John Cranmer of Brookville

In 1930, John H. Cranmer was 73 years old. He lived with his wife, Amanda A. Cranmer, who was almost ten years younger than he (64). [The 1900 Census lists his birth as Jan 1857, hers as Apr 1865.] According to the 1930 Census, they married when he was 35 and she was 26, so that would be about 38 years ago, or 1892. Both were born in New Jersey, as were their parents. I found this family in Brookville on the 1920 Census as well. At that time, John gave his occupation as 'laborer.' In 1910, the family was also living in Brookville; Amanda's name was given as "Manda"at that time for some reason, and they had a son, Woodward W. Cranmer, living with them. He was 24 at the time, which would make him born about 1886 [The 1900 Census says Apr 1885]. That would mean, according to the 1930 Census, that he was born before his parent's marriage, but the 1910 Census says his parents had been married for 26 years. That would place their marriage around 1884.[This agrees with the 1900 Census as well.] In 1910, both John and his son worked as laborers. According to the 1910 Census, John and Amanda had another child as well, though he or she was not living with them at the time. However, a look at the 1900 Census tells us who she is: in 1900, the whole family lived in Ocean Township, and probably in Brookville. "Woody" was there, as well as his sister, Geneva. She had been born in Dec of 1890. In 1900, both children attended school, and their father worked as a 'day laborer.'