She grew up in Nyack, New York. Many of her ancestors are buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in New York. She is the daughter of the Rev. Charles Burd and Charlotte Strickland. She grew up in the Dutch Reform Church.
Her husband John Cromwell, is buried in the Hendrick Cemetery. A picture of his stone is with his listing. Their daughter Nellie Cromwell McDonald (24 February 1856-22April 1875) is buried just up the road in Grant Cemetery in Cass County. By the time Lurana died, both her husband and daughter had died within the past 2 years. It had to be devastating to the family. Her sons were not all grown. John, Henry and Burnside traveled west. Burnside ended up a newspaper editor in San Francisco. William, my gr grandfather came to Cincinnati, Ohio.
She grew up in Nyack, New York. Many of her ancestors are buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in New York. She is the daughter of the Rev. Charles Burd and Charlotte Strickland. She grew up in the Dutch Reform Church.
Her husband John Cromwell, is buried in the Hendrick Cemetery. A picture of his stone is with his listing. Their daughter Nellie Cromwell McDonald (24 February 1856-22April 1875) is buried just up the road in Grant Cemetery in Cass County. By the time Lurana died, both her husband and daughter had died within the past 2 years. It had to be devastating to the family. Her sons were not all grown. John, Henry and Burnside traveled west. Burnside ended up a newspaper editor in San Francisco. William, my gr grandfather came to Cincinnati, Ohio.
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