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Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham 1894–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1894

Birth Location: Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America

Death Date: 4 October 1974

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Jacob Dunham

Mother: Mary Kearney

Spouse(s): Ruth Armour, Martha Stonehouse

Children(s): Stanley Dunham, Ralph Dunham, Eleanor Dunham

Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham was born in 1894 in Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of Jacob William Dunham And Mary A Kearney. In 1895, Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided in Argonia, Sumner, Kansas, USA. Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham married Martha Mae Stonehouse, Ruth Lucille Armour, and had children including Eleanor Belle Dunham, Ralph Emerson Dunham, Stanley Armour Dunham, Virginia Mae Dunham. Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham passed away in 1974 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham was born in 1894 in Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of Jacob William Dunham And Mary A Kearney.
  • In 1895, Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided in Argonia, Sumner, Kansas, USA.
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham married Martha Mae Stonehouse, Ruth Lucille Armour, and had children including Eleanor Belle Dunham, Ralph Emerson Dunham, Stanley Armour Dunham, Virginia Mae Dunham.
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham passed away in 1974 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Dunham
1863–1930
Birth Location: Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
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Mary Kearney
1870–
Birth Location: Indiana
MK

Spouses(s)

Ruth Armour
1900–1926
Birth Location: Saint Mary, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
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Martha Stonehouse
1912–
Birth Location: Kansas
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Children(s)

Stanley Dunham
1918–1992
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
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Ralph Dunham
1916–2012
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
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Eleanor Dunham
1932–2003
Birth Location: Wichita Sedg, Kansas
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Ralph Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Dunham
1894–1974
Birth Place: Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America
Parents
Jacob William Dunham
1863–1930
Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
Mary (A) Kearney
1870–
Indiana
Grandparents
William Dunham
1836–1902
Ohio
Elizabeth (L.) Muck
1843–
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dunham
1810–
Catherine
1810–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Dunham's Descendants

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Ralph (Waldo Emerson) Dunham (24 Dec 1894–4 October 1974) m. Ruth (Lucille) Armour (1 September 1900–26 November 1926) m. Martha (Mae) Stonehouse (abt 1912–)
  1. 1. Stanley (Armour) Dunham 1918–1992 m. Madeline Dunham 1922–2005
    1. 1. Stanley (Ann) Durham 1942–1995 m. Barack (Hussein) Obama 1940–1982 m. Lolo Soetoro 1935–1987
  2. 2. Ralph (Emerson) Dunham 1916–2012
  3. 3. Eleanor (Belle) Dunham 1932–2003

Ralph Dunham's Timeline

12 Records

1894
25 December 1894
Birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham in Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America
Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America
1894
24 Dec 1894
Birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham in Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America
Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America
1895
1 Mar 1895
Age 1
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Argonia, Sumner, Kansas, USA
Argonia, Sumner, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Dixon, Sumner, Kansas, USA
Dixon, Sumner, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1916
1916
Age 22
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Wichita, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Wichita Ward 5, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita Ward 5, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 46
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1942
1942
Age 48
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham resided here in Wichita, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Kansas, USA
1974
4 October 1974
Age 80
Death of Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1894
    Event Place: Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kansas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: Box 302
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_152; Line: 15
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01258; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 87-47
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wichita Ward 5, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T625_550; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 150
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 2340456
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dixon, Sumner, Kansas; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0325; FHL microfilm: 1240502
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T624_456; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1374469
    [9] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1894
    Event Place: Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Sedgwick; Roll: 1643924; Draft Board: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Argonia, Sumner, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_152; Line: 15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dixon, Sumner, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dixon, Sumner, Kansas; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0325; FHL microfilm: 1240502

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T624_456; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1374469

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Wichita, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wichita Ward 5, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wichita Ward 5, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T625_550; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 150

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 2340456

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wichita, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01258; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 87-47

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01258; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 87-47

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Wichita, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kansas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: Box 302

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1974
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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