Wilhelm Joseph Kram was born on 23 September 1866 on a small farm in Dolina, Austria. He was a farmer and a shoemaker by trade. His father, who died Christmas of 1907, raised horses for the military. His mother died when he was very young. He sometimes talked about a younger brother (who died young) and an older sister Margaret and many half brothers and sisters.

Karolina Buschman was born on 18 September 1878 in Dolina, Austria. Her father died in a logging accident when she was about 6 years old. She had an older sister (already married) and a two year old brother.

Karolina and Wilhelm married when she was quite young. They took over the family farm that Karolina inherited. Her mother and brother lived with them until she (the mother) passed away. Her brother learned the shoemaker trade from Wilhelm and came to Canada with them. He settled in Brandon and worked as a shoemaker all of his life.

The family came over on the ship Armenia (departed from Hamburg, Germany on 13 April 1907 and Arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 27 April 1907). On the Canadian ship�s passenger list, written beside the names is the sum of $90.00 (I am not sure what it stands for). They then traveled by train and arrived at Brandon, Manitoba on 10 May 1907 where they settled. Times were hard and Wilhelm worked at different jobs including for the City of Brandon maintenance crew and in the Western Canada Flour Mills in the warehouse. Later on, they bought land and had horses, cows and chickens, etc. and started a large vegetable business which their son John managed.

Wilhelm and Karolina Kram changed their names to William and Carolina Cram after they came to Canada. They had the following family:

All the children listed on the passport documents had blonde hair and green eyes. Karolina also had green eyes. William was noted as not being a large man, but having a large nose.

William died at his home on Wednesday, 22 January 1947 at Brandon at the age of 80 years and 4 months. Carolina died on Wednesday 1960 at the age of 82. They are buried in the family plot at the Brandon Cemetery .