Inez May Reid and William Metcalf Crane

WILLIAM METCALF CRANE was born in March, 1847 in Ohio, and died March 2, 1938 in Santa Ana, Orange, California.^{1323, 5170} He is buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California.^{456, 5170}

He married INEZ MAY REID on June 14, 1881 in Allen County, Indiana,^{1029, 1675} daughter of JUDITH RODANTHA ALLEN and ADAM DANIEL REID. She was born in December, 1855 in Indiana, and died August 6, 1935 in Santa Ana Valley Hospital, Orange County, California.^{1323, 5168} She is buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California.^{5169, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Inez M. Reid)

Children of INEZ MAY REID and WILLIAM METCALF CRANE:

1. REID ISAAC CRANE, b. April 2, 1883, Monroe County, Iowa;^{250, 8, 83} m. ROSE MAE TOBEY on June 14, 1910 in Albia, Monroe, Iowa¹⁸⁵³; d. August 3, 1974, Orange County, California.²⁵⁰
2. WILLIAM METCALF CRANE, b. May 8, 1885, Albia, Monroe, Iowa;²⁴³² m. RUTH BRAY; d. May 10, 1942, Tujunga, Los Angeles, California.⁶³³¹
3. INEZ MAY CRANE, b. March 27, 1887, Albia, Monroe, Iowa;^{250, 2432} m. GEORGE ISAAC TEDFORD in 1922; d. July 28, 1991, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California.^{250, 10767}
4. LOUISA BELLE CRANE, b. September 2, 1888, Albia, Monroe, Iowa;^{250, 2432} m. DAVID NICOL KELLY on May 7, 1928 in Parsonage, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Yuma, Yuma, Arizona⁹¹³¹; d. January 26, 1967, Los Angeles County, California.²⁵⁰
5. CORLE CRANE, b. October 11, 1890, Albia, Monroe, Iowa;^{250, 629, 2432} m. WALTER IRVING SEYMOUR on May 15, 1917 in Honolulu, Hawaii⁵¹⁷³; d. December 24, 1980, Los Angeles County, California.²⁵⁰
6. CALVIN DENNISON CRANE, b. November 4, 1892, Albia, Monroe, Iowa;²⁶³⁷ d. December 17, 1892.²⁶³⁷



Obituaries

Santa Ana Register, August 7, 1935⁵¹⁶⁸

AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSES DEATH OF S. A. WOMAN

Mrs. Inez Crane Succumbs to Injuries Received in Crash July 29

ORANGE COUNTY'S 36th traffic fatality of the year was chalked up late yesterday with the death of Mrs. Inez May Crane, 79, of 602 Cypress street, in the Santa Ana Valley hospital.

Mrs. Crane was injured on July 29, when the car she was riding rolled down an embankment at Laguna Beach. She suffered a broken leg and other injuries. Death was due to a blood clot on the brain, a direct result of the accident.

Mrs. Crane with her husband, William Crane, Mrs. David N. Kelley, her daughter and Mrs. Mae Haynes of 516 Cypress street drove to Laguna Beach that morning and parked the car on a grade. Mrs. Kelley was opening a house when the car started rolling down the include. Crane and Mrs. Haynes managed to jump from the machine before it struck the bottom, but Mrs. Crane could not get out.

No time for the funeral has been set but will be held at the Smith and Tuthill funeral parlors.

Besides Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Crane is survived by two other daughters and two sons, Mrs. George I. Tedford, Los Angeles, Mrs. Corle Seymour, Burlingame, Reid I. Crane, Burlingame and W. M. Crane, jr., Los Angeles.

At this time last year there had been 35 persons killed in automobile accidents in the county.

Santa Ana Daily Evening Register, August 8, 1935⁵¹⁶⁹

CRANE—Funeral services for Mrs. Inez May Crane, 79, who died August 6, 1935, will be held Friday at 2 p. m. from Smith and Tuthill's chapel with the Rev. W. S. Buchanan officiating. Interment will be in Fairhaven cemetery.

Santa Ana Daily Evening Register, March 3, 1938⁵¹⁷⁰

CRANE—In Santa Ana March 2, 1938, William Metcalf Crane, aged 91 years. Husband of the late Inez May Crane. Father of Mrs. D. N. Kelly of Santa Ana, Mrs. Geo. I. Tedford of Los Angeles; Mrs. Corle Seymore of Burlingame; R. I. Crane, of Burlingame; W. M. Crane, Jr., of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Edward Davis, of Vancouver, B. C. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. from Smith and Tuthill's chapel, rev. W. S. Buchanan officiating. Services at the Fairhaven cemeter will be under the auspices of Santa Ana Lodge 794 B.P.O.E.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 24, 1860626	Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana	Adam Daniel Reid Judith Rodantha Allen Inez May Reid Charles Scott Reid
June 18, 1870626	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana	Adam Daniel Reid Judith Rodantha Allen Inez May Reid Charles Scott Reid Arthur Allen Reid Clement Coy Reid Clarence Bradbury Reid
June 7, 1880605	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana	Adam Daniel Reid Judith Rodantha Allen Inez May Reid Charles Scott Reid Clement Coy Reid Clarence Bradbury Reid Arthur Allen Reid
188583	Albia, Monroe, Iowa	William Metcalf Crane Inez May Reid Reid Isaac Crane
June 9, 19001129	Troy, Monroe, Iowa	Inez May Reid William Metcalf Crane Reid Isaac Crane William Metcalf Crane Inez May Crane Louisa Belle Crane Corle Crane
May 2, 19101134	Santa Ana, Orange, California	Inez May Reid William Metcalf Crane Inez May Crane Louisa Belle Crane Corle Crane
January 14, 19201131	Santa Ana, Orange, California	William Metcalf Crane Inez May Reid Reid Isaac Crane
January 4, 19301132	Santa Ana, Orange, California	Inez May Reid William Metcalf Crane Reid Isaac Crane