Fawcett, Ralph Monroe

Birth Name Fawcett, Ralph Monroe
Gramps ID I7673
Gender male
Age at Death 49 years, 1 month, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1911-08-15 Ottawa, Ottawa Twp, Putnam Cty, Ohio, USA  
1a 2a
Census 1920 Ottawa, Ottawa Twp, Putnam Cty, Ohio, USA  
3a
Census 1930 Toledo, Lucas Cty, Ohio, USA  
4a
Census 1940 Shiloh Valley Twp, St. Clair Cty, Illinois, USA  
5a
Death 1960-10-10 Georgia, USA  
6a
Burial   Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Cty, Virginia, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Fawcett, Clinton William [I7670]1875-02-211950-01-06
Mother Weible, Martha Edna [I7663]1885-11-031986-11-16
    Sister     Fawcett, Mary Evangeline [I7671]
    Sister     Fawcett, Loretta Catherine [I7672] 1910-02-03 1998-05-28
         Fawcett, Ralph Monroe [I7673] 1911-08-15 1960-10-10
    Brother     Fawcett, George Clinton [I7674] 1915-05-21 1986-03-23
    Sister     Fawcett, Ann Josephine [I7675]
    Brother     Fawcett, Robert Leonard [I7676] 1921-05-21 1978-09-10
    Brother     Fawcett, John Howard [I7677] 1926-02-28 1994-07-10

Narrative

Note: Ralph Monroe Fawcett

The entry and biographical excerpt for Ralph in the text Christian Metzger: Founder of an American Family 1682-1942 (p183) erroneously reported his birthdate as 5 Aug 1911, though his Ohio Birth record and his US Social Security Death Index record both give his birthdate as 15 Aug 1911. At the time of the text's publication, Ralph would have been about thirty years old, and the excerpt gave his rank as Lieutenant and stated he was a pilot.

Further searches turned up a Georgia Death record for Ralph from 1960, and his entry on the FindaGrave.com website shows him buried in Arlington National Cemetery, and the photo for his gravestone indicates his rank as Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force. His headstone is shared with his wife Eula V. Fawcett (b. 12 Mar 1911, d. 6 Sep 1997), though I have not yet found a marriage record for the two, nor her parentage or maiden name.

Posted to a Rootsweb forum on 27 Apr 2005 was a message containing the transcribed text of Ralph's obituary, which read:

"Ralph M. Fawcett, a former Toledoan and a retired air force lieutenant colonel, died in Fort Benning
Hospital, Cloumbus, Ga. He was 49. Mr. Fawcett was born in Ottawa, Ohio and lived in Toledo from
1929 until 1936, attending the University of Toledo. He enlisted in the air force in 1936 and received
his wings three years later. During World War II he commanded a squadron which searched the Gulf
of Mexico for submarines. He also set up training bases for B26 pilots. At the time of retirement in
1957, he was chief of administration at Wright Field, Dayton. Surviving are his wife, Eula; mother, Mrs.
Martha E. Drummer, Ottawa; sisters, Mrs. Mary F. Nemire and Mrs. Ann Jo Scofield, Toledo, and Mrs.
Loretta Smith, Ottawa; brothers, George C. and Robert M., Galveston, Tx., and John H., Arlington,
Tex. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Arlington, Va., and burial in Arlington Cemetery."

(The submitter notes below the transcribed text that no date or source was available, and that the obituary was found in an old box with papers dated from 1950 to 1960.)

As Ralph was listed in the 1940 US Census as living on his own as a single man, and as the text (published in 1942) does not list a marriage for him, it stands to reason (with the information present in his obituary) that he did not marry until after his service in WWII. His obituary also indicates that he and Eula had no surviving children at the time of his death. Whether his widow, Eula, remarried after his death is unknown to me at this time.

Narrative

[Excerpt from Christian Metzger: Founder of an American Family 1682-1942, p183.]

Ralph Monroe Fawcett, like his sisters, Mary and Loretta, was popular, and a leader in High School activities. Then he went to work at various jobs of salesmanship. In October of 1936 he enlisted in the Air Service at Chanute Field, Ill. He became a cadet at Randolph Field, graduated from Kelley Field as 2nd Lieutenant, 1939. In the Examination for a Regular Commission by the War Department, he was 31st in 67 commissions. At present he is a pilot, Lieutenant, 15th Observation Squadron stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Pedigree

  1. Fawcett, Clinton William [I7670]
    1. Weible, Martha Edna [I7663]
      1. Fawcett, Mary Evangeline [I7671]
      2. Fawcett, Ann Josephine [I7675]
      3. Fawcett, Loretta Catherine [I7672]
      4. Fawcett, Ralph Monroe
      5. Fawcett, George Clinton [I7674]
      6. Fawcett, Robert Leonard [I7676]
      7. Fawcett, John Howard [I7677]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ella Metzker Milligan: Christian Metzger: Founder of an American Family 1682-1942 [S0074]
      • Page: p183
  2. Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962 [S0223]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6YC-DHD : 8 December 2014), Ralph Monroe Fawcett, 15 Aug 1911; citing Ottawa, Putnam, Ohio, reference vol 4 p 79; FHL microfilm 915,768.

  3. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDPF-XJ3 : accessed 12 December 2017), Mary Fawcett in household of Clinton Fawcett, Ottawa, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 1B, line 84, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1429; FHL microfilm 1,821,429.

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDPF-XJ9 : accessed 12 December 2017), Martha Fawcett, Ottawa, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 1B, line 82, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1429; FHL microfilm 1,821,429.

        Event Date 1920
        Event Place Ottawa, Putnam, Ohio, United States
        Martha Fawcett Wife F 34 Ohio
        Clinton Fawcett Head M 44 Ohio
        Mary Fawcett Daughter F 11 Ohio
        Loretta Fawcett Daughter F 9 Ohio
        Ralph M Fawcett Son M 8 Ohio
        George Fawcett Son M 4 Ohio
        Anna J Fawcett Daughter F 2 Ohio

        [Martha's entry was separated at indexing into a different record by mistake, likely because she was listed first, rather than Clinton as the head of household. Both references are included here.]

  4. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X44X-9BT : accessed 12 December 2017), Mary E Nemire in household of Earl L Nemire, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 219, sheet 5B, line 74, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1836; FHL microfilm 2,341,570.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
        Earl L Nemire Head M 23 Ohio
        Mary E Nemire Wife F 21 Ohio
        Ralph M Fawcett Brother-in-law M 18 Ohio

  5. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWZ6-BB1 : accessed 18 December 2017), Ralph M Fawcett, Shiloh Valley Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-122, sheet 9A, line 22, family 35, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 882.

        Event Date 1940
        Event Place Shiloh Valley Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
        Ralph M Fawcett Head M 28 Ohio

  6. Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998 [S0358]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V497-8MC : 24 December 2014), Ralph M Fawcett, 10 Oct 1960; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Ft Benning, Georgia, certificate number 24280, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.