Brief Life History of Ralph Marion
When Ralph Marion Gaylord was born on 29 January 1903, in Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States, his father, Willard B. Gaylord, was 26 and his mother, Anna Josephine Danielson, was 23. He married Lucille Funk in 1940. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950 and Sun City, Riverside, California, United States in 1980. He died on 17 October 1989, in Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Perris Valley Cemetery, Perris, Riverside, California, United States.
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- Ralph M Gaylord, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ralph M. Gaylord, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Ralph Marion Gaylord, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
Name Meaning
English (southern, of Norman origin): variant of Gaylard altered by folk etymology, from the Old French and Middle English personal name Gaillart, Gallard, Galliard, representing either the ancient Germanic personal name Gailhard (composed of elements meaning ‘powerful, lusty, cheerful’ + ‘hard, firm, resilient, strong’) or Old French gaillard, gaillart ‘vigorous, powerful, strong’. Alternatively, from Middle English gaillard, galiard ‘brave, strong, valiant’, also ‘lively, gay, gaily dressed’.
Altered form of Gaylard, itself an Anglicized form of French Gaillard , which was brought to England by the Huguenots.
In some cases also an Americanized form of French Gaillard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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RLDS Connection
Anna Josephine Danielson was baptized by Elder Southwick in June 1893, same day as her sister Lottie Grace. She married Willard Gaylord and transferred her membership to Lamoni, Iowa, in 1904. Excerp …
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