Willard
Eckert
"Wid"
Ransom
Born in Nanton, Alberta, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of William David Ransom
and Cora Etta (Williams) Ransom
Brother of
Gaylord Cravath Ransom, Helen Estelle Ransom, Gerald William Ransom, Wayne Irving Ransom, Barbara Ann (Ransom) Buck and Doreen Cora (Ransom) Stewart
Husband of
Isobel Louise (Gray) Ransom
— married
7 Apr 1944 in Nanton, Alberta, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 75
in Nanton, Alberta, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2017
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Biography
Willard was born in 1913. He was the son of William Ransom and Cora Williams. Their family lived in Fort Macleod, Alberta.[1][2] He passed away in 1987.
Burial: Nanton Town Cemetery, Nanton, Alberta, Canada
Sources
- ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM52-RFZ : 11 March 2018), William D Ransom, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 1, line 37; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,967.
- ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8H-SP2L : 18 October 2019), William Ranson, Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada; citing Census, Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
See also:
- Ancestry.com
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160268638 : accessed 26 April 2020), memorial page for Willard Eckert “Wid” Ransom (12 Jul 1913–1989), Find a Grave Memorial no. 160268638, citing Nanton Town Cemetery, Nanton, Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada ; Maintained by S. McCoskey ~ Sleuthhound (contributor 46835249) .
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