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Ralph Chester Thomson 1905–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1905

Birth Location: Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1995

Death Location: Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA

Father: George Thomson

Mother: Effie Line

Spouse(s): Ada Devorak, Elizabeth Spillane

Children(s): Barbara Thomson, Ralph Thomson

Ralph Chester Thomson was born in 1905 in Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA, the child of George Garvie Thomson And Effie Annette Line. In 1910, Ralph Chester Thomson resided in Ward, Todd, Minnesota, USA. In 1920, Ralph Chester Thomson resided in Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA. Ralph Chester Thomson married Ada Marie Devorak, Elizabeth Betty Eleanor Spillane, and had children including Barbara Lynn Thomson, Ralph Warren Thomson. Ralph Chester Thomson passed away in 1995 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Chester Thomson was born in 1905 in Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA, the child of George Garvie Thomson And Effie Annette Line.
  • In 1910, Ralph Chester Thomson resided in Ward, Todd, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1920, Ralph Chester Thomson resided in Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA.
  • Ralph Chester Thomson married Ada Marie Devorak, Elizabeth Betty Eleanor Spillane, and had children including Barbara Lynn Thomson, Ralph Warren Thomson.
  • Ralph Chester Thomson passed away in 1995 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Thomson
1877–1909
Birth Location: Odell, Livingston, Illinois, USA
GT
Effie Line
1881–1970
Birth Location: Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA
EL

Spouses(s)

Ada Devorak
1908–1993
Birth Location: Lake Nebagamon, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
AD
Elizabeth Spillane
1909–1991
Birth Location: Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota, USA
ES

Children(s)

Barbara Thomson
1950–1989
Birth Location: Minot, Ward, North Dakota, USA
BT
Ralph Thomson
1929–2016
Birth Location: Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
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Ralph Thomson's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Thomson
1905–1995
Birth Place: Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Parents
George Garvie Thomson
1877–1909
Odell, Livingston, Illinois, USA
Effie (Annette) Line
1881–1970
Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
James (Benjamin) Thomson
1841–1933
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen ("Ellen") Carr
1842–1878
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Thomson
1800–1871
Agnes Bryden
1802–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Bryden
1762–1828
Jane McCleary
1762–1855

Ralph Thomson's Descendants

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Ralph (Chester) Thomson (27 Feb 1905–12 Jan 1995) m. Ada (Marie) Devorak (15 Sep 1908–15 Nov 1993) m. Elizabeth ((Betty) Eleanor) Spillane (15 Aug 1909–15 Dec 1991)
  1. 1. Barbara (Lynn) Thomson 1950–1989
  2. 2. Ralph (Warren) Thomson 1929–2016 m. Mildred (Mae) Brock 1926–1991

Ralph Thomson's Timeline

11 Records

1905
27 Feb 1905
Birth of Ralph Chester Thomson in Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in Ward, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Ward, Todd, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA
Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA
1925
1925
Age 20
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota, USA
Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in Drake, McHenry, North Dakota, USA
Drake, McHenry, North Dakota, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 46
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in Minnesota, USA
Minnesota, USA
1960
1960
Age 55
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
1986
1986
Age 81
Ralph Chester Thomson resided here in St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
1995
12 Jan 1995
Age 90
Death of Ralph Chester Thomson in Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Browerville, Todd, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Drake, McHenry, North Dakota; Roll: 3243; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 25-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ward, Todd, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eagle Valley, Todd, Minnesota; Roll: T625_864; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 227

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1935
    Event Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico; NAI Number: 3249873; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Gr

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Aldrich, Wadena, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Drake, McHenry, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Drake, McHenry, North Dakota; Roll: 3243; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 25-17

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arlington, Sibley, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., Marriages

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1995
    Event Place: Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
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