Ralph Elwin Dudley
18 July 1914–26 September 1994 (Age 80)
Dudley, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
The Life of Ralph Elwin
When Ralph Elwin Dudley was born on 18 July 1914, in Dudley, Kootenai, Idaho, United States, his father, Fred Appleton Dudley, was 41 and his mother, Mary Cora Gilfillan, was 26. He died on 26 September 1994, in Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, United States, at the age of 80.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Fred Appleton Dudley
1873–1955
Mary Cora Gilfillan
1887–1946
Anchor Dudley
1906–1987
Clifton Augustus Dudley
1907–1995
Edward Dudley
1908–1908
Jennie Dudley
1911–1911
Fred Gilbert Dudley
1912–1958
Ralph Elwin Dudley
1914–1994
Thomas Alden Dudley
1916–1975
Martha Ruth Dudley
1927–2009
Parents and Siblings
1873–1955Male
1887–1946Female
siblings
(8)
1906–1987Female
1907–1995Male
Edward Dudley
1908–1908Male
Jennie Dudley
1911–1911Female
1912–1958Male
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1917 · The U.S. Army Spruce Production Division
Age 3
Thousands of soldiers were assigned to the U.S. Army Spruce Production Division to provide wood for airplanes and ships during World War I. Poor working conditions in 1917 caused the men to strike which slowed the logging production in the area. The demands of the strikers were rejected by the lumber companies. As the need was ever-present for lumber during the war, the government stationed soldiers to do the work. Over 230 spruce soldier camps were built and occupied throughout the Pacific Northwest at this time.
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 21
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
1 English and Irish: habitational name from Dudley in the West Midlands, named from the Old English personal name Dudda ( see Dodd ) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.2 Irish (County Cork): English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Dubhdáleithe ‘descendant of Dubhdáleithe’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + dá ‘two’ + léithe ‘sides’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Ralph E Dudley in household of Fred A Dudley, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ralph E Dudley in household of Fred A Dudley, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ralph E Dudley in household of Fred A Dudley, "United States Census, 1940"
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