Ralph Holman Bramwell

Brief Life History of Ralph Holman

When Ralph Holman Bramwell was born on 28 April 1908, in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, his father, Enoch Ernest Bramwell, was 39 and his mother, Zilpha Ann Holman, was 31. He married Margarett Alma Thatcher on 20 January 1937, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. He lived in Spanish Fork Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1940 and Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1931. He died on 3 February 1992, in Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Holman Bramwell
1908–1992
Madge Kirby
1923–2007
Marriage: 12 February 1971

Sources (35)

  • Ralph H Bramwell, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ralph H., "Idaho, Births and Christenings, 1856-1965"
  • Ralph Holman Bramwell, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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World Events (8)

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.

1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants

Angel Island served as a western entry point for hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire):

habitational name from Bramhall in Cheshire, with hypercorrect substitution of -well in the final syllable.

possibly also a habitational name from Bramwell in Somerset, but the evidence of the geographical distribution in England makes this origin unlikely.

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

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