Ralph Dean RansAge: 69 years1915–1985
- Name
- Ralph Dean Rans
- Given names
- Ralph Dean
- Surname
- Rans
 Birth | August 2, 1915 21 19 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 months)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 2 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 sister | Louetta Maxine Rans July 26, 1919 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Daniel F Fry January 29, 1929 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 28, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Belle Shoemaker February 19, 1941 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 paternal grandfather | James Alfred Rans December 4, 1950 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Frances “Mollie” Lambert February 13, 1951 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 |
| Death of a father | Charles William Rans October 28, 1959 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ethel Lavon Fry January 8, 1970 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 |
| Obituary | Ralph Dean Rans Obituary January 11, 1985 (on the date of death) |
 Death | January 11, 1985 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fulton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles William Rans Birth: September 3, 1893 25 19 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 28, 1959 — Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Ethel Lavon Fry Birth: March 23, 1896 40 39 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: January 8, 1970 — Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 21, 1912 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 years himself |
Ralph Dean Rans Birth: August 2, 1915 21 19 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: January 11, 1985 — Lucerne, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Louetta Maxine Rans Birth: July 26, 1919 25 23 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 1, 1999 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
Ralph Dean Rans has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents George Holland Rans + Charlotte Agnes Hendrickson
Parents Frederic Dean Rans + Lelia Dean Robinson
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Rans - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Rans - Household
Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States
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