(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920)

George Craner, actively engaged in farming in Cassia county, Idaho, was born at Tooele, Utah, October 27, 1857, and is a son of George and Sarah Emma (Jenkins) Craner. The period of his boyhood and youth was passed in Utah, where he remained until he attained his majority, and in February, 1881, he came to Idaho, settling at Oakley, Cassia county. He preempted one hundred and sixty acres of land, built a log house and began the improvement of a farm which embraced the present site of Oakley. He continued to reside there until 1908, when he sold his homestead and acquired the ownership of his present farm of one hundred and eighteen acres near Burley. Again a log house which he built gave him shelter until opportunity and his financial condition made it possible for him to build, a brick dwelling, which he now occupies. Today he has a well improved farm, bringing forth good crops, and in addition to his place near Burley he has fifty acres in Pella township. He carries on general farming and his labors are being attended with substantial results.

In 1879 Mr. Craner was united in marriage to Miss Mary C. Adams, a daughter of John and Mary (Howells) Adams, who were farming people of Tooele, Utah, where Mrs. Craner was born and reared. Ten children have blessed this marriage: Mary, now the wife of D. A. Harding; George E., who wedded Maud Sandwick; Emma, now Mrs. Dorrington: John, who married Loretta Wells; Ruth, the wife of Clark Judd; Howard, who married Millie Spencer; Herbert, who wedded Lucile Hanks; and Arthur, Annie and William, under the parental roof.

Mr. Craner has always given his political allegiance to the republican party since attaining his majority. Those who know him, and he has a wide acquaintance, esteem him a man of sterling worth and he enjoys the respect, goodwill and confidence of all with whom he has been associated.