Cronawert, Franklin S.

  General Notes:

In 1880, (7 yrs old) Franklin lived in Summerfield Michigan with the family

Franklin Cronawert grew up in southwest Michigan. After starting a family in Michigan, Franklin heard news from the Northwest via his brother in-law, Earl James Sackett, about the high wages that were being paid in the Gold Mines around Orient, Washington. In addition, homestead land was available in the area to farm as a backup means of support.
In 1905, Franklin journeyed to Stevens County and hired into the Easter Sunday Mine (see mine-map link below) about 8 miles NNE of Orient, Washington. His job was to haul freight from the town of Bossburg, Washington on the east side of the Columbia river to the mine, a trip of about 20 miles.
He found a 160 homestead plot on the south slope of Hungry Hill, built a cabin, and moved in the 4 children and his wife Florence "Flodie" (Hall) Cronawert. Franklin raised cattle on the lush grass of Hungry Hill and supplemented his income by driving a 4 mule team freight wagon hauling gold ore from the nearby First Thought Mine to the railway siding in Orient Washington, roughly a 7 mile round trip; see map link below.

Portions from "Kettle River Country"; Ruth Larkin; Statesman-Examiner; 1976, pg 104-105

Orient-Mines

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  Research Notes:

Hungry Hill Map showing Homesteader plots: 320 Kb
Clic on any name:

Dona Weyland Joe Lemar Thomas A. Billings Frank Cronawert Hans B. Hanson Juluis Toulou Anna Arcasa Joseph Arcasa Lucius Esplin Henry Delepine Chester O. Goserud Fritz Buhrig Norman Gourlie Erasmus Houchin John Otter Julius Toulou Francis S. Ball Frank Cronawert

  Noted events in his life were:

• 1920 Federal Census. ²¹² Census for the Franklin Cronawert Household (47 yrs old) was recorded in the District known as "First Thought" in Stevens County in the State of Washington. "First Thought Mine was a gold mine, close to the town of Orient Washington. Franklin's homestead was on an area know as Hungrey Hill; about five miles east of the town of Orient Washington.

• 1930 Census. ²¹⁰ Frank's mother joined him in 1930 on Hungry Hill, Stevens County, Washington
The 1930 Census for the Frank Cronawert Household lists:

Frank Cronawert Head 57 yrs old
Florence Wife 56 years old
John Son 22 yrs old
Eveyln Daughter 17 yrs old
Jenette Mother 81 yrs old

Franklin married Florence (Flodie) Hall, daughter of Jotham J. Hall and Emma Jay, about 1905.²¹⁰ (Florence (Flodie) Hall was born about 1874 in , , Michigan, U.S.A.,²¹⁰ died on 27 Jun 1952 in , Stevens, Washington, U.S.A. ¹³ and was buried in Jun 1952 in Colville, Stevens, Washington, U.S.A. ¹⁹⁵.)