Brief Life History of Ralph Spencer
When Ralph Spencer Goin was born on 11 January 1894, in Cedar Run, Long Lake Township, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States, his father, Fred Spencer Goin, was 30 and his mother, Francis Lenore Clark, was 24. He married Louise Gruzlewski in 1930. He lived in Almira Township, Benzie, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Detroit Ward 19, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 17 August 1950, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Long Lake Township, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States.
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- Ralph Goin, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ralph Goin, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Ralph Spencer Goin, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Irish or English Gowen .
French: variant of Gouin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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