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Samuel Cortright Ransom 1839–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1839

Birth Location: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 3 April 1913

Death Location: Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Samuel Ransom

Mother: Mabel Ransom

Spouse(s): Mary (Ransom), Sarah (Ransom), Alice (Ransom)

Children(s): Mabel Ransom, James Ransom, William Ransom

Samuel Cortright Ransom was born in 1839 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Samuel Cortwright Ransom And Mabel Dodson Ransom. Samuel Cortright Ransom married Alice Deets Scott Ransom, Mary Emma Eugenia Hughes Ransom, Sarah Delphine Scott Ransom, and had children including James Harley Todd Ransom, Mabel Delphine Ransom, William Irving Ransom. Samuel Cortright Ransom passed away in 1913 in Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Cortright Ransom was born in 1839 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Samuel Cortwright Ransom And Mabel Dodson Ransom.
  • Samuel Cortright Ransom married Alice Deets Scott Ransom, Mary Emma Eugenia Hughes Ransom, Sarah Delphine Scott Ransom, and had children including James Harley Todd Ransom, Mabel Delphine Ransom, William Irving Ransom.
  • Samuel Cortright Ransom passed away in 1913 in Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Samuel Ransom's Ancestors

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Samuel Ransom
1839–1913
Birth Place: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Cortwright Ransom
1795–1863
Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Mabel (Dodson) Ransom
1805–1902
Grandparents
George (Palmer) Ransom
1762–1850
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth (Lamoreaux) (Ransom)
1776–1859
Monroe, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Capt.
1738–1778
Esther Lawrence
1738–1794
Thomas Lamoureux
1745–1829
Keturah Lamoreaux
1755–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Lomereaux
1723–1809
Charity (Lamoureux)
1723–1809
JONATHAN (Captain)
1727–1802
Temperance Smith
1732–1780

Samuel Ransom's Descendants

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Samuel (Cortright) Ransom (22 November 1839–3 April 1913) m. Mary (Emma Eugenia Hughes) (Ransom) (1841–Bef. 1866) m. Sarah (Delphine Scott) (Ransom) (28 Dec 1847–23 Dec 1868) m. Alice (Deets Scott) (Ransom) (17 December 1852–29 Dec 1942)
  1. 1. Mabel (Delphine) Ransom 1875–1953 m. William (Lee) Woodward 1868–
  2. 2. James (Harley "Todd") Ransom 1873–1950 m. Daisy (Merle Vannote) (Ransom) 1877–
    1. 1. Merle (Delphine) Ransom 1897–
    2. 2. Harley (Cortright) Ransom 1900–
    3. 3. Dorothy (Deet) Ransom 1904–
  3. 3. William (Irving) Ransom 1867–1918

Samuel Ransom's Timeline

3 Records

1839
22 November 1839
Birth of Samuel Cortright Ransom in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1860
10 November 1860
Age 21
Samuel Cortright Ransom was married in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA
Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA
1913
3 April 1913
Age 74
Death of Samuel Cortright Ransom in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1839
    Event Place: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Family History Books, Dodson Genealogy, 1600-1907
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 November 1860
    Event Place: Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1913
    Event Place: Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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