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Ralph Waldo Emerson DUNHAM
Ruth Lucille ARMOUR
Husband:  Ralph Waldo Emerson DUNHAM
Birth:  25 Dec 1894, Argonia, Dixon Twp., Sumner Co., KS
Death:  4 Oct 1970, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS
Occupation:  cafe owner; auto mechanic; tooling dept. of Boeing Aircraft
Father:  Jacob William DUNHAM
Mother:  Mary Ann KEARNEY
Marriage:  3 Oct 1915, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS
Wife:  Ruth Lucille ARMOUR
Birth:  1 Sep 1900, IL
Death:  25 Nov 1926, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  Harry Ellington ARMOUR
Mother:  Gabriella CLARK
Children — born in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS:
1.  Ralph Waldo Emerson DUNHAM, Jr., b. Aug 1916
2.  Stanley Armour DUNHAM, b. 23 Mar 1918
Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, Illinois, Kansas

Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 25):  226 Walnut, Wichita (Ward 5), Sedgwick Co., KS, Roll T625_550, p. 179B, SN 10B, SD 8, ED 150, enumeraed 10 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):°
1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28
* 226 101 281 Armour Harry Head O M M W 46 M   Y Y IL IL MO Y Oiler Oil Fields W
      ______ Gabriella Wife     F W 43 M   Y Y MO MO KY Y None    
      ______ Doris Dau     F W 13 S Y Y Y IL IL MO Y None    
      Dunham Ralph S-in-law     M W 26 M   Y Y KS KS KS Y Machanic Automobile  
      ______ Ruth Dau     F W 19 M N Y Y IL IL MO Y None    
      ______ Ralph Junior GSon     M W 3 4/12 S       KS KS IL Y None    
      ______ Stanly GSon     M W 1 9/12 S       KS KS IL   None    
      Clark Christopher C Father     M W 74 Wd   Y Y MO MO MO Y Shoemaker Own Shop OA
*Walnut

3a.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 53):  1201 West Douglas, Wichita City (Ward 5), Delano Twp., Sedgwick Co., KS, Roll 721, p. 17B, ED 87-68, SD 9, ED 15 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):°-
1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30
* 1201 424 468 Dunham Jacob W Head O 3000 N M W 67 M 25 N Y IN IN IN Y Physician Medical O Y N
      ______ Mary A Wife       F W 59 M 18 N Y IN IRL IN Y None        
      ______ Ralph W Son       M W 38 M 22 N Y KS IN IN Y Druggist Retail Drug Store O Y N
      Jackson Russell S GSon       M W 13 S   Y Y KS US KS Y None        
*West Douglas

3b.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #33 of 42):  321 North Emporia, El Dorado City (Ward 3), El Dorado Twp., Butler Co., KS, Roll 695, p. 196A, SN 17A, ED 8-19, SD 9, enumerated 10-12 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-
1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30
* 321 174 180 Armour Harry E Head O 2800 R N M W 56 M 25 N Y IL OH MO Y Pumper Oil lease W Y N
      ______ Gabriella Wife         F W 53 M 22 N Y MO MO KY Y None        
      ______ Doris E Dau         F W 24 S   N Y IL IL MO Y Stenographer Oil Co office W Y  
      Dunham Ralph E GSon         M W 13 S   Y Y KS KS IL Y Carrier Paper route W Y  
      ______ Stanley R GSon         M W 12 S   Y Y KS KS IL Y None        
      Clark Christopher C F-in-law         M W 84 Wd   N Y MO KY KY Y None        
*North Emporia

4.  World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.  Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):
Microfilm Roll | Form | No: 1643924 | 2448 | 50
1 Name in full | Age in yrs: Ralph Emerson Dunham | 23
2 Home Address: 223 N Charles Wichita Kansas
3 Date of Birth: December 24 1894
4 Are you (1) a natural born citizen… Natural-born
5 Where were you born: Argonia Kansas United States
6 If not a citizen, of what country…  
7 What is your present trade, occupation… Running a cafe
8 By whom employed: Owner of own business
Where employed: Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas
9 Have you [dependents]?: Wife and one child
10 Married or Single | Race: Married | Caucasian
11 What military service have you had? None
12 Do you claim exemption from draft?  
Signature: Ralph Emerson Dunham
1 Height | Build: tall | medium
2 Color of Eyes | Color of Hair | Bald: dark brown | dark brown | No
3 Physically Disabled: No
Date of Registration: June 5, 1917
Draft Board: Local Board No. 1, City Hall, Wichita, Kansas

5.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):
Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued Post-em
Ralph DUNHAM 25 Dec 1894 Oct 1970 67216 (Wichita, Sedgwick, KS) (none specified) 510-14-2361 KS (Yes)

6.  William Addams Reitwiesner, compilier.  Ancestry of Barack Obama.

7.  Anon.  9 Sep 2007.  "The Obama Family Tree."  Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL (PDF file online at suntimes.com).

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