William
John
(William John)
Ransom
Born in Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother District, East Sussex, England
Son of James Ransom
and Elizabeth (Clifton) Ransom
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Permilia Almyra (Dodge) Ransom
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Permelia Lovina (Ransom) Woolsey and Mary Myrtle (Ransom) Goff
Died
at age 85
in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2015
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Biography
William John Ransom was born on Apr. 24, 1852 in Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother District, East Sussex, England. He was the son of James Ransom and Elizabeth Clifton William Ransom married Permelia Almyra Dodge on April 3, 1878, in St George, Washington, Utah. He passed away on February 17, 1938 in Preston, Franklin County, Idaho. [1]
William was buried at Pima Cemetery, Pima. His [1] has photos and links to those of family members.[2]
DUP Obituary Scrapbook: William John Ransom
He was born April 24, 1852, in England, a son of James and Elizabeth Clifton. He came to America at the age of 2 with his parents, who joined the L. D. S. church in England. They sailed on the ship Windemere, where cholera and smallpox broke out, causing the death of his mother, a brother, an uncle and his grandparents, John and Carlotta Cramp Ransom. He was left with one brother, his father, an uncle and an aunt to come to America. They landed in New Orleans. and came to Salt Lake City in 1854. They settled in Utah's Dixieland, in Toquerville, in 1875. In 1878 he married Permelia Almyra Dodge in St. George L. D. S. temple. His wife died in Pima, Ariz., in 1917. In 1881 he settled in Gila valley, Arizona, and in 1903 in La Grande valley, Oregon.
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Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Norman Dodge, Friday, March 27, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- ↑ William John Ransom memorial at Find A Grave.
See also:
- Find A Grave, # 18326691.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William John:
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