Whitfield Crane

Belgrade, Serbia – June 29th – Crane of band Ugly Kid Joe performing on Belgrade Calling Festival, on June 29th, 2012, in Belgrade, Serbia, zamrznutitonovi/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: William Whitfield Crane IV

Place of Birth: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States

Date of Birth: January 19, 1968

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish

Whitfield Crane is an American singer. He is a founding member and lead vocalist of hard rock band Ugly Kid Joe.

Whitfield’s paternal grandfather was Dr. William Whitfield Crane, Jr. (the son of William Whitfield Crane, Sr. and Josephine Frances McDonald). Whitfield’s grandfather Dr. William was born in California.

Whitfield’s paternal grandmother was Isabella/Isabel Mary O’Reilly (the daughter of John O’Reilly and Isabella Calahan). Whitfield’s grandmother Isabella was a Canadian emigrant, from Ontario.

Whitfield’s maternal grandfather was George Wright Fuller (the son of William Parmer Fuller, Jr. and Adaline Wright). George was born in California.

Whitfield’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Jane Hewlett (the daughter of George Hewlett and Rose Hardin). Dorothy was born in San Francisco, California, and was a fifth-generation Californian. Rose was the daughter of Belle Elston, whose family was from Massachusetts.

Sources: Whitfield’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Whitfield’s paternal grandmother, Isabella/Isabel Mary O’Reilly, on the 1911 Canadian Census – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Whitfield’s paternal grandmother, Isabella/Isabel Mary (O’Reilly) Crane – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Whitfield’s maternal grandfather, George Wright Fuller – https://familysearch.org

Whitfield’s maternal grandfather, George Wright Fuller, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Whitfield’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Jane Hewlett – https://familysearch.org

Whitfield’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Jane Hewlett, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Whitfield’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Jane (Hewlett) Fuller Osgood Gillepsie – http://www.legacy.com