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Biography of Ben B. Kramer

KRAMER, BEN B.: Rancher; b Chicago, Ill Aug 22, 1873; s of A J Kramer-Wilhelmena Haffner; ed Chicago; m Mary Runte July 4, 1918 Bassett; s Francis Lincoln, Bernard, Charles Anthony; d Emily Louise; 1883- rancher in Rock Co; past mbr Sandhill Feeder Cattle Producers Assn; mbr sch bd; Rock Co Hist Soc; past mbr IOOF 242: Meth Ch: Rep; hobby, wood-work; father was capt Ohio inf in Civil War, homesteaded 1883 in Rock Co; brother Fred J was first constable in Bassett pct, cut Kid Wade, outlaw, from post east of town & buried him; res Bassett.

Citation

Buckendorf, W. E., and Nebraska Press Association. Who's Who in Nebraska: 1940 (Lincoln, NE: State Journal Printing Co., 1940). Permission to Reproduced given by Mr. Alan Beermann, Executive Director of the Nebraska Press Association and American Press Advertising Service.