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Ralph Thomas Bernard 1906–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1906

Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1978

Death Location: Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Bernard

Mother: Martha Jones

Spouse(s): Lura Furrow

Children(s): Grady Bernard, Goldie Bernard, Gatha Bernard

Ralph Thomas Bernard was born in 1906 in Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Eldridge Bernard And Martha Abram Jones. In 1910, Ralph Thomas Bernard resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Ralph Thomas Bernard resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA. Ralph Thomas Bernard married Lura Mabel Furrow, and had children including Gatha Lorene Bernard, Goldie Irene Bernard, Grady Lawrence Bernard. Ralph Thomas Bernard passed away in 1978 in Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ralph Thomas Bernard was born in 1906 in Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Eldridge Bernard And Martha Abram Jones.
  • In 1910, Ralph Thomas Bernard resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Ralph Thomas Bernard resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • Ralph Thomas Bernard married Lura Mabel Furrow, and had children including Gatha Lorene Bernard, Goldie Irene Bernard, Grady Lawrence Bernard.
  • Ralph Thomas Bernard passed away in 1978 in Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Bernard
1872–1957
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Martha Jones
1873–1952
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lura Furrow
1906–1989
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
LF

Children(s)

Grady Bernard
1933–2000
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Goldie Bernard
1931–2003
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Gatha Bernard
1940–2008
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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Ralph Bernard's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Bernard
1906–1978
Birth Place: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Eldridge Bernard
1872–1957
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Martha (Abram) Jones
1873–1952
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Walter (A) Bernard
1827–1916
Franklin County, Virginia
Abigail Hambrick
1832–1906
Franklin County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Bernard's Descendants

1.
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Ralph (Thomas) Bernard (9 Mar 1906–27 Sep 1978) m. Lura (Mabel) Furrow (4 Feb 1906–21 Dec 1989)
  1. 1. Grady (Lawrence) Bernard 1933–2000
  2. 2. Goldie (Irene) Bernard 1931–2003
  3. 3. Gatha (Lorene) Bernard 1940–2008

Ralph Bernard's Timeline

8 Records

1906
9 Mar 1906
Birth of Ralph Thomas Bernard in Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Ralph Thomas Bernard resided here in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Ralph Thomas Bernard resided here in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Ralph Thomas Bernard resided here in Blackwater, Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Ralph Thomas Bernard resided here in Rural, Franklin, Virginia
Rural, Franklin, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 34
Ralph Thomas Bernard resided here in Blackwater District, Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Blackwater District, Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 46
Ralph Thomas Bernard resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1978
27 Sep 1978
Age 72
Death of Ralph Thomas Bernard in , Roanoke, Virginia, USA
, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: T624_1629; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375642

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: T625_1889; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 46

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Blackwater, Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342177

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Franklin, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04263; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 34-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Multiple Registrations, Page 1 - Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Multiple Registrations 1940

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Blackwater District, Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04263; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 34-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1978
    Event Place: , Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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