Ralph Eugene Rash (1902 - 1977)

Born 7 Jul 1902 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA

Husband of Ruth Otille (Hohlenkamp) Rash — married 28 Nov 1925 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA

Died 13 Dec 1977 at age 75 in Superior, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA

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Biography

Ralph Rash was born 7 July 1902 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.^[1]

1910 census^[2] 1920 census^[3]

He married Ruth Hohlenkamp 28 November 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.^[4]

1930 census -- Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA

Ralph E Rash, head, own $8500, white, male, age 27, married, first married @ 23, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Michigan, salesman retail grocer; Ruth Rash, wife, white, female, age 23, married, first married @ 18, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; Jean I Rash, daughter, white, female, age 2 4/12, single, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Missouri

1940 census -- Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA

Ralph E Rash, head, informant, own $8500, white, male, age 37, married, 2 years college education, born Michigan, same house 1935, purchasing dept university; Ruth Rash, wife, white, female, age 33, married, 4 years high school education, born Missouri, same house 1935; Jean Rash, daughter, white, female, age 12, single, attended school, 7th grade education, born Michigan, same house 1935

1950 census -- Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, USA

Ralph E Rash, head, white, male, age 46, married, born Michigan, WK 60 hrs owner grocery store; Ruth Rash, wife, white, female, age 42, married, born Missouri, WK 60 hrs clerk and helper grocery store;^[5]

He died in 13 December 1977 in Superior, Michigan.^[6][7] He is buried in Botsford Cemetery in Ann Arbor, Michigan.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7T-SH5V : 19 July 2021), Ralph E Rash, 7 Jul 1902; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLTH-R3X : accessed 21 January 2018), Ralph E Rash in household of Charles R Rash, Ann Arbor Ward 6, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 11A, family 319, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 677; FHL microfilm 1,374,690.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ7K-3XS : accessed 21 January 2018), Ralph Eugene Rash in household of Charles R Rash, Ann Arbor Ward 6, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing ED 139, sheet 4A, line 28, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 799; FHL microfilm 1,820,799.
4. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ7X-315 : 4 December 2014), Ralph E. Rash and Ruth O. Hohlenkamp, 28 Nov 1925; citing Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, v 9 rn 661, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,771.
5. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: 3219; Sheet Number: 29; Enumeration District: 81-76A
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSCC-82V : 20 May 2014), Ralph Rash, Dec 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ17-L64 : 4 December 2014), Ralph E Rash, 13 Dec 1977; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan, death certificate number 72860, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198180028/ralph-e-rash: accessed 10 September 2022), memorial page for Ralph E. Rash (1902–1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #198180028, citing Botsford Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by MixedStock (contributor 47168536) .