Alexander Ranson

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander Ranson was born on 21 March 1871, in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, his father, Henry Wilson Ranson, was 43 and his mother, Mary Ann Bambrough, was 35. He married Flora May Smith about 1896, in Almy, Uinta, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Pershing, Nevada, United States in 1920 and Reno Nevada Temple, Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States in 1940. He died on 8 July 1954, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Ranson
1871–1954
Flora May Smith
1877–1955
Marriage: about 1896
Matthew Frank Ranson
1894–1952
Merle James Ranson
1898–1961
Marshal Edward Miles Ranson
1901–1959
Marvel Ranson
1911–1979
Alexander Glen Ranson Jr.
1917–1994

Sources (17)

  • Alexander Ranson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Alexander Ranson, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1940"
  • Alexander Ranson, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Ransom .

French (mainly northern), Flemish, and Walloon: variant of Renson 2.

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

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