Ralph John Gunter

Brief Life History of Ralph John

When Ralph John Gunter was born on 14 June 1890, in Seymour, Wayne, Iowa, United States, his father, Wiley Dunn Gunter, was 39 and his mother, Rebecca Keller, was 39. He married Ethel May Boatright on 7 July 1912, in Kemmerer, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Granger, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States in 1920 and Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States in 1940. He died on 18 August 1969, in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States.

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Ralph John Gunter
1890–1969
Ethel May Boatright
1893–1976
Marriage: 7 July 1912
Albert L Gunter
1913–1995
Melba Marie Gunter
1914–1993

Sources (17)

  • Ralph Gunter, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John Ralph Gunter, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Ralph Gunter, "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

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Name Meaning

German (mainly Günter) and English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gunter (Old French Gontier), composed of the elements gund ‘battle’ + hari, heri ‘army’. Compare Guenter .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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