BRASFIELD, Ralph Thomas
1923 - 2010 (86 years)
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Name BRASFIELD, Ralph Thomas [1] Born 9 Jul 1923 Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA 
Gender Male Died 5 Apr 2010 Meridian, Ada, Idaho, USA [1] Person ID I20038 Brasfield ~ Brassfield Genealogies Last Modified 9 Jan 2022
Father BRASSFIELD, Raymond Aaron, b. 15 Apr 1893, Oregon, USA , d. 13 Aug 1959, Santa Clara, California, USA (Age 66 years) Relationship unknown Mother BENN, Leta, b. 24 Jan 1884, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA , d. 5 Dec 1974, Woodland, Yolo, California, USA (Age 90 years) Relationship natural Married 20 Jan 1920 Bend, Oregon Family ID F1574 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WOODS, Margaret Jeanne, b. 29 Jan 1923, Las Vegas, San Miguel, New Mexico, USA , d. 3 May 1977, Woodland, Yolo, California, USA (Age 54 years) Married Abt 1944 Children 1. BRASFIELD, Thomas Ralph, b. 28 Sep 1947, Sacramento, California, USA , d. 6 Jun 1971, San Francisco, California, USA (Age 23 years) [natural]2. Living 3. BRASFIELD, Raymond Harold, b. 26 Feb 1952, Sacramento, California, USA , d. Jan 1977, Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, USA (Age 24 years) [natural]4. Living Last Modified 9 Jan 2022 Family ID F6508 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 9 Jul 1923 - Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA 
Died - 5 Apr 2010 - Meridian, Ada, Idaho, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Quite possibly Ralph Thomas Brasfield.
Served in WW II and reported that he was in Wales where he passed through the village of Brassfield.[S&M.FTW]
[Sam & Martha Benn.FTW]
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Raymond and Ralph are twins.
Ralph wrote 'The Benn Brothers of Bidwell Bar' published in 'Diggin's, a newsletter put out by the Butte City Historical Society located in Oroville, California. It was published in 1995 in Volume 39, Number 3.
Quite possibly the same individual as Ralph Rolinde Brasfield.
Meridian resident, Ralph T. Brasfield passed away with pneumonia April 5th. He was 86 years old. Ralph has made his home in Meridian since 2005. Ralph was born and raised in Aberdeen Washington on July 9th 1923. Following graduation from Aberdeen’s Weatherwax High School in 1941, he attended 1 year at Sacramento State College in Sacramento California before being drafted into the Army following the start of World War 2. Ralph served as a combat medic in the European Theater participating in several major campaigns, including the Battle of the Bulge.
Following the war, Ralph continued his studies at Sacramento State College, graduating with a degree in Business Administration. During the 1950’s, Ralph worked for Shell Oil Company holding various positions in Northern California, before moving to Woodland, California in 1959. While in Woodland, Ralph was employed by Yolo Engineers & Surveyors until his retirement in 1981. Ralph lived in Oroville California for 24 years before relocating to Meridian. Ralph is survived by 2 sons, James and William Brasfield, 4 grandchildren and 1 great grandson.
- Quite possibly Ralph Thomas Brasfield.
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Sources - [S1039] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Number: 537-14-0145; Issue State: Washington; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Ralph Thomas Brasfield
- [S1039] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Number: 537-14-0145; Issue State: Washington; Issue Date: Before 1951.