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Reuben Allerton Ransom 1841–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 MAR 1841

Birth Location: Olney, Richland, Illinois

Death Date: 5 JAN 1879

Death Location: Bonpas Twp, Richland, Illinois

Father: Reuben Ransom

Mother: Anna Perry

Spouse(s): Martha Herald

Children(s): Mary Ransom

In 1841, Reuben Allerton Ransom entered the world in Olney, Richland, Illinois, born to Reuben Allerton Ransom And Anna Eliza Perry. Reuben Allerton Ransom married Martha Ann Herald, and had children including Mary Alice Ransom. Reuben Allerton Ransom passed away in 1879 in Bonpas Twp, Richland, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Reuben Allerton Ransom entered the world in Olney, Richland, Illinois, born to Reuben Allerton Ransom And Anna Eliza Perry.
  • Reuben Allerton Ransom married Martha Ann Herald, and had children including Mary Alice Ransom.
  • Reuben Allerton Ransom passed away in 1879 in Bonpas Twp, Richland, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Ransom
1782–1840
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
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Anna Perry
1802–1850
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martha Herald
1846–1929
Birth Location: Richland, Illinois
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Children(s)

Mary Ransom
1866–1918
Birth Location: Claremont Twp., Richland, Illinois
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Reuben Ransom's Ancestors

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Reuben Ransom
1841–1879
Birth Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois
Parents
Reuben Allerton Ransom
1782–1840
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Anna (Eliza) Perry
1802–1850
Grandparents
David Ransom
1748–1813
Willamantic, Wyndham, Connecticut
Annah Allerton
1757–1853
Canterbury, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ransom
1725–1785
Hannah Burgess
1726–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Burgess
1702–1730
Thankful Snow
1702–1751

Reuben Ransom's Descendants

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Reuben (Allerton) Ransom (12 MAR 1841–5 JAN 1879) m. Martha (Ann) Herald (17 SEP 1846–3 SEP 1929)
  1. 1. Mary (Alice) Ransom 1866–1918 m. Lemuel (Prentice) Shoemaker 1861–1941
    1. 1. Ava Shoemaker 1904–1995 m. Joseph (Warren) Murphy 1899–1995
      1. 1. John (Warren) Murphy 1926–1993
    2. 2. Carrie (Ethel) Shoemaker 1886–1956
    3. 3. Charles (Orton) Shoemaker 1896–1930
    4. 4. Frank (David) Shoemaker 1888–1969
    5. 5. Harley (Valentine) Shoemaker 1908–1909
    6. 6. Martha (Ann) Shoemaker 1898–1991
    7. 7. Nora (Cordelia) Shoemaker 1884–1968
    8. 8. Oran (Lemuel) Shoemaker 1894–1983 m. Julia (Inez) Moore 1896–1962
      1. 1. Helen (Eileen) Shoemaker 1917–2012 m. Lloyd (Willis) Scholl 1917–1989
      2. 2. Robert (Orton) Shoemaker 1918–2000 m. Laura (Charlotte) Guffey 1920–2011
        1. 1. Steven (Robert) Shoemaker 1942–2016
    9. 9. Robert (Dwight) Shoemaker 1912–1991
    10. 10. Rose (Wenona) Shoemaker 1902–1903
    11. 11. Zetta (Viola) Shoemaker 1891–1968

Reuben Ransom's Timeline

2 Records

1841
12 MAR 1841
Birth of Reuben Allerton Ransom in Olney, Richland, Illinois
Olney, Richland, Illinois
1879
5 JAN 1879
Age 38
Death of Reuben Allerton Ransom in Bonpas Twp, Richland, Illinois
Bonpas Twp, Richland, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAR 1841
    Event Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JAN 1879
    Event Place: Bonpas Twp, Richland, Illinois
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