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Ralph Jordan Lawrence 1884 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November 1884

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1943

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Walter Lawrence

Mother: Amanda Birkmire

Spouse(s): Ella Wise

Children(s): Bertha Lawrence, Dortha Lawrence, Ralph Lawrence

According to available records, Ralph Jordan Lawrence Sr was born in 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Walter Shaw Lawrence and Amanda K Birkmire. Following those early years, Ralph Jordan Lawrence Sr married Ella May Wise, and their family grew to include Bertha Lawrence, Dortha Lawrence and Ralph Jordan Lawrence. In the later years of life, Ralph Jordan Lawrence Sr died in 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Walter Lawrence
1867 – 1941
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WL
Amanda Birkmire
1868 – 1927
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Ella Wise
1884 – 1972
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Bertha Lawrence
1910 – 1989
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Dortha Lawrence
1911 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Ralph Lawrence
1915 – 1987
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1884
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II draft cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03699; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 51-404, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 042151-044600, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1617; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 522, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 1169, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Philadelphia; Roll: 1907617; Draft Board: 14, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0457, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Box Number: 356; Certificate Number: 181421

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 November 1884
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1899
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0457

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 17 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Manayunk, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1918
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Philadelphia; Roll: 1907617; Draft Board: 14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Roxborough Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1617; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 522

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 1169

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03699; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 51-404

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03699; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 51-404

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II draft cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 30 Apr 1943
    Event Place: Roxborough, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 May 1943
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 042151-044600, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 13 May 1943; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.66701645,0.85015684,0.69086

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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