Elon Ralph Cryer

Male29 December 1885–29 June 1968

Brief Life History of Elon Ralph

When Elon Ralph Cryer was born on 29 December 1885, in Fort Chadbourne, Coke, Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Fate Cryer, was 24 and his mother, Mary Ann L. Jane Stutts, was 19. He married Helen Emily Wright on 21 February 1919. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 29 June 1968, in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Miles Cemetery, Miles, Runnels, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elon Ralph Cryer
1885–1968
Helen Emily Wright
1899–1996
Marriage: 21 February 1919
Myrtle Cryer
1920–2005
Agnes Cryer
1923–
Ethie Pearl Cryer
1928–2001

Sources (14)

  • Elan R Cryer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Eden Ralph Cryer, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
  • Elon Ralph Cryer, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 February 1919
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 1

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1890

    Age 5

    Historical Boundaries: 1890: Runnels, Texas, United States

    1907 · Not for profit elections

    Age 22

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

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for an officer of the court of justice who made public announcements, i.e. a town crier, from Middle English crier, cr(e)iour (a derivative of Old French crier ‘to cry aloud’, Latin quiritare).

    Americanized form of German Kreyer or the Swiss German variant Kreier.

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

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