Willard Duane Cranney
Birth Date
On 1848 August 24 (Born)
Death Date
On 1941 March 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
1848 August 24
Mother
Elizabeth Boughey
Father
Hyrum King Cranney (1818 - 1896)
Date Details
Occurred On 1848 August 24
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1862)
1862 (Age 13)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Hyrum King Cranney (Age 43)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1862
Joined Company
Circa 1862
Company Arrived
Baptized by Miram Durfey
1862 September 20 (Age 14)
Traveled in
Chester Loveland Company (1868)
1868 July 25 – August 20 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1868 July 25
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 August 20
Company Arrived
Served in
California Mission
1926 February 21 – 1931 April 1 (Age 77)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Served in Long Beach, California.
Residence When Called
California, United States
Date Details
Started On 1926 February 21
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1931 April 1
Released
Served in
California Mission
1931 September 2 – 1932 April 7 (Age 83)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Heber Jeddy Grant
Date Details
Started On 1931 September 2
Set Apart
On 1931 September 4
Departed from Home
Ended On 1932 April 7
Released
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
1941 March 10 (Age 92)
Media
Willard Duane Cranney (1848 - 1941) Profile
Willard Duane Cranney (1848 - 1941)
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"State And Local Obituaries: Willard D. Cranney", Deseret News, (13 March 1941), Page 11.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 September 1931, Vol. F, Page 33, Line 1287.
Pioneer
History of Frank and Eliza Jane Kingston Cranney
Johnson, Frank Charles, History of Frank and Eliza Jane Kingston Cranney, Page 5.
Willard Duane Cranney, Sr: his life and letters
Harriet Hinckley Eliason, Willard Duane Cranney, Sr: his life and letters, Vol. 1.