Ralph Emmett Hedgecock

Brief Life History of Ralph Emmett

When Ralph Emmett Hedgecock was born on 19 January 1906, in Kansas, United States, his father, William Joseph Hedgecock, was 29 and his mother, Grace Mae McCall, was 22. He married Mildred Louise Keller on 17 September 1931, in White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Irving Township, Brown, Kansas, United States in 1915 and Election Precinct 11 South Dayton, Yamhill, Oregon, United States in 1950. He died on 12 June 1988, in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Dayton, Yamhill, Oregon, United States.

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Ralph Emmett Hedgecock
1906–1988
Mildred Louise Keller
1913–1981
Marriage: 17 September 1931
Ruth Darlene Hedgecock
1932–2010
Harold Keith Hedgecock
1934–1991
William Francis Hedgecock
1939–2002

Sources (19)

  • Ralph Hedgecock, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ralph Emmett Hedgecock - Memory of Someone: birth: 20 January 1906; Reserve, Brown, Kansas, United States
  • Ralph Emmett Hedgecock, "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1911 · First U.S. Primary Elections Held

The first U.S. primary elections were held in Oregon in 1911. 

1928 · Kansas Wheat

In 1928, Kansas produced one-seventh of the world's wheat crop. Several years later in 1931, Kansas had produced a record breaking 240 million bushels of wheat.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): variant of Hitchcock , altered by folk etymology.

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

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