Thomas M “Tom” RallsAge: 70 years1845–1915
- Name
- Thomas M “Tom” Ralls
- Given names
- Thomas M
- Surname
- Ralls
- Nickname
- Tom
 Birth | January 7, 1845 30 28 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 11 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a sister | Matilda Ralls 1852 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth “Betsey” Ralls 1858 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | August 2, 1860 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Marriage | Mary Alice Shemwell — View this family June 22, 1865 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Eddie M Ralls February 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 years)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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Walter James Ralls February 12, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | August 8, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Franklin Warren Ralls October 1, 1872 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #4 | Allen James Ralls February 11, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George C Ralls September 1883 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles M Marlow — Eddie M Ralls — View this family January 1, 1885 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Florence Ralls July 8, 1885 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Florence Ralls March 26, 1893 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 1, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Warren Ralls — Marcilla Fitzhugh — View this family December 27, 1908 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ruby May Ralls September 30, 1909 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jack Ralls August 8, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ruby May Ralls August 15, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Allen James Ralls — Madie Lancaster — View this family September 3, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Jack Ralls October 11, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Allen James “Claudy” Ralls Jr. November 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Opal Alice Ralls November 9, 1914 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | July 15, 1915 (Age 70 years) Cause of death: chronic Briglit's disease |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Franklin Ralls Birth: estimated 1815 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| mother |
Dianna … Birth: 1817 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Christopher Ralls Birth: 1838 23 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
James Ralls Birth: 1842 27 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
Thomas M “Tom” Ralls Birth: January 7, 1845 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 15, 1915 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Matilda Ralls Birth: 1852 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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7 years younger sister |
Elizabeth “Betsey” Ralls Birth: 1858 43 41 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Mary Alice Shemwell |
| himself |
Thomas M “Tom” Ralls Birth: January 7, 1845 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 15, 1915 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Mary Alice Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1845 40 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1925 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 22, 1865 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Eddie M Ralls Birth: February 1868 23 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 4, 1928 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Walter James Ralls Birth: February 12, 1870 25 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 27, 1944 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Franklin Warren Ralls Birth: October 1, 1872 27 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1952 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
Allen James Ralls Birth: February 11, 1880 35 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1938 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
George C Ralls Birth: September 1883 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1964 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Florence Ralls Birth: July 8, 1885 40 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1893 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
Thomas M “Tom” Ralls has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Ralls - Household
Dover, Stewart, Tn
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M “Tom” Ralls - Household
District 7, Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M Ralls - Household
Dover, Stewart, TN
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M. Ralls - Household
Dist. 7 Dover Town, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas M. Ralls - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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