Ralph Leroy Null (1891 - 1959)

Born 9 Mar 1891 in Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, United States

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Died 12 Dec 1959 at age 68 in Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Biography

Ralph was born in 1891 in Blandinsville, McDonough county, Illinois.^[1] He was the son of John Alpha Null and Effie Curtis.

He married Velda Ona Orr on 17 Jun 1917.^[2] They had five children.

They were living in Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota in 1920 and 1930.^[3][4]

Velda passed away in 1931. He married Lulu Aldred on 31 Aug 1933 in Kimball, South Dakota.^[5][6]

He passed away in 1959 in Gresham, Oregon. ^[7][8] His obituary noted that he was buried in Prospect Hill cemetery in Wessington Springs in South Dakota. It also noted that he had owned drug stores in Wessington Springs and in Oregon.

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K68S-YCG : 12 December 2014), Ralph L Null, 1917-1918; citing Jerauld County, South Dakota, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,794.
2. ↑ See obituary reference.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NT-BS1 : 14 December 2015), Ralph S Null, Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, United States; citing sheet 5B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,721.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQV4-KTP : 8 December 2015), Ralph L Null, 1930.
5. ↑ Marriage article, The Daily Plainsman (Huron, SD), Wednesday, Feb 7, 1934, page 6, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2645704/ralph_null_lulu_aldred_wedding/
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR1-YGS : accessed 6 November 2016), Ralph L Null, Florence, Florence Election Precinct, Lane, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-59, sheet 5A, family 120, 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 3369.
7. ↑ Obituary, R. L. Null, The Daily Republic, Mitchell, South Dakota, Tuesday, Dec 15, 1959, page 15, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2642372/ralph_leroy_null_obituary/
8. ↑ "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ47-98D : 11 December 2014), Ralph L Null, 1959; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Multnomah, Oregon, certificate number 16315, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.

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