Ralph Carlton Hungerford

Brief Life History of Ralph Carlton

When Ralph Carlton Hungerford was born on 4 August 1905, in Daggett, Jackson Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William John Hungerford, was 22 and his mother, Grace Gifford Little, was 20. He married Cora Velma Jones on 5 February 1927, in Chemung, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Erwin, Steuben, New York, United States in 1930. He died on 2 November 1942, in Richmond Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Carlton Hungerford
1905–1942
Cora Velma Jones
1907–1998
Marriage: 5 February 1927
Velma Grace Gaige
1927–2012
Vernon R. Hungerford
1930–1988

Sources (10)

  • Ralph O Hungerford, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Ralph Hungerford, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Ralph Carlton Hungerford in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Hungerford (Berkshire), from Old English hungor ‘hunger’, here probably denoting unproductive land, + ford. This surname has been established in Ireland since the 17th century.

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

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