Brief Life History of Ralph Henry
When Ralph Henry Myers was born on 5 November 1909, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Albert Henry Myers, was 29 and his mother, Minnie Mae Van Matre, was 23. He married Anna Irene Wisdom on 25 September 1934, in Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Sioux, Nebraska, United States in 1950. He died on 18 February 1983, in Colorado, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Haxtun, Phillips, Colorado, United States.
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- Ralph Myers, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ralph Myers - birth-name: Ralph Myers
- Ralph H Myers, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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World Events (8)
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1914 · The Ludlow Massacre
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado national Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards, attacked striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado, killing 25 people, including miners, women, and children.
1929 · Denver Airport opens
On Oct 17 1929, Denver Municipal Airport opens. Later, in 1964, it would be renamed Stapleton International Airport. It would be replaced by Denver International Airport, 31 years later.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.
English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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