James Alfred RansAge: 82 years1868–1950
- Name
- James Alfred Rans
- Given names
- James Alfred
- Surname
- Rans
- Also known as
- James Albert Rans
 Birth | April 27, 1868 28 22 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | August 25, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Mary Frances “Mollie” Lambert — View this family March 6, 1893 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Charles William Rans September 3, 1893 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George Holland Rans October 25, 1895 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Frederic Dean Rans June 26, 1897 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | William Rans April 10, 1903 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles William Rans — Ethel Lavon Fry — View this family December 21, 1912 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Bailey May 7, 1915 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ralph Dean Rans August 2, 1915 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Holland Rans — Charlotte Agnes Hendrickson — View this family December 22, 1915 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Dolores Wilodene Rans June 15, 1917 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 49 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Louetta Maxine Rans July 26, 1919 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Rosemary L Bunn 1919 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frederic Dean Rans — Lelia Dean Robinson — View this family December 24, 1919 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Fern Eileen Rans January 15, 1921 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Grace Alice Rans September 6, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Dean Junior Rans March 9, 1925 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Howard Lee Rans August 21, 1927 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Donald Eugene Rans June 19, 1929 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 5, 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Dolores Wilodene Rans July 5, 1937 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Howard Lee Rans July 26, 1941 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a son | George Holland Rans May 17, 1948 (Age 80 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1950 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 4, 1950 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fulton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Rans Birth: March 29, 1840 — Vermillion, Indiana, United States Death: April 10, 1903 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ann Bailey Birth: August 4, 1845 — Henry, Indiana, United States Death: May 7, 1915 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 30, 1865 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years himself |
James Alfred Rans Birth: April 27, 1868 28 22 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 4, 1950 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Mary Frances “Mollie” Lambert |
| himself |
James Alfred Rans Birth: April 27, 1868 28 22 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 4, 1950 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Mary Frances “Mollie” Lambert Birth: August 14, 1874 26 20 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: February 13, 1951 — Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: March 6, 1893 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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6 months son |
Charles William Rans Birth: September 3, 1893 25 19 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 28, 1959 — Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years son |
George Holland Rans Birth: October 25, 1895 27 21 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: May 17, 1948 — Indiana, United States |
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20 months son |
Frederic Dean Rans Birth: June 26, 1897 29 22 — Marshtown, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: January 13, 1970 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
James Alfred Rans has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Rans - Household
Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Terry Rans - Household
ED 45 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Terry Rans - Household
ED 64 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Alfred Rans - Household
ED 79 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Alfred Rans - Household
ED 1 Aubbeenaubbee, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Alfred Rans - Household
Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - James Alfred Rans - Household
Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Census shows James and Mary as Widows; but, they are both alive and still married |