Ralph McBRIAN

Father: Nelson J. McBRIAN
Mother: Melinda PRIEST

Family 1: Flossie M. SEAMAN

(1) 1930 Census

  1. Robert J. McBRIAN
  2. Ella R. McBRIAN
  3. D. Marie McBRIAN
  4. Sylvester McBRIAN
  5. Carl L. McBRIAN
  6. Ralph V. McBRIAN
  7. Frances L. McBRIAN
  8. Donald N. McBRIAN
  9. Nelson McBRIAN
  10. Edith McBRIAN
  11. Deloris McBRIAN
                                           ________________
                     _Robert McBRIAN______|
                    |                     |________________
 _Nelson J. McBRIAN_|
|                   |                      ________________
|                   |_Mary COLLINS________|
|                                         |________________
|
|--Ralph McBRIAN
|                                          __Lewis PRIEST___
|                    _Eliphalet T. PRIEST_|
|                   |                     |__Nancy M. HAIRE_
|_Melinda PRIEST____|
                    |                      ________________
                    |_Cornelia DUNSMORE___|
                                          |________________

Notes

Updated December 22, 2014. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1900 United States Census for Michigan, Wexford Co., Cedar Creek Twp.: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 120; Sheet 14A; June 21, 1900.

Ralph McBRIAN is the son of Nelson and Melinda McBRIAN. He was born in April 1897 and is 3 years old. He was born in Michigan.

(2) 1910 United States Census for Michigan, Wexford Co., Cedar Creek Twp.: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 142; Sheet 3A; April 19, 20 and 21, 1910.

Ralph McBRIAN is the son of Nelson J. and Linnie McBRIAN. He is 12 years old, born in Michigan and is attending school.

(3) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 via Ancestry.com.

Name: Ralph McBRIAN
Address: R #1, Manton, Mich.
Date of Birth: April 18, 1897
Place of Birth: Manton, Mich.
Employer: Nelson McBrian, R #1, Manton, Mich.
Nearest Relative: Flossie McBrian, R #1, Manton, Mich.
Physical Characteristics: Eyes - gray; Hair - brown
Date: May 5, 1918

(4) 1920 United States Census for Michigan, Wexford Co., Liberty Twp.: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 218; Sheet 2B; January 12, 13, 14, 1920.

I have not been able to locate Ralph McBRIAN in the 1920 Census, but his wife does appear in this record for Wexford Co., MI. Flossie M. McBRIAN (25 years old, born in Michigan, father from the United States and mother from New York) resides with her adoptive parents, Sylvester and Frances M. SEAMAN. Ralph & Flossie's children also reside here; Robert L. (4 years 11 months, born in Michigan), Ella R. (3 years 3 months, born in Michigan) and D. Marie (2 years and 2 months, born in Michigan).

(5) 1930 United States Census for Michigan, Wexford Co., Cedar Creek Twp.: Supervisor's District 4; Enumeration District 83-10; Sheet 1A; April 14, 1930.

Ralph McBRIAN is head of household, married to Flossie M. [SEAMAN - adopted] McBRIAN (age 35, married at 20, born in Michigan). Children in the household are Ella R. (age 13), D. Marie (age 12), Sylvester (age 10), Carl L. (age 8), Ralph V. (age 5), Frances L. (age 2). and Donald N. (age 1) McBrian.

- Home ownership: no; renting a house valued at $2,000.
- Radio ownership: yes.
- Age: 32 years old at time of census; 18 when first married.
- Birthplace: Michigan, with his father from Canada (English) and his mother from Michigan.
- Occupation: Farming, General Farm (code VVVV).

(6) 1940 United States Census for Michigan, Wexford Co., Liberty Twp.: Supervisor's District 9; Enumeration District 83-21; Sheet 3A; April 8-9, 1940.

Ralph McBRIAN is married to Flossie [SEAMAN] McBRIAN. They live with Flossie’s adoptive parents, Sylvester and Francis SEAMAN. Their children reside with them; Robert J. (age 25), Carl R. (age 18), Ralph V. (age 15), Francis (age 12), Donald (age 11), Nelson (age 8), Edith (age 6) and Deloris (age 4) McBRIAN. Sylvester SEAMAN provide information to the census taker for this household.

- Home: Living with in-laws who own a farm valued at $230
- Age: 42, married
- Highest Grade of School Completed: Elementary School - 8th Grade
- Birthplace: Michigan
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same Place
- At Work: No; Unemployed

(7) Find a Grave via Ancestry.com

- Name: Ralph McBRIAN
- Birth: 1897
- Death: 1954
- Burial: Fairview Cemetery; Manton, Wexford County, Michigan, USA
- Plot: Section 2, Lot 485
- Note: Buried with Flossie M. McBRIAN (1894-1987)

(8) Wheeler, John H. comp., History of Wexford County, Michigan, embracing a concise review of its early settlement, industrial development and present conditions, comp. by John H. Wheeler, to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography and life sketches of well-known citizens of the county. B.F. Bowen & Co.[Logansport, Ind.], 1903. Pages 403-404. Via University of Michigan Digital Library Text Collections.

- "Nelson McBRIAN was united in marriage to Miss Linnie PRIEST… The subject and his wife are the parents of two children, Nellie M. and Ralph."