Ralph Leroy King (1915 - 2006)

Born 28 Nov 1915 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Lee (Craven) King — married 11 Feb 1941 in Greene, Tennessee

Died 30 Jul 2006 at age 90 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Ralph King was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Ralph King was born in Greene County.

Ralph Leroy King was born on 28 November 1915 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, the son of Lewis F King (1876–1957) and Vida Harmon (1883–1968), and died 30 July 2006 in Greeneville, aged 90, buried at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee.

• Ralph Leroy King at FamilySearch

Research Notes

Unable to locate the 1950 census records

Sources

1. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQT-5YRW : 10 February 2023), Ralph Leroy King
2. "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNP5-BQZ : Sun Mar 10 06:26:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Louis King and Vida King, 1920
3. "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP49-KPR : Fri Mar 08 06:47:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Lewis King and Vida King, 1930
4. "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K44W-QPK : Fri Mar 08 13:56:31 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Ford and Bonnie Ford, 1940
5. "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNZP-NVX : 4 December 2014), Ralph S King and Emma Lee Craven, 11 Feb 1941; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Greene, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee
6. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZWL-TXJ : Sat May 11 09:07:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Ralph L King and Emma Lee Craven, 11 Feb 1941
7. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ49-BHQ : Mon May 13 21:02:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Ralph L King and Emma Lee Craven, 11 Feb 1941
8. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ49-BHW : Mon May 13 21:15:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Ralph L King and Emma Lee Craven, 11 Feb 1941
9. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8K4-Q1J : 9 March 2021), Ralph L King and Hester Mary Berry, 25 Jun 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,115,600
10. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFC-GCX : 5 December 2014), Ralph L King, enlisted 11 Sep 1944, 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
11. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72054268/ralph_leroy-king: accessed July 5, 2024), memorial page for Ralph Leroy King (28 Nov 1915–30 Jul 2006), Find A Grave: Memorial #72054268, citing Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Marvin & Samme Templin (contributor 426307)
12. "United States Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM7C-3MD : 12 January 2021), Ralph L King, 30 Jul 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)