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Ralph Francis Merry 1901–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1901

Birth Location: Bloomington, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 29 Apr 1980

Death Location: San Jacinto, Riverside, California, USA

Father: Ralph Merry

Mother: Louise Liesner

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Ralph Francis Merry was born in 1901 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA, the child of Ralph Ward Merry And Louise Frances Liesner. In 1920, Ralph Francis Merry resided in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. In 1935, Ralph Francis Merry resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Ralph Francis Merry passed away in 1980 in San Jacinto, Riverside, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Francis Merry was born in 1901 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA, the child of Ralph Ward Merry And Louise Frances Liesner.
  • In 1920, Ralph Francis Merry resided in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA.
  • In 1935, Ralph Francis Merry resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Ralph Francis Merry passed away in 1980 in San Jacinto, Riverside, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Merry
1865–1945
Birth Location: Illinois
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Louise Liesner
1876–1977
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Merry's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Merry
1901–1980
Birth Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Parents
Ralph Ward Merry
1865–1945
Illinois
Louise (Frances) Liesner
1876–1977
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John (Bernard "Barney") Liesner
1840–1902
Legden, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Mary (Elizabeth) Foote
1850–1912
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Liesner
1810–1887
Maria Hauling
1806–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Liesner
1773–1847
Anna "Homan"
1783–
Joannes Hauling
1780–
Anna Rölver
1785–

Ralph Merry's Timeline

6 Records

1901
11 Aug 1901
Birth of Ralph Francis Merry in Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Bloomington, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Ralph Francis Merry resided here in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Ralph Francis Merry resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
1940
1940
Age 39
Ralph Francis Merry resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1942
1942
Age 41
Ralph Francis Merry resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1980
29 Apr 1980
Age 79
Death of Ralph Francis Merry in Riverside, California, USA
Riverside, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1209
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00397; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 60-1194
    [3] California Death Index, Place: Riverside; Date: 29 Apr 1980
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Roll: T625_1941; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 235
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Roll: T625_1941; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 235

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00397; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 60-1194

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00397; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 60-1194

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1209

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1980
    Event Place: Riverside, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California Death Index, Place: Riverside; Date: 29 Apr 1980
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Jacinto, Riverside, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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