Ralph Eugene Weaver (1929 - 1985)

Born 26 Jan 1929 in Elnora, Daviess County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Feb 1985 at age 56 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Ralph Weaver is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1946-1949
Served in the Transportation Corps

Ralph Eugene was born on the 26th of January, 1929, the son of Jasper Weaver and Vi Walls.^[1] He enlisted in the army on the 28th of May, 1946. ^[2] The Term of Enlistment was: "Enlistment for Hawaiian Department". Ralph had completed 2 years of high school. There was no civilian occupation listed. Ralph was discharged on the 1st of April, 1949.^[3]

Ralph Eugene died on the 20th of February, 1985, at the age of 56. The cause of death was a drug overdose.^[4] Ralph was widowed at the time. Before his death, Ralph was a factory worker for Western Electric. His body was entombed in a crypt at the Washinton Park East Cemetery, in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60871/images/40474_356476-00512?pId=2938422 . Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Records; Year: 1929; Roll: 001. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMXL-V9C : 5 December 2014), Ralph E Weaver, enlisted 28 May 1946, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60716/images/44494_351906-01799?pId=2059131. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1985; Roll: 02. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #86077194 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86077194/ralph-eugene-weaver: accessed 20 February 2023), memorial page for Ralph Eugene Weaver (26 Jan 1929–20 Feb 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86077194, citing Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Sawallisch (contributor 47473694).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR4L-XD8?cc=1810731&wc=QZFS-65Q%3A648805701%2C649671401%2C650910301%2C1589282391 : 8 December 2015), Indiana > Daviess > Elnora > ED 6 > image 15 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
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