hmtl5 Franklin Ralls b. 1840 Ohio d. 13 Jun 1920 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Franklin Ralls

Male 1840 - 1920  (80 years)

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  • Name Franklin Ralls 
    • son of Moses Ralls and Margaret Newbro [1, 2]
    Birth 1840  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    _MILT Civil War  [4] 
    Death 13 Jun 1920  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Danville, Illinois. Admitted 1919.
    Burial 15 Jun 1920  Danville National Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6] 
    Person ID I33  Gritton
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2025 

    Family Harriet Cline,   b. 19 Jan 1845, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1875 (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 16 Apr 1863  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 114. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom
    Children 
     1. Maggie Ralls,   b. 9 Apr 1865, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1866, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     2. Alfred Ralls,   b. 16 Jan 1866   d. 10 Sep 1870 (Age 4 years)
     3. Lillie Ralls,   b. 14 Feb 1868, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1918, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     4. John Leroy Ralls,   b. 18 Jul 1869, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1927, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     5. Etta Ralls,   b. 1 Apr 1873, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1944, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     6. Albert Ralls,   b. 16 Jan 1875, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1959, Clinton, Boone County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1840 - Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Apr 1863 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jun 1920 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 15 Jun 1920 - Danville National Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Civil War military service:

      Enlisted 7 July 1862, Danville, Illinois. Company A, 71 Illinois Infantry, private.
      Discharged, mustered out, 29 October 1862, Danville, Illinois.

      Name: Franklin Ralls
      Rank: Private
      Company: A
      Unit: 71st Illinois Infantry
      Height: 5' 7
      Hair: DARK
      Eyes: BLACK
      Complexion: DARK
      Marital status: Single
      Occupation: Farmer
      Birth Date: Abt 1837
      Birth Place: Hamilton CO, OH
      War: Civil War
      War Years: 1861-1865
      Service Entry Age: 25
      Service Entry Date: 7 Jul 1862
      Service Entry Place: Danville, IL
      Joined By Whom: O GILBERT
      Period: 3 MO
      Muster In Date: 26 Jul 1862
      Muster In Place: Chicago, IL
      Muster Out Date: 29 Oct 1862
      Residence Place: Vermilion CO, IL
      Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
      https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=206313
    • LKH Notes:

      In 1919 he was admitted to US National Homes for Disable Volunteer Soldiers, Danville, V ermilion County, Illinois. In 1920 he died in that hospital.

      The Cline/Milner cemetery has a burial for Alfred Ralls b.16 January 1866, d.10 September 1870. Franklin and Harriet (Cline) Ralls are also buried there. Is this their child?

      Franklin Ralls information on Illinois deaths and stillbirths index gives his father's name: Moses, and his mother as Newbro.
      [8]
    • Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
      Name Franklin Ralls
      Enlistment Date 7 Jul 1862
      Enlistment Rank Private
      Muster Date 26 Jul 1862
      Muster Place Illinois
      Muster Company A
      Muster Regiment 71st Infantry
      Muster Regiment Type Infantry
      Muster Information Enlisted
      Muster Out Date 29 Oct 1862
      Muster Out Place Chicago, Illinois
      Muster Out Information Mustered Out
      Side of War Union
      Survived War? Yes
      Residence Place Vermillion County, Illinois
      Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
      [9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

    2. [S89] census records.

    3. [S2] Find a Grave.

    4. [S9] US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938.

    5. [S8] Illinois Statewide Death Index: 1916-1950.

    6. [S3] US Veterans Gravesites 1775-2006.

    7. [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

    8. [S87] Linda Kay Hedges, LKH note.

    9. [S22] Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles.


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