CRAMER, Christopher G. (1809-1873) and (first wife) (unknown) and (second wife) Mary (?-died before 1850) and (third wife) Jane Electa (1828-1892)

Born in New York, Christopher Cramer moved to Michigan about 1844 and became a Sabbathkeeping Adventist about 1853 while living in Grand Rapids. A carpenter by trade, Cramer gave generously to various church causes. In her 1859 diary Ellen White mentioned the hospitality and help she received from Christopher Cramer and his son James I. Cramer while she was passing through Grand Rapids.1EGWLM 815.3

In his later years Ellen White warned Christopher Cramer that although he had “loved the truth,” he had “not been sanctified by the truth.” As a result of his “overbearing” manner, his wife, Jane, “who was a true Christian of fine sensibilities,” had become dispirited. Ellen White appealed to him to “make haste to correct your errors.” Christopher Cramer is buried in Wright, Michigan, where he spent his last years.1EGWLM 815.4

See: Obituary: “Christopher G. Cramer,” Review, July 15, 1873, p. 39; obituary: “Jane Cramer,” Review, May 3, 1892, p. 287; obituary: “James I. Cramer,” Review, Sept. 3, 1914, p. 23; Thomas B. Wilson, Ontario Marriage Notices (Lambertville, N.J.: Clearfield, 1982; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc., 1997), p. 52; search term “Cramer” in Review and Herald online collection, www.adventistarchives.org; 1850 U.S. Federal Census, “Christopher Cramer,” Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, p. 179; 1870 U.S. Federal Census, “Christopher Cramer,” Ottawa County, Wright, p. 31; Ottawa County Cemetery Records, Vol. II, pp. 174-297, 1972, Advent Cemetery, Wright Township, Section 19, p. 275; Ellen G. White, Ms 5, 1859 (entries for Jan. 19, Jan. 24); Ms 8, 1859 (entry for Nov. 14); Ms 19, 1868 (c. 1868).1EGWLM 816.1