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Ralph Emerson Niles 1875–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 February 1875

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 25 Mar 1973

Death Location: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Father: Winfield Niles

Mother: Mary Kimble

Spouse(s): Minnie Murry

Children(s): Annie Niles, Nellie Niles, Cora Niles, Minnie Niles, William Niles

Ralph Emerson Niles was born in 1875 in Kentucky, the child of Winfield Scott Niles And Mary Barbara Kimble. In 1880, Ralph Emerson Niles resided in Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, USA. Ralph Emerson Niles married Minnie Bell Murry, and had children including Annie May Niles, Cora Elizabeth Niles, Minnie Alice Niles, Nellie Jane Niles, William Scott Niles. Ralph Emerson Niles passed away in 1973 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Emerson Niles was born in 1875 in Kentucky, the child of Winfield Scott Niles And Mary Barbara Kimble.
  • In 1880, Ralph Emerson Niles resided in Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ralph Emerson Niles married Minnie Bell Murry, and had children including Annie May Niles, Cora Elizabeth Niles, Minnie Alice Niles, Nellie Jane Niles, William Scott Niles.
  • Ralph Emerson Niles passed away in 1973 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Niles's Ancestors

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Ralph Niles
1875–1973
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Winfield Scott Niles
1849–1924
Troy, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Mary (Barbara) Kimble
1849–1933
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Moses (Barber) Niles
1784–1849
Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Maria Porter
1808–1860
Troy, Indiana
Jonathan (S.) Kemble
1813–1880
New Jersey, USA
Caroline (Elizabeth Shertzer (Shotyer Scherzer) Shatzer)
1816–1882
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rev
1758–1816
Lydia Barber
1763–1837
Alexander Porter
1771–1840
Elizabeth CHITTIM
1779–1820
Samuel Kimble
1788–1878
Priscilla Scott
1789–1838
Wilhelm Scherer)
1788–1850
Williana Ashton
1791–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Capt
1738–1810
Desire Pendleton
1738–1804
DAVID Capt
1716–1801
Abigail Newcomb
1727–1805
Robert Porter
1734–1820
Elizabeth McBroom
1739–
Thomas Pvt
1750–1781
Job Kemble
1768–1848
Mary
1766–1837
Jonathan Scott
1759–1831
Ann Turner
1759–
Johannes Scherer)
1766–1847
Barbara (Wineland)
1769–1842

Ralph Niles's Descendants

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Ralph (Emerson) Niles (24 February 1875–25 Mar 1973) m. Minnie (Bell) Murry (29 Oct 1880–22 Dec 1969)
  1. 1. Annie (May) Niles 1899–1940 m. Donald (LeGrand) Houchin 1894–1946
    1. 1. Dorothea (Lee) Houchin 1923–2003 m. Mason Donaldson 1920–1963
      1. 1. Ralph (Mason) Donaldson 1949–2016
      2. 2. Richard (Lee) Donaldson 1941–2023 m. Mary (E) Hernandez 1936–2014
      3. 3. Melinda (Anne "Linda") Donaldson 1942–1985
      4. 4. Mason (Richard) Donaldson 1940–1940
      5. 5. Ronald (Boyd) Donaldson 1946–1949
    2. 2. June (B) Houchin 1922– m. Robert (Glenn) Hotchkiss 1911–1994
      1. 1. Patricia ("Patsy") Hotchkiss 1948–2022 m. Ray (Cortez) Jr 1938–2022
    3. 3. Gloria Houchin 1926–
    4. 4. Donna Houchin 1927–1986
    5. 5. Ruby (Elizabeth) Houchin 1929–1996
    6. 6. Lloyd Houchin 1930–2015
    7. 7. Kenneth (Ralph) Houchin 1931–1974
  2. 2. Nellie (Jane) Niles 1903–1945 m. Riley (Hobart) Hallmark 1899–1964
    1. 1. Robert (James) Hallmark 1926–1988
  3. 3. Cora (Elizabeth) Niles 1906–2001 m. Daniel McKenzie 1891–1976
    1. 1. Daniel (Lee) McKenzie 1926–2017 m. Laura (Ann) Smith 1931–2000
    2. 2. William (Ralph) McKenzie 1929–2011 m. Patricia (Ellen) Snodgrass 1932–2004
  4. 4. Minnie (Alice) Niles 1908–1979
  5. 5. William (Scott) Niles 1911–1986 m. Clarica (Ellen) Horn 1920–

Ralph Niles's Timeline

3 Records

1875
24 February 1875
Birth of Ralph Emerson Niles in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 5
Ralph Emerson Niles resided here in Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
1973
25 Mar 1973
Age 98
Death of Ralph Emerson Niles in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 February 1875
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: 419; Page: 500B; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: 419; Page: 500B; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1973
    Event Place: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA

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