Ralph Schenck Hanson (bef. 1814 - bef. 1824)

Born before 3 Apr 1814 in Otsego County, New York, USA

Ancestors

Died before 1824 at about age 9 in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York, USA

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Jim Mulhausen [send private message] and David Heinemann [send private message]

Biography

Ralph was born before his documented baptism on 3 April 1814 and was a son of Ephraim Hanson and Alida Schenck.

Research Note:

I believe that the second born child, Ralph Schenck Hanson [born 1814-New York] , of Ephraim Nicholas Hanson sr. [born 1784-New York_died 1837-Michigan] and Alida Almira (Schenck) Hanson [born 1790-New York_died 1882-Michigan], died sometime after his baptism in 1814 and before the birth of his brother, Ralph Hanson [born 1824-New York_died 1875-Missouri] . I also believe that the gravestone for Ralph Schanck Hanson deplicted in the Find A Grave Memorial no. 138350867, in Cherry Valley Cemetery, Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York is his, showing his parentage as Ephraim & Alida. I contend that he was born two to three months before his baptism on 3 April 1814 and that he died as a child before his brother, Ralph, was born and baptized on 6 June 1824. Mulhausen-2 22:02, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

I offer for discussion the following logical, but unverified reasons:

* Parents do not normally give the same first name to children unless the first child has past.

* Picture of the gravestone does not show any dates.

* Gravestone notations of "Son of {parentage}" normally indicate an infant, child or youthful death, as included in this case.

* Ralph Schenck Hanson full name would have had a low probability of being a common or duplicated name in the era and location of Cherry Valley, New York.

Sources

• "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPP-ZPLV : 10 October 2019), Ralph Schenck Hanson, ; citing Birth, Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, United States, multiple churches, New York.
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2CH-ZY2 : 11 February 2018), Ralph Schenck Hanson, 03 Apr 1814; citing FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,CHERRY VALLEY,OTSEGO,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 534,225.
• Find A Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138350867 accessed 20 November 2019), memorial page for Ralph Schanck Hanson (unknown–unknown), Find A Grave Memorial no. 138350867, citing Cherry Valley Cemetery, Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York, USA ; Maintained by suscat (contributor 47662692) .