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Ralph Preston French 1909–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1909

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1972

Death Location: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA

Father: John French

Mother: Bertha French

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Children(s):

Ralph Preston French / was born in 1909 in West Virginia, USA, the child of John Ellsworth French And Bertha May Rust French. Ralph Preston French / passed away in 1972 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Preston French // was born in 1909 in West Virginia, USA, the child of John Ellsworth French And Bertha May Rust French.
  • Ralph Preston French // passed away in 1972 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA.

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Ralph French's Ancestors

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Ralph French
1909–1972
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Ellsworth French
1883–1964
Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Bertha (May Rust) French
1889–1968
Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (J) French
1835–1918
West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann Gletner) French
1842–1921
VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob French
1805–1880
Elizabeth French
1818–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain III
1750–1826
Catherine French
1759–1850

Ralph French's Timeline

2 Records

1909
26 Jul 1909
Birth of Ralph Preston French // in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1972
23 Jul 1972
Age 63
Death of Ralph Preston French // in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1909
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1972
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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