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Family of Henry D CRAM and Evalena A VEAZIE

Henry D CRAM b. 1839 Jun 14⁹⁴ at Caton, NY⁹⁴. d. 1887 Oct 3⁹⁴ at a few miles south of Olean, NY⁴⁶⁷⁰. bd. Oak Hill Cem., Olean, NY⁹⁴.
Evalena A VEAZIE b. 1841 Mar²⁴⁵ at Mt. Vernon, ME⁹⁴. d. 1908 Jun 21⁹⁴. bd. Oak Hill Cem., Olean, NY⁹⁴.

Married⁹³ 1867 Jun 30⁹³.

To establish Henry's parentage: consider- In 1855, Henry is living¹⁰⁴ with his brother Duty Cram. In 1865, Phebe Cram is living with her son Duty Cram. Caton cemetery headstones establish Isaiah and Phebe as husband and wife. Web resources indicate that Phebe Cram was born Phebe Dakin. Henry, per the marriage record⁶⁴¹, was "of Meadville, Pa, formerly of Caton."

In 1850, Henry doesn't appear³⁴⁹ in the household of his parents in Caton, NY. He may be the Henry Cram, age 12, b NY, residing⁴⁵⁵ in 1850 with Robert and Polly Cook and family in Lawrence, Tioga Co., Penna. In 1860, Henry resided¹⁰⁴ in Caton, NY, with his brother Duty S Cram, his mother Phebe Cram, and several of his siblings.

In 1859, oil was discovered in western Pennsylvania, and oil wells and refineries were established in that region, continuing through the 1870s. By 1870, Henry had married⁹³ Eva Veazie, and Henry and Eva resided⁹⁶ in Oil Creek, Penna., where he was an "oil supt." Residing with them were two "oil miners," Melvin Veazie, Eva's brother, and Eugene Cook. That Eugene Cook may have been the Eugene Cook, son of Robert and Polly Cook, with whom, as mentioned above, a Henry Cram had resided in 1850.

In 1880, Henry, Eva, and their sons Harry and Burt, resided⁹⁷ in Beaver, PA. Henry was listed as an oil producer that year.

Between 1880 and 1886, Henry and family moved to Olean, NY. The Corning (NY) Journal, Thurs, Oct 14, 1886 (fultonhistory.com) mentioned that Mr Henry D Cram, formerly of Caton, residing then in Olean, was in town (Corning) the previous day, having attended the meeting of the (Knights Templar) Grand Commandery; he had oil interests in the "Bradford field." Henry's obituary⁴⁶⁷⁰ relates that Henry, a native of Caton, was a resident of Olean, NY, and had, for nearly 20 years, engaged in the oil business. On Oct 3, 1887, Henry was "at his oil wells," boarding at the home of a Mr and Mrs Siggins and family. After dinner, the group went out to gather chestnuts in the adjacent woods. A tree, whose roots had been undercut by excavating of the adjacent road, fell over, striking Henry and killing him instantly. His funeral and burial took place on Wed, Oct 5, 1887. He was a member of St John's Commandery, Knights Templar, of Olean, and was buried with Masonic ceremony.

Eva moved with her father from Maine to Caton, NY, in the family emigration in 1851-1852.

Children of Henry D CRAM and Evalena A VEAZIE:

1.	Mertie CRAM22 b. 1870201. d. 23 Jul 1878201. bd. Elmwood Cem., Caton, NY94.
2.	Harry D CRAM97 b. 1873 Nov245 at PA97.
	md. Anna SPRAKER
3.	Bertram F CRAM97 b. 1878 Oct245 at PA97. d. 1909 Sep 25184 at Laurel Ave, Olean, NY184. bd. Mount View Cem., Olean, NY184.
	md. Mayme BARRY

Henry D CRAM locations:
• 1855 Caton, NY¹⁰⁴
• 1870 Oil Creek, PA⁹⁶
• 1880 Beaver, PA⁹⁷
• 1887 Olean, NY⁴⁶⁷⁰

Evalena A VEAZIE locations:
• 1850 Mt Vernon, ME⁷⁸
• 1855 Caton, NY¹⁰⁵
• 1860 Caton, NY²³⁰
• 1865 Caton, NY⁴²
• 1870 Oil Creek, PA⁹⁶
• 1880 Beaver, PA⁹⁷
• 1887 Olean, NY⁴⁶⁷⁰
• 1900 Olean, NY²⁴⁵