Biography of Herbert B. Cranston, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Cranston, Comnaughty, Sturgill, White, Moeller, Saunders.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 253

HERBERT B. CRANSTON

This leading stockman and agriculturist is a son of the occident and beneath
its stars he has wroguth out already a mesure of success that is commendable
and gratifying to all connected with this eminent sculptor of his own destiny.
His parents, Edward P. and Anna (Comnaughty) Cranston, were married in 1860 in
Idaho City, being the first couple that entered the matrimonial state in that
place. They were natives, respectively, of Ohio and New York. This elder Mr.
Cranston struck out into the world for himself when he was twenty-three years
of age and from that time to the present he has prosecuted a life of vigorous
activity and enterprise. His first venture was in the mercantile world at
Walla Walla, Washington, where he continued for one year; he then removed to
auburn in this county and operated there and also maintained a branch store in
Idaho City, and one at Clarksville, until 1879. At that date he sold his
entire mercantile interests and went to Salem and opened the same business
which was later sold and he returned to Baker City, where he purchased the
stock of goods of a Mr. A. H. Brown, and in connection with this establishment
he operated a branch store at Sparta, this state. He finally sold the entire
business and bought a ranch of three hundred and thirty acres, where he is at
the present time engaged in raising stock and tilling the soil. He handles
thoroughbred cattle and sheep, having traded cattle for sheep in 1887. The
following children have been born to this worthy couple: Herbert B.; Walter B.
died January 5, 1895; Edward T., married to Lena Sturgill; Earl F., married
Maggie White; Anna E., wife of W. Moeller; Maude, at home.

Returning to the subject of our sketch, Herbert B. Cranston, we note that he
was born on Decmeber 21, 1864, and in the various places that have been
mentioned where his father did business he received his educational training
and learned the ways of business by practical contact with the commercial
world and the problems of the day. On March 5, 1889, he was married to Miss
Laura Saunders, and to them were born the following children: Herbert C.,
Florence L., George A. On September 13, 1899, Mrs. Cranston was called from
the duties of this life to enter the scenes beyond and left a mourning husband
and her three children motherless.

At present time Mr. Cranston is living about twenty miles from Baker City in
the lower Powder river valley and operating his mammoth estate of six hundred
and twenty acres, producing the fruits of the soil and raising stock. He is
also discharging the duties of postmaster at the office called Keating, which
is done with dispatch and faithfulness and acceptability to all the patrons.
His demeanor is fraught with the display of uprightness and candor and genuine
principles of truth and probity, which havegained for him the esteem and
confidence of all who may have the pleasure of his acquaintance.