Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914 - 1994)

Born 1 Mar 1914 in Oklahoma, United States

Died 16 Apr 1994 at age 80 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States

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Biography

Ralph Waldo Ellison was an Oklahoman.

Ralph Waldo Ellison is Notable.

Ralph Ellison was an African-American novelist, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.^[1]

Ralph Waldo Ellison, son of Lewis Ellison and Ida Millsap, was born in Oklahoma on March 1, 1913 or 1914. (records vary year of birth)^[2] He died in 1994^[3][4] and is buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Ralph Ellison," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Ellison&oldid=1025726214 (accessed June 7, 2021).
2. ↑ Ancestry Record 2238 #193609672 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT1Y-K23 : 7 January 2021), Ralph W Ellison, 16 Apr 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Richard D. Lyons, "Ralph Ellison, Author of 'Invisible Man,' Is Dead at 80," The New York Times, 17 Apr 1994, section 1, page 38; digital version at https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/17/obituaries/ralph-ellison-author-of-invisible-man-is-dead-at-80.html : accessed 8 Apr 2024.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV6-PGGQ : 15 December 2020), Ralph Waldo Ellison, ; Burial, Manhattan, New York (Manhattan), New York, United States of America, Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum; citing record ID 15113013, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1920," ED139, Precinct 13, Oklahoma City ward 2, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA; sheet 8B, family 198, Ralph Ellison in Ida Ellison household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNB1-RQ4.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWL-DYM : accessed 6 June 2021), Ralph Ellison in household of John Bell, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 7B, line 54, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1919; FHL microfilm 2,341,653.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3YL-6F2 : 7 January 2021), Ralph Ellison in household of John Jenkins, New York City, New York County, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-1817, sheet 61B, line 71, family 181, 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 2668.
• "Unites States Census, 1950," ED 31-1881, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; sheet 16, dwelling 137, Ralph Ellison household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XTY-PW5B.
• WorldCat Listing for Ralph Ellison, https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-10027/ , accessed 07 Jun 2021.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q299965, en:Wikipedia

• This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Ellison-642 was created by Clarence Bell through the import of Clarence Bell Jr.ged on Oct 5, 2014.