Person:Ralph Spears (1)

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Ralph Eugene SPEARS
m. 11 Jun 1874
  1. Clara Belle SPEARS1875 - 1968
  2. Lou Emma SPEARS1877 - 1884
  3. Harry Otis SPEARS1879 - 1884
  4. Sherman SPEARS1880 - 1948
  5. Dorothea Mae (Dollie) SPEARS1882 - 1928
  6. Charles William SPEARS1884 - 1959
  7. Bessie Perrilla SPEARS1886 - 1981
  8. Alice Verlinda SPEARS1889 - 1979
  9. Bertha Grace SPEARS1891 - 1961
  10. Ralph Eugene SPEARS1894 - 1971
  11. Floyd Augustus Spears1896 - 1976
  12. Hattie Florence SPEARS1898 - 1989
m. 4 Nov 1917
Facts and Events
Name Ralph Eugene SPEARS
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][11] 12 Apr 1894 Stratton, Hitchcock, Nebraska
Marriage 4 Nov 1917 to Bertha A. Clifton
Death[8] Mar 1971 Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington
Burial[9] Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington


Bessie Perrilla Spears Wall: He and his wife, Bertha, moved to Kelso, Wash. in 1927. Went by "Gene." Worked in Longview, Bell Lumber Co. for 38 years. Had one adopted daughter. Draft registration card signed by self gives birthplace as Stratton, Nebraska.

“Ralph Eugene married Bertha, (maiden name unknown) parents of one daughter. They moved to Kelso, Washington, in the 1930's.”

References
  1. Social Security Death Record
    Born 12 Apr 1894 in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington.
  2. Correspondence from Bessie (Perilla or Pearl) Spears Wall daughter of Sarah Elizabeth, to Viola Clifton Call..
  3. 1900 Census, Burntwood, Rawlins, Kansas
    E. Ralph, born Apr 1894, age 6, at school.
  4. 1910 Census, Burntwood, Rawlins, Kansas
    Ralph U, son, age 16, born Kansas, laborer on father's farm.
  5. 1920 Census (5)
    Ralph U. Spear, age 25, born Kansas laborer at odd jobs.
  6. 1930 Census, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington
    Ralph E. Spears, age 35, first married at 24, Born Kansas, lumber mill laborer.
  7. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    Ralph Eugene Spears, age 23, home Yuma Colo., born April 12, 1894 in Stratton, Nebraska, farmer, single, medium tall, medium build, blue eyes, dark hair.
  8. Social Security Death Record
    issued Washington before 1951.
  9. Correspondence from Bessie (Perilla or Pearl) Spears Wall daughter of Sarah Elizabeth, to Viola Clifton Call..
  10.   Article by Lester E. Spears. "The History of Rawlins Kansas.".
  11. others say Burntwood, Rawlins, Kansas