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Myrtle Edessa Wallace 1914–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1914

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 24 April 1956

Death Location: Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Earnest Ratchford

Mother: Dorothy Ratchford

Spouse(s): Clyde Wallace

Children(s):

The story of Myrtle Edessa Wallace began in 1914 in North Carolina. In 1935, Myrtle Edessa Wallace resided in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina. In 1940, Myrtle Edessa Wallace resided in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Myrtle Edessa Wallace married Clyde Alexander Wallace, and had children including Dorothy Jane Wallace, Kenneth Wallace. Myrtle Edessa Wallace passed away in 1956 in Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Myrtle Edessa Wallace began in 1914 in North Carolina.
  • In 1935, Myrtle Edessa Wallace resided in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Myrtle Edessa Wallace resided in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Myrtle Edessa Wallace married Clyde Alexander Wallace, and had children including Dorothy Jane Wallace, Kenneth Wallace.
  • Myrtle Edessa Wallace passed away in 1956 in Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Myrtle Wallace's Ancestors

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Myrtle Wallace
1914–1956
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Earnest Sylvanus Ratchford
1883–1952
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Dorothy (Leola Thornburg) Ratchford
1885–1972
North Carolina
Grandparents
Alfred (Winfield) Ratchford
1855–1902
North Carolina
Luticia (or Letitia Ann Jenkins) Ratchford
1858–1906
North Carolina
Columbus (L) Thornburg
1850–1925
Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Louisa (Ann Schrum) Thornburg
1848–1921
Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Ratchford
1829–1897
Elizabeth Ratchford
1829–1895
Moses Thornburg
1820–1909
Lutitia Thornburg
1823–1884
Michael Schrum
1817–
Barbara FRONEBERGER
1816–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ratchford
1798–1870
Ester Carothers
1802–1885
David Thornburg
1788–1848
Martha Summit
1788–1849
John Murphy
1795–1850
Mary Jenkins
1797–1880
John Schrum
1778–
Elizabeth Dettero
1780–

Myrtle Wallace's Timeline

4 Records

1914
22 Oct 1914
Birth of Myrtle Edessa Wallace in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 21
Myrtle Edessa Wallace resided here in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina
Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 26
Myrtle Edessa Wallace resided here in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1956
24 April 1956
Age 42
Death of Myrtle Edessa Wallace in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1914
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2914; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 36-44
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2914; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 36-44

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2914; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 36-44

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1956
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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