Ralph James Heckaman (1922 - 1962)

Born 19 Jul 1922 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Betty Lou (Shrumpf) Pickles — married 9 Dec 1945 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States

Died 8 Jan 1962 at age 39 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Ralph was born in 1922. He was the son of Ralph Heckaman and Anna Voelkel. He passed away in 1962.

Sources

• *Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940

Name: Ralph Heckaman Junior Gender: Male Birth Date: 19 Jul 1922 Birth Place: South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Registration Year: 1922 Father: Ralph L. Heckaman Mother: Anna Voekel Certificate Number: 36811 Roll number: 015 Agency: Indiana State Board of Health Volume Range: 71 - 75

• Ralph J Heckaman Jr. in household of Ralph Heckaman, "United States Census, 1930"

url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4B8-PHT Citation "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4B8-PHT : accessed 9 October 2018), Ralph J Heckaman Jr. in household of Ralph Heckaman, Clay, St Joseph, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 5B, line 71, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 625; FHL microfilm 2,340,360.

• Ralph J Heckaman in household of Ralph Heckaman, "United States Census, 1940"

url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1YB-QC9 Citation "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1YB-QC9 : 14 March 2018), Ralph J Heckaman in household of Ralph Heckaman, Clay Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71-4, sheet 25A, line 35, family 503, 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 1092.

• U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: Ralph J Heckaman Birth Year: 1922 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Indiana State of Residence: Indiana County or City: St Joseph

Enlistment Date: 26 Dec 1942 Enlistment State: Ohio Enlistment City: Toledo Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life

Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c. Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 72 Weight: 232

• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Name: Ralph J Heckaman Gender: Male Race: White Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1922 Birth Place: South Bend, Indiana License County: Berrien Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1945 Marriage Place: Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA Residence Place: South Bend, Indiana Father: Ralph L Heckaman Mother: Ann Voelkel Spouse: Betty Lou Schrumpf County File Number: 859 State File Number: 11 12160

• Ralph J. Heckaman Jr, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"

url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7K-927 Citation "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7K-927 : 10 February 2018), Ralph J. Heckaman Jr, 08 Jan 1962; citing Niles, Berrien, Michigan, reference yr 1962 cn 72; FHL microfilm 1,954,715.

• Ralph James Heckaman, "Find A Grave Index"

url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-5ZKJ Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-5ZKJ : 13 December 2015), Ralph James Heckaman, 1962; Burial, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States of America, Silverbrook Cemetery; citing record ID 59893446, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

Name: Ralph J Heckaman Jr Birth Date: 19 Jul 1922 Death Date: 8 Jan 1962 Cemetery: Silverbrook Cemetery Cemetery Location: Niles, Michigan