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Ralph Jordan Lawrence 1915 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1915

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 8 Dec 1987

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Ralph Lawrence

Mother: Ella Wise

Spouse(s): Margaret Cocroft

Children(s): Suzanne Lawrence, David Lawrence

The story of Ralph Jordan Lawrence Jr began in 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with parents Ralph Jordan Lawrence and Ella May Wise. As an adult, Ralph Jordan Lawrence Jr wed Margaret Ellen Cocroft. Their household included Suzanne Lawrence and David C. Lawrence. Ralph Jordan Lawrence Jr's life came to an end in 1987 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Ralph Lawrence
1884 – 1943
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ella Wise
1884 – 1972
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cocroft
1920 – 1986
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
MC

Children(s)

Suzanne Lawrence
1955 –
Birth Location: –
SL
David Lawrence
Birth Location: –
DL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Aug 1915
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Alaska, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1906-1963, Canada, Arriving Passengers Lists, 1865-1935, Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes Arriving at Brownsville, Texas, January 1943-September 1964; NAI: 2843448; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Se, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4846, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1438, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03699; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 51-404, Number: 162-01-5899; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951, 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, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes and Vessels Arriving at Anchorage, AK.; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1946
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 31 Oct 1916
    Event Place: North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Arriving Passengers Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4846

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, 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 5
    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 6
    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 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 1940

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1438, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03699; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 51-404

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 20 Aug 1946
    Event Place: Brownsville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes Arriving at Brownsville, Texas, January 1943-September 1964; NAI: 2843448; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Se

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 6 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
    Record Source: Alaska, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1906-1963, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes and Vessels Arriving at Anchorage, AK.; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 5 May 1950
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 8 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Philadelphia Daily News; Publication Date: 10 Dec 1987; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.6013619

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1993
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
    Record Source: Canada, Arriving Passengers Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4846

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 162-01-5899; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951, Philadelphia Daily News; Publication Date: 10 Dec 1987; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.6013619

    Genealogy Event 16
    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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