Mary Yvonne Crane

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: Abt Jul 1915 - Louisiana, USA
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Parents

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         Father: Warren J. Crane
         Mother: Marie Josephine Murphy

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Richard Lee Brown
       Marriage: 20 Jun 1942 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Notes

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General:

Per 1920 US Census 1/19/1920, 1938 Peniston St., New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Warren J. Crane is the 47 year old white male head of household, who owns his home free of mortgage. Born in Louisiana, his father in Kentucky, his mother in Louisiana, he is a superintendent in a sugar refinery co. His wife is 42 year old Marie Crane, born in Louisiana, her father in Ireland, her mother in Louisiana. They have 10 children, all single and born in Louisiana: 22 year old son, Warren J. Crane Jr., margin clerk at a cotton co.; 19 year old son, Rene Crane, clerk for a steamship co.; 16 year old son, John Crane, margin clerk at a cotton co.; 13 year old son, Price Crane, attends school; 11 year old son, Lawrence Crane, attends school; 10 year old daughter, Marie L. Crane attends school; 7 year old son, Edward Crane, attends school; 4 year 6 month old daughter, Yvonne Crane; 2 year 6 month old daughter, Teresa Crane; and 1 year 1 month old daughter, Victory [WWI ended 11/11/1918] Crane.

Per 1930 US Census: 4/11/1930 1938 Peniston St, ward 12, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Warren J. Crane is the 57 year old white male head of household, who owns his home, valued at $18,000, and a radio set. Born in Louisiana, his father in Kentucky, his mother in Louisiana, he works as supt. of a sugar refinery, and did not serve in the military. His wife is 52 year old Mary Crane, born in Louisiana, her father in the US, her mother in Louisiana. When they first got married, Warren was 24 and Mary was 19 years old. Six Crane children still live at home, all single and born in Louisiana: George P. Crane, 25 year old son, chief clerk for a rail road, not a veteran; Lawrence L. Crane, 22 year old son, salesman of bonds, not a veteran; Mary L. Crane, 20 year old daughter; Mary Yvonne Crane, 15 year old daughter, attends school; Mary T. Crane, 13 year old daughter, attends school; Mary V. Crane, 11 year old daughter, attends school.
Living with the family is their servant, a private family housemaid, Mary Marshall, a 45 year old negro woman from Mississippi, and Fred Marshall, a 40 year old negro male day laborer at the sugar refinery.

Per 1940 US Census: 4/9/1940 1938 Peniston 12th Ward, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Warren J. Crane is the 64 year old white male head of household, who owns his home, valued at $12,000. He was born in Louisiana, as was his family, and lived in the same house in 1935. Educated through 4 years of college, he is manager of a sugar refinery, worked 44 hours the last week of March, and in 52 weeks of work in 1939 earned $5,000. His wife is 62 year old Marie M. Crane [informant], educated through 4 years of high school. There are five children living at home: Marie L. Crane, 29 year old daughter, single, 4 years of high school, an accountant supervisor for cosmetics products, worked 30 hours the last week of March, did not work in 1939; Edward Crane, 27 year old son, single, attends school and finished 2 year of college; Yvonne M. Crane, 25 year old daughter, single, 1 year of college, working on her own account; Teresa M. Crane, 23 year old daughter, single, 4 years of high school, a stenographer at a sugar refinery, worked 44 hours the last week of March, and in 52 weeks work in 1939 earned $1,020; Mary V. Crane, 21 year old daughter, single, attends school, finished 1 year of college.

Research:

Per New Orleans marriage index:
19426CRANE, MARY YVONNEBROWN, RICHARD LOrleans
Order Page: 17913 Volume: 56

Marriage Notes (Richard Lee Brown)

Per Times-Picayune 5/31/1942 Page 48
Miss Victory Crane entertained Saturday at a luncheon at a downtown center complimentary to her sister, Miss Yvonne Crane, a bride-elect of the summer. Others in the party were Mrs. Warren J. Crane, Mrs. J. W. Sturdivant, G. Price Crane, Mrs. Ralph Watermier, Mrs. Rene Crane, Miss Janette Rusovich, Miss Ruby Ward and Miss Simone Besserat.

Per Times-Picayune 6/16/1942 page 15
The wedding of Miss Yvonne Crane and Mr. Richard Brown will take place Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. R. M. Crane on Peniston street. The bride-groom-to-be arrived Monday in New Orleans from Los Angeles.
Among the out-of-town guests coming for the wedding are Mr. John M. Crane of San Antonio, Tex., Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown of St. Louis, Mo., Miss Marie Lucille Crane of New Bedford, Mass., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abernethy of Greensboro, N. C.

Per Times-Picayune 6/19/1942 Page 28
Mrs. Rene M. Crane was hostess at a luncheon Thursday afternoon at the Orleans club, complimentary to Miss Yvonne Crane, a bride-elect of this week. The decorations were carried out in red, white and blue and each guest received a corsage bouquet of red and white carnations, tied with a blue ribbon.
Mrs. Crane's guest, besides the guest of honor, were Mrs. Warren J. Crane, mother of the bride-elect; Mrs. Guy Brown of St. Louis, mother of the bridegroom-elect; Mrs. Richard Hagen, Mrs. J. W. Sturdivant, Mrs. George Robbins, Mrs. Frank Abernethy of Greesboro, N. C.; Mrs. G. Price Crane, Misses Thelma Hagen, Victoria Crane, Dolly Crane, and Marie Lucille Crane.
Miss Crane and her fiance, Mr. Richard Brown, were entertained at a cocktail party Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. G. Price Crane as hosts, at their home on Marengo street. Miss Crane wore a lovely black and white chiffon and lace cocktail dress, which had long flowing sleeves caught at the wrist. The hostess wore a blue and red cotton print evening dress.
At the cocktail party, besides Mr. and Mrs. Crane and the guests of honor, were Misses Simone Besserat, Jeanette Rusovich, Ruby Ward and Edna Tanner, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abernethy, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Watermeier, Mr. and Mrs. John Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vales, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sturdivant, Mr. and Mrs. R. Jeremy Glas, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Rene Crane, Mrs. William Geary, Mrs. Warren Crane, Mr. Albert Vales, Jr., and Mr. John Crane.

Per Times-Picayune 6/22/1942 Page 20
The wedding of Miss Yvonne Crane, daughter of Mrs. Warren Crane and the late Mr. Crane, and Mr. Richard Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown of St. Louis, Mo., was celebrated Saturday evening at the home of the bride's mother on Peniston street. The Rev. Hilton Crane, S. J., and the Rev. Harry Crane, S. J., cousins of the bride, officiated and assisted at the ceremony.
The reception rooms of the home were beautifully decorated with smilax, peonies, gladioli and stephanotis, and on the improvised altar in the large double parlor were flowers and seven-branch candelabra.
Given in marriage by her brother, Mr. Rene M. Crane, Miss Crane was lovely in a white marquisette dress made with a long bodice shirred to the hips and having a heart-shaped neckline. The sleeves were three-quarters length and puffed and the bouffant skirt ended in a long train. Her veil of illusion was held to her head by a coronet of orange blossoms and she carried a cascade bouquet of white orchids and stephanotts. She wore a single string of pearls which belonged to her mother.
The bride's only attendant was her sister, Miss Victory Crane, who wore a white dress made on the same lines as the bride's, but without train. She carried a cascade bouquet of red carnations and wore red carnations in her hair.
Mr. Frank Abernathy of Greensboro, N. C., was the only attendant on the bridegroom.
A small reception followed the ceremony. Later in the evening the young couple left on a wedding trip to New York, whence they will go to the West coast to reside. The bride's traveling dress was of ashes and roses crepe with which she wore brown and beige accessories.
The bride attended Ursuline college and the bridegroom was graduated from De Pauw university in Greencastle, Ind., and later attended the Babson Institute of Busines in Babson Park, Mass. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta social fraternity and Phi Betta Kappa and Blue Key, national honorary fraternities.