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Ralph Birmley Wells 1897 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1897

Birth Location: Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 13 May 1966

Death Location: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Father: Edward Wells

Mother: Caroline Birmley

Spouse(s): Helen Hitch

Children(s): Edward Wells

Ralph Birmley Wells was born in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA in 1897, to Edward Wells and Caroline Birmley. Later in life, Ralph Birmley Wells married Helen Flournoy Hitch; among their children were Edward P Wells. Ralph Birmley Wells died in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA, 1966.

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Parents

Edward Wells
1862 – 1932
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Caroline Birmley
1862 – 1940
Birth Location: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Helen Hitch
1899 – 1983
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA,
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Children(s)

Edward Wells
1940 –
Birth Location: Evanston, Ill.
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, California, U.S., San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Traverse City Senior High School; Year: 1913, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: 4144; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 31-68

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1913
    Event Place: Traverse City, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Traverse City Senior High School; Year: 1913

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1927
    Event Place: Chicago
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 12/ Jun/ 1927; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 17/ Jun/ 1927; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.075685084,0.3906358,0.46418524&xid

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 29 Apr 1929
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York, 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: New York, New York, New York; Roll: 4144; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 31-68

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Hamilton, Bermuda
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 May 1966
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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