Ralph Herbert Wheeler (1906 - 1966)

Born 29 Nov 1906 in Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Oct 1966 at age 59 in Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico

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Biography

This profile is part of the Raton, New Mexico One Place Study.

Ralph was born in 1906 in Gerry, New York.^[1][2] He was the son of Ralph Wheeler and Bertha Barmore.^[3]

Ralph married Ruth Lindley.^[4][5]

1. Carl

He passed away in 1966 in Raton, New Mexico.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942"
   New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Birth Index
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61667 #1296302 (accessed 23 June 2022)
   Ralph H Wheeler born on 29 Nov 1906 in Gerry, New York, USA.
2. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New Mexico, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 132
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #6164196 (accessed 23 June 2022)
   Name: Ralph Herbert Wheeler; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 33; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 29 Nov 1906; Birth Place: Gerry, New York, USA; Residence Place: Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, USA; Employer: W P A; Height: 6; Weight: 165; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Ruth Wheeler;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   Ralph Herbert Wheeler 34 Self (Head)
   Ruth Wheeler Wife.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54F-KH2 : accessed 23 June 2022), Ralph H Wheeler in household of Bertha M Wheeler, Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 135, sheet 2B, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 929; FHL microfilm 1,374,942.
4. ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Raton, Colfax, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02441; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 4-17
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #109674672 (accessed 23 June 2022)
   Ralph Wheeler (34), married, Laborer, head of household in Raton, Colfax, New Mexico. Born in New York.
5. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census"
   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: Raton, Colfax, New Mexico; Roll: 2449; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 4-14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #9574139 (accessed 23 June 2022)
   Ralph Wheeler (45), married head of household in Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, USA. Born in New York.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB5Q-LZR : 7 January 2021), Ralph Wheeler, Oct 1966; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7H2-PWV : accessed 23 June 2022), Ralph H Wheeler in household of George F Gowan, Kiantone, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 80, sheet 1A, line 40, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1413; FHL microfilm 2,341,148.
• Monumental inscription. United States of America. Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax, New Mexico. 1966 (1906). WHEELER, Ralph H. GPS: 36.904163, -104.429778. Photographed by: Azure Robinson: taken 26 Nov 2020.
• Honeyfield, Harold R. Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax Co., New Mexico : a listing of burials as of Aug. 2007 (H.R. Honeyfield, Davis, California 2007)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #74952741 (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 June 2022) Memorial page for Ralph H Wheeler (29 Nov 1906-3 Oct 1966), citing Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA (plot: 5-11-38); Maintained by Whisper (contributor 47430775).
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 June 2022, 14:34), entry for Ralph Herbert Wheeler (FamilySearch Person: LTBH-TK5 ); contributed by various users.