Ralph Gilbert Titus (1885 - 1987)

Born 15 Feb 1885 in Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Mae (Gibbs) Titus — married 2 Dec 1907 in Springfield, Vermont, USA

Husband of Alma Barnes (Crawford) Titus — married 17 Jun 1943 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1987 at age 102 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Ralph engaged in farming in Vermont.

Ralph Titus was born in New York.

Ralph Titus was born on February 15, 1885 in Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA. His parents were Harlow Titus and Amy Johnson. He was a tall man of medium build with blue eyes and brown hair (per WWI Draft card). He married Florence Gibbs on December 02, 1907. Together they had children. He married Alma Crawford on June 17, 1943. He died on September 11, 1987 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA

Birth

Gilbert Titus was born on February 15, 1885, in Chateaugay, New York.^[1]

Marriage

Ralph Gilbert Titus was born about 1885 in Chateaugay, New York. He married Florence May Gibbs on December 2, 1907, in Springfield, Vermont^[2]

Ralph married second to Alma Barnes (Crawford) on Jun 17, 1943 in Stowe, Vt, she was the daughter of Frederick N and Anna Florence (Barnes) Crawford.

Alma Barnes Crawford was born about 1904, the daughter of Anna and Fredrick. She married Ralph Gilbert Titus on June 17, 1943, in Stowe, Vermont.^[3]

Children

1. Floyd Carlton Titus 1909-1983
2. Glancy Titus (1911 - 1911)
3. Clifton Ralph Titus 1912-2003
4. Ell Gibbs Titus 1913-2011
5. Donald Horner Titus 1917-1999
6. Aletha Mae Bernice (Titus) LaMonda abt. 1923-?
7. Alma Audra (Titus) Percy 1926-2007
8. Joyce Mary (Titus) Austin 1927-?
9. Glendon Charles Titus 1931-1932
10. Stanley James Titus (1934 - 2022)

Occupation

• Farmer

Census

Ralph Titus was born about 1885, the son of Amy and Harla. In 1900, he was 15 years old and lived in Chateaugay, New York, with his father, mother, sister, and grandmother.^[4]

Ralph G Titus was born about 1862. In 1910, he was 48 years old and lived in Bellmont, New York, with his wife, Flossie, and son.^[5]

Ralph Titus was born about 1885 in USA. On June 1, 1915, he was 30 years old and lived in Franklin, New York, with his wife, Flossie, and 3 sons.^[6]

Ralph G Titus was born about 1886. In 1920, he was 34 years old and lived in Chateaugay, New York, with his wife, Flossy, and 4 sons.^[7]

Ralph Titus was born about 1885 in USA. On June 1, 1925, he was 40 years old and lived in Chateaugay, New York, with his wife, Flossie, 4 sons, and daughter^[8]

Ralph Titus was born about 1885. In 1930, he was 45 years old and lived in Stowe, Vermont, with his wife, Flossie, 3 sons, and 3 daughters.^[9]

Ralph J Titus was born about 1885. In 1940, he was 55 years old and lived in Stowe, Vermont, with his wife, Flossie, son, and 3 daughters.^[10]

Military

Ralph Gilbert Titus was born on February 15, 1885. He was living in Franklin, New York, when he registered for the World War I draft.^[11]

Ralph Gilbert Titus was born on February 15, 1885, in Chateaugay, New York. He was living in Vermont when he registered for the World War II draft in 1942 at the age of 57.^[12]

Death

DEATH: September 11, 1987 (aged 102) Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA

BURIAL: Riverbank Cemetery, Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA

RALPH G. TITUS STOWE Ralph G. Titus, 102, Stowe's oldest resident, passed away at the home of his daughter, Aletha Koloniar, Sept. 11,1 987. He was born in Chateaugay, N.Y., on Feb. 15, 1885, the son of Harley and Amy (Johnson) Titus. Mr. Titus moved his family from Chateaugay to Stowe in 1929. He farmed in Stowe Hollow for many years, and during the 1940s had a woodworking shop on Depot Street in Stowe. Mr. Titus married Flossie Gibbs in Springfield, Dec. 2, 1907; she predeceased him in 1942. They had 10 children; one son and one daughter died in infancy, and his oldest son, Floyd of Charlotte, predeceased him in 1983. Left to mourn his loss are four sons, Clifton of Essex Junction, Ell of Watertown, N.Y., Donald of Lancaster, S.C., and Stanley of Plaistow, N.H.; three daughters, Aletha Koloniar of Stowe, Alma Percy and Joyce Kraatz, both of South Burlington; 24 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. He also was predeceased by a granddaughter, Linda LaMonda, and by two great-grandchildren, who died in infancy. In 1943 Mr. Titus married Elma Crawford, who died in 1 959. Mr. Titus was the last charter member of the Standard Church, which was started in 1918 in Watertown, N.Y. Friends may call at the Stafford Funeral Home Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Standard Church in Waterbury Center Tuesday at 1 1 a.m. with the Rev. Vernon Scott officiating. Interment will follow at the Riverbank Cemetery in Stowe. R.W. Stafford is in charge of arrangements. Donations in his memory may be made to the Lamoille County Home Health Agency, Morrisville, Vt. 05661. ^[13]

Research Notes

• A child named Glancy Titus born per birth index on February 25, 1911 is also mentioned in sister Alma’s obit
• Flossie and Ralph are second cousins (highly likely)

Sources

1. ↑ New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942
2. ↑ Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908
3. ↑ Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
5. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census
6. ↑ New York, State Census, 1915
7. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census
8. ↑ New York, State Census, 1925
9. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census
10. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census
11. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
12. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
13. ↑ The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont 14 Sep 1987, Mon • Page 14

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 April 2021), memorial page for Ralph Gilbert Titus (15 Feb 1885–11 Sep 1987), Find A Grave: Memorial #167421475, citing Riverbank Cemetery, Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064) .