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Ralph Martin 1921–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1921

Birth Location: Cherokee Falls, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 24 August 2009

Death Location: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Father: James Martin

Mother: Geneva Starns

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Ralph Martin was born in 1921 in Cherokee Falls, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Preston Martin And Geneva Starns. In 1935, Ralph Martin resided in Cnerokee Falls, Cherokee, South Carolina. In 1940, Ralph Martin resided in Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA. Ralph Martin married Dorothy Clinton. Ralph Martin passed away in 2009 in Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Martin was born in 1921 in Cherokee Falls, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Preston Martin And Geneva Starns.
  • In 1935, Ralph Martin resided in Cnerokee Falls, Cherokee, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Ralph Martin resided in Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA.
  • Ralph Martin married Dorothy Clinton.
  • Ralph Martin passed away in 2009 in Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA.

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Ralph Martin's Ancestors

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Ralph Martin
1921–2009
Birth Place: Cherokee Falls, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Preston Martin
1885–1934
South Carolina, United States of America
Geneva Starns
1882–1925
Smyrna, York County, South Carolina
Grandparents
North Martin
1861–1924
York, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Martha ("Polly" Wallace) Wisher
1864–1904
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Martin
1815–1881
Lucinda Ray
1821–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Martin
1780–1854
Mary Bolin
1782–1863

Ralph Martin's Timeline

4 Records

1921
24 March 1921
Birth of Ralph Martin in Cherokee Falls, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Cherokee Falls, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 14
Ralph Martin resided here in Cnerokee Falls, Cherokee, South Carolina
Cnerokee Falls, Cherokee, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 19
Ralph Martin resided here in Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
2009
24 August 2009
Age 88
Death of Ralph Martin in Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States of America
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1921
    Event Place: Cherokee Falls, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Lancaster News; Publication Date: 25 8 2009; Publication Place: Rock Hill, SC, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cnerokee Falls, Cherokee, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03798; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-12D

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03798; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-12D

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 2009
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Lancaster News; Publication Date: 25 8 2009; Publication Place: Rock Hill, SC, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

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