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Ralph Alvin Holmes 1898–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Nov 1898

Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York

Death Date: 26 Feb 1972

Death Location: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida

Father: Thomas Holmes

Mother: Grace Chamberlin

Spouse(s): Parma Shafer

Children(s):

The story of Ralph Alvin Holmes began in 1898 in Buffalo, Erie, New York. In 1950, Ralph Alvin Holmes resided in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Ralph Alvin Holmes married Parma Shafer, and had children including Evelyn S Holmes, Geraldine J Holmes. Ralph Alvin Holmes passed away in 1972 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Alvin Holmes began in 1898 in Buffalo, Erie, New York.
  • In 1950, Ralph Alvin Holmes resided in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ralph Alvin Holmes married Parma Shafer, and had children including Evelyn S Holmes, Geraldine J Holmes.
  • Ralph Alvin Holmes passed away in 1972 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida.

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Children(s)

Ralph Holmes's Ancestors

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Ralph Holmes
1898–1972
Birth Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York
Parents
Thomas John Holmes
1870–1944
Erie, New York
Grace (French) Chamberlin
1867–1933
Buffalo, Erie, New York
Grandparents
John (Edwin) Chamberlin
1823–1902
Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts
Tamar (Jane) Ralph
1826–1906
Hurst Green, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Ralph
1800–1832
Mary Larkin
1806–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Larkin
1769–1829
Hannah Catt
1770–1841

Ralph Holmes's Timeline

3 Records

1898
07 Nov 1898
Birth of Ralph Alvin Holmes in Buffalo, Erie, New York
Buffalo, Erie, New York
1950
1950
Age 52
Ralph Alvin Holmes resided here in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1972
26 Feb 1972
Age 74
Death of Ralph Alvin Holmes in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Jacksonville, Duval, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dunbar, Kanawha, Wes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dunbar, Kanawha, Wes

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida

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