Carey, Charles Henry. "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer Historical Pub. Co., 1922. p. 680. JOHN J. CRAMER John J. Cramer, a real estate dealer of Harrisburg, who is also engaged in the fire and life insurance business, is a man of enterprise and progressive business methods, whose efforts are bringing to him substantial and well deserved success. Wisconsin numbers him among her native sons, for his birth occurred in Marshfield, Wood county, that state, October 9, 1878. He is a son of Henry and Margaret (Wilhelm) Cramer, natives of Germany. The father of Henry Cramer made the voyage to America in a sailing vessel, which was six weeks in making the trip, and upon arriving in this country he made his way to the west, becoming a resident of Wood county, Wisconsin. That he thoroughly identified his interests with those of his adopted land is shown in the fact that he enlisted as a soldier in the Civil war and served throughout the period of hostilities. His son, Henry Cramer, was reared and educated in Wood county, Wisconsin, and after his textbooks were put aside he learned the blacksmith's trade, at which he worked for many years with good success. He accumulated considerable property, including a large tract of timber, which he later sold to the owners of a sawmill, who made him foreman of the mill, and there he was accidentally killed in 1884. The mother survives and is a resident of Harrisburg, Oregon. John J. Cramer was reared and educated at Marshfield, Wisconsin, and later pursued a three years' course in the Wisconsin Agricultural College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1902. He then took charge of a large shorthorn herd owned by a live stock breeder, with whom he continued for four years, during which time he acted as a judge of live stock at several state fairs of Wisconsin. He then turned his attention to the real estate business at Marshfield, where he conducted operations for a period of about twelve years. In March, 1909, he made a trip to Oregon and after spending three months in the Willamette valley he was so favorably impressed with this section of the country that he decided to locate here permanently. He returned to Oregon in 1911 and engaged in the real estate business in Harrisburg, where he has remained. He purchased city property and also farm lands and now has quite extensive agricultural interests, leasing his farms. He is the only real estate dealer in the town and as he is thoroughly familiar with every phase of the business he has built up a patronage of extensive proportions and he also writes a large amount of insurance annually. He is watchful of every detail of his business and his close application and unfaltering energy have been the dominant features in his advancement. In addition to his realty holdings, Mr. Cramer is also a stockholder in the Harrisburg Lumber & Manufacturing Company and the Harrisburg Warehouse & Lumber Company and is continually broadening his activities with good results. On the 12th of September, 1900, Mr. Cramer was united in marriage to Miss Anna Bertha Schultz and they have become the parents of eight children, namely: Alphon, Margaret, Frederick, Helen, John, Everett, Emily and Joan. In his political views Mr. Cramer is a democrat and in religious faith he is a Catholic, while his fraternal connections are with the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He is a man of high personal standing, of marked business integrity and ability, and the sterling worth of his character is recognized by all with whom he has been associated. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in September 2009 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.