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John Elmerien Ransom 1850–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1850

Birth Location: Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio

Death Date: 1 Jun 1927

Death Location: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio

Father:

Mother: Almira Trask

Spouse(s): Emma Thomas

Children(s): Hollie None, Harvey Ransom, Mert None, Ernest Ransom, William Ransom

In 1850, John Elmerien Ransom entered the world in Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio, born to John Hampton Ransom And Almira Trask. John Elmerien Ransom married Emma Victoria Thomas, and had children including Ernest Ransom, Harvey Delbert Ransom, Hollie, Howard Merriman Ransom, Mert, William Lester Ransom. John Elmerien Ransom passed away in 1927 in Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1850, John Elmerien Ransom entered the world in Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio, born to John Hampton Ransom And Almira Trask.
  • John Elmerien Ransom married Emma Victoria Thomas, and had children including Ernest Ransom, Harvey Delbert Ransom, Hollie, Howard Merriman Ransom, Mert, William Lester Ransom.
  • John Elmerien Ransom passed away in 1927 in Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Almira Trask
1818–1896
Birth Location: Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Emma Thomas
1855–1935
Birth Location: Steuben County, New York (?)
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Children(s)

Hollie None
1880–1894
Birth Location: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
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Harvey Ransom
1883–1967
Birth Location: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
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Mert None
1889–1981
Birth Location: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
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Ernest Ransom
1891–1948
Birth Location: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
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William Ransom
1898–1899
Birth Location: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
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John Ransom's Ancestors

Self
John Ransom
1850–1927
Birth Place: Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio
Parents
Almira Trask
1818–1896
Thompson, Geauga County, Ohio
Grandparents
Retire Trask
1791–1835
Acworth, New Hampshire
Asenith Bartlett
1802–1884
Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Retire Trask
1757–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Retiah Trask
1719–1802

John Ransom's Descendants

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John (Elmerien) Ransom (15 May 1850–1 Jun 1927) m. Emma (Victoria) Thomas (9 Dec 1855–7 Mar 1935)
  1. 1. Hollie 1880–1894
  2. 2. Harvey (Delbert) Ransom 1883–1967
    1. 1. Bessie (B.) Ransom 1914–1984 m. Lawrence (J.) Pflueger 1906–1971
  3. 3. Mert 1889–1981
  4. 4. Ernest Ransom 1891–1948 m. Mary Devoe 1892–1935
  5. 5. William (Lester) Ransom 1898–1899

John Ransom's Timeline

2 Records

1850
15 May 1850
Birth of John Elmerien Ransom in Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio
Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio
1927
1 Jun 1927
Age 77
Death of John Elmerien Ransom in Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1850
    Event Place: Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1873
    Event Place: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
    Record Source: The Chardon Times, April 12, 1873

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jun 1927
    Event Place: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1927
    Event Place: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
    Record Source: Unknown Geauga Co., Ohio newspaper

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1927
    Event Place: Hambden, Geauga Co., Ohio
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates
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