Walter James RallsAge: 74 years1870–1944
- Name
- Walter James Ralls
- Given names
- Walter James
- Surname
- Ralls
 Birth | February 12, 1870 25 24 |
 Census | August 8, 1870 (Age 5 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Franklin Warren Ralls October 1, 1872 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter March 28, 1876 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Allen J “A J” Shemwell December 8, 1879 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Allen James Ralls February 11, 1880 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George C Ralls September 1883 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Florence Ralls July 8, 1885 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Florence Ralls March 26, 1893 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 30 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas M “Tom” Ralls July 15, 1915 (Age 45 years) Cause: chronic Briglit's disease |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 45 years)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 46 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 47 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/ |
| Census | February 4, 1920 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Alice Shemwell April 26, 1925 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eddie M Ralls May 4, 1928 (Age 58 years) Cause: Flu and Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 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 60 years) |
 Marriage | Minerva H “Minnie” Brandon — View this family February 18, 1931 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen James Ralls June 7, 1938 (Age 68 years) Cause: Heart attack |
| Burial of a brother | Allen James Ralls June 8, 1938 (Age 68 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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 | August 27, 1944 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas M “Tom” Ralls Birth: January 7, 1845 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 15, 1915 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 himself |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
Florence Ralls Birth: July 8, 1885 40 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1893 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Minerva H “Minnie” Brandon |
| himself |
Walter James Ralls Birth: February 12, 1870 25 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 27, 1944 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Minerva H “Minnie” Brandon Birth: December 27, 1873 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 27, 1948 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: February 18, 1931 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| 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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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter James Ralls - Household
District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George C Ralls - Household
Stewart, Tennessee
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