Ralph Franklin Keeling (1902 - 1951)

Born 16 Nov 1902 in Montana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Sherburne) Keeling — married 15 Jun 1927 in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 12 Jun 1951 at age 48 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Father of Charles David Keeling famous for the Keeling Curve.

The 1910 census shows him at age 8 with his parents and two sisters. One previous sibling did not survive. His parents had been married 12 years.^[1]

The 1930 census shows their family (with last name misspelled on the scan). Ralph and Grace had been married about 2 years.^[2]

There were no new children in 1940.^[3]

Death

• Illinois, Cook County Deaths:

Name Ralph Keeling

Event Type Death

Event Date 12 Jun 1951

Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Residence Place 108 N 2nd St

Gender Male

Age 48

Marital Status Married

Race White

Occupation Econ Consultant

Birth Date 16 Nov 1902

Birthplace , , Montana

Funeral Home John E Egan

Burial Place Worth, Cook, Illinois

Cemetery Mount Hope

Father's Name Charles Keeling

Mother's Name Della Hill

Informant's Name Stella Palushas

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004972803; FHL microfilm: 1374846; Image number: 1100; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03439-0, FamilySearch Record: MLCC-QQ8 (accessed 25 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVR-F7V, Ralph F Keeling (8), single son, in household of Charles F Keeling (31) in Ward Township, Ravalli, Montana, United States. Born in Montana.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 31; Digital film/folder number: 004950487; FHL microfilm: 2340235; Image number: 270; Sheet number: 31; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03784-3, FamilySearch Record: XSR9-QNP (accessed 25 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4V-DX8, Ralph Kealing (28), married head of household in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States. Born in Montana.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWH1-FZH : 8 January 2021), Ralph F Keeling, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-50, sheet 15B, line 68, family 317, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 829.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFJ-81G : accessed 6 December 2018), Ralph F Keeling in household of Charles F Keeling, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing ED 339, sheet 7A, line 43, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1931; FHL microfilm 1,821,931.

• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23W-S45D : 17 March 2018), Ralph Keeling, 12 Jun 1951; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

• California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8X9-B6H : 10 December 2017), Ralph Franklin Keeling in entry for Charles David Keeling and Louse Barthold, 28 Jul 1954; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,343,372.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (no image), Find A Grave: Memorial #219511779 (accessed 25 January 2024), Memorial page for Ralph Franklin Keeling (19 Nov 1901-12 Jun 1951); Maintained by Christopher Gadsen (contributor 49576146).