debray Trew b 24 Aug 1888 TN d 9 Apr 1963 TN buried Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Loudon, TN
m (3) ? TO
Bettie West b d (Was this the Bettie West listed above as widow of Martin A. Cranfield?)

Many thanks to the following cousins who have helped with research Mary Florence Cranfield Hackney and Arthur L. McGinley! Both are descendants of Thomas L. Cranfield above.

* great-great-great-grandparents of Stephen Ratledge

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Sandra Ratledge

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