Ralph Currier Beardslee Jr (1923 - 2009)

Born 25 Jul 1923 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Kathleen Marie (Driscoll) Atkinson — married 11 Nov 1944 (to 1949) in San Francisco, California, United States

Husband of Jacqueline Annemarie (Grenier) Beardslee — married 1 Aug 1949 (to 1966) in Biddeford, York, Maine, United States

Died 17 Dec 2009 at age 86 in Deming, Luna, New Mexico, United States

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Biography

Ralph Beardslee Jr served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 7 Dec 1941
Unit(s): USS Northampton (VCS-5), 1941-42; USS Flying Fish (SS-229) 1944
Service ended: 2 Sep 1945

Ralph Beardslee Jr served in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War
Service started: 1 Nov 1955
Unit(s):
Service ended: 30 Apr 1975

Ralph Beardslee Jr is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Ralph Currier Beardslee, Jr, the only son of Ralph Currier Beardslee, Sr, and his wife Lucretia Wainscott, was born on 25 Jul 1923 in San Francisco, California.

He was a career man in the US Navy, serving at home and abroad, and was married four times.

Ralph married first wife Kathleen Marie Driscoll on 11 Nov 1944 in San Francisco, California. The couple divorced in 1949. There were two sons born into this marriage, Ralph III and Robert.

Ralph married second wife Jacqueline Annemarie Grenier on 1 Aug 1949 in Biddeford, York, Maine. The couple divorced in 1966. There was one daughter, Sheila, born into this marriage.

Ralph married third wife Lisa Westlund on 8 Oct 1966 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Ralph died on 17 Dec 2009 in Deming, Luna, New Mexico.

Sources

• "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL54-8NW : 27 November 2014), Ralph C Beardslee, 25 Jul 1923; citing San Francisco, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
• US Public Records
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJF-1CH : accessed 6 September 2022), Ralph Beardolu Jr. in household of Ralph C Beardolu, Alameda, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 233, sheet 17A, line 15, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 100; FHL microfilm 2,339,835.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9DM-PD1 : 15 March 2018), Ralph Beardslee in household of Ralph Beardslee, Assembly District 25, San Francisco, San Francisco City, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38-395, sheet 67B, line 65, family 657, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 313.
• WWII US Navy Aircraft Carrier Muster Rolls (Fold3.com): USS Northampton (VCS-5), 1941-42; USS Flying Fish (SS-229) 1944
• Marriage: "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4B-7FTG : 22 July 2021), Ralph Currier Beardslee and Kathleen Marie Driscoll, 11 Nov 1944; citing Marriage, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, San Francisco Public Library, California; FamilySearch digital folder 004270139. See also: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4T-YKSZ .
• "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCN6-8GW : 27 November 2014), Ralph C Beardslee Jr and Jacqueline A Grenier, 01 Aug 1949; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9D-9WT9 : 20 February 2021), Ralph Currier Beardslee and Anna Lisa Westlund, 08 Oct 1966; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Norfolk, , Virginia, United States, certificate 66 035483, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBFZ-MX9 : 12 January 2021), Ralph C Beardslee, 17 Dec 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBFZ-MX9 : 12 January 2021), Ralph C Beardslee, 17 Dec 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find a Grave, entry for Ralph Currier Beardslee Jr. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144662446/ralph-currier-beardslee