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Thelma Ransom 1920–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1920

Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 2017

Death Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Howard Ransom

Mother: Anna Traylor

Spouse(s): Grant Luff

Children(s):

Thelma Ransom was born in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Howard Ransom And Anna Traylor. In 1930, Thelma Ransom resided in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Thelma Ransom resided in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. Thelma Ransom married Grant C Luff, and had children including Grant C Luff Jr, Janet E Luff, Robert W Luff. Thelma Ransom passed away in 2017 in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Thelma Ransom was born in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Howard Ransom And Anna Traylor.
  • In 1930, Thelma Ransom resided in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Thelma Ransom resided in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Thelma Ransom married Grant C Luff, and had children including Grant C Luff Jr, Janet E Luff, Robert W Luff.
  • Thelma Ransom passed away in 2017 in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Thelma Ransom's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Ransom
1920–2017
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Howard Ransom
1900–1949
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna Traylor
1899–1949
Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Traylor
1860–1947
England
Johnson (Bennie) Morgan
1868–1927
Burn Row, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Charles Morgan
1827–1900
Margaret Aiton
1823–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Morgan
1790–
Janet Carr
1792–1866
John Eaton
1797–1885
Elizabeth Willison
1787–1877

Thelma Ransom's Timeline

6 Records

1920
18 Jul 1920
Birth of Thelma Ransom in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Thelma Ransom resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 20
Thelma Ransom resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
1981
1981
Age 61
Thelma Ransom resided here in Ligonier, PA
Ligonier, PA
1993
1993
Age 73
Thelma Ransom resided here in Ligonier, PA
Ligonier, PA
2017
21 Jan 2017
Age 97
Death of Thelma Ransom in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3670; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 69-613.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1983; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 345; Image: 851.0; FHL microfilm: 2341717.
    [4] Pennsylvania, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1983; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 345; Image: 851.0; FHL microfilm: 2341717.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3670; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 69-613.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Ligonier, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Ligonier, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 2017
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

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