Dr. Arthur W. Ralls, Sr. founded the hospital called Ralls Sanitorium, later renamed Forrest General Hospital that eventually became Baptist Hospital and currently known as Gadsden Regional Medical Center .
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama
Thursday, April 12, 1962
front page with photo
Illness Claims Dr. A.W. Ralls
Dr. Arthur Williams Ralls, Sr., 80, one of the leading surgeons of Northeast Alabama for more than 30 years and who established one of the first hospitals in this section of the State, died at 8 p.m. yesterday at the resident of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Cross, Crown Point Avenue. He had suffered a long illness. Dr. Ralls was one of the pioneer families of Gadsden being the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Hamilton B. Ralls and the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. John P. Ralls of Gadsden. He received his medical degree from Emory University, later studying at the University of Berlin and the University of Munich. He began the practice of medicine in Gadsden in 1902 and retired in 1948. Dr. Ralls served as Captain in the medical corps of the US Army during World War I. He was a member of the Etowah County Medical Association, American College of Physicians and surgeons and First Methodist Church, Gadsden. He was also a member of Gadsden Rotary Club, being a past president. He was past president of Gadsden Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of Methodist church board stewards. He held other membership in Alabama State Medical Society, Southern Medical Association, American Medical Society and Southeastern Surgical Congress. He was a trustee of the Alabama School of Trades and Snead Seminary. While active in civil life of this community, Dr. Ralls was among those instrumental in bringing the Trade School to Gadsden and one of the principal leaders in attracting Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. to this city. Funeral service at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. Burial in Forrest Cemetery. (Active and honorary pallbearers were mentioned in the article.) Dr. Ralls is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Tom Cross, Gadsden; Mrs. O.A. Trawick, Mobile; and one son, Arthur W. Ralls, Jr., Gadsden.; 4 brothers, Hamilton, J.C. and Frank Ralls of Georgia and John Ralls of California; 4 sisters, Mrs. J. Ross Philips, Sr.; Mrs. Grady Gallant; Mrs. Oscar Freeman and Mrs. Boyd Philips all of Gadsden; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a native of The Grove, Texas.
[sisters mentioned in the obituary: Mrs. J. Ross Phillips, Sr. was Martha "Mattie" Ralls Philips; Mrs. Grady Gallant was Louise Ralls Gallant; Mrs. Oscar Freeman was Annie Ralls Freeman; Mrs. Boyd Philips was Emma Ralls Philips. Her husband, Boyd, was a brother to John Ross, Mattie's husband, No other information located for Fannie Ralls, born 1887.]
brothers: Lacy Perkins Ralls
Hamilton Blount Ralls, Jr.
Frank Culver Ralls
Joseph Cooper Ralls
John Hector Ralls
NOTE: A.W. Ralls was a son of Alice Ralls, the first wife of Hamilton B. Ralls. A.W. had a full sister, Agnes, who died in infancy. He had half-siblings by his father.
1880 Coryell, Texas census:
Hamilton B. Ralls 28, born Alabama
Alice G. Ralls 24, born 1856, Arkansas
(Note that A.W. Ralls, Sr. obituary indicates he was born in Coryell, Texas.)
The 1930 Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL census shows Dr. A.W. Ralls, Sr. living on 6th Street and adjacent was the Forrest General nurses home where student nurses lived. It appears that Dr. Ralls and his family had living quarters at the hospital. The 1940 census enumerates Dr. Ralls as a medical doctor/surgeon at the 6th Street address. Dr. A.W. established Ralls Sanitorium which later became Forrest General Hospital at 6th Street and 12th Street. The hospital was purchased and renamed Baptist Memorial Hospital at a new location and is currently known as Gadsden Regional Medical Center.
Alabama marriage record: Hamilton B. Ralls and Emma Williams in St. Clair County, Alabama on Oct. 12, 1886.
Alabama Death Record:
Name: Arthur Williams Ralls Sr
Birth Date: abt 1882
Death Date: 11 Apr 1962
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 80
Gender: Male
Father Name: Hamilton Ralls
Mother Name: Alice Williams
FHL Film Number: 1908971
The 1900 St. Clair Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 48, born Alabama
Emma W 33, born 1867, Alabama
Arthur W 18, born 1881, Texas
Fannie F 12, born 1887, Alabama
Mattie W 10, born 1889, AL
Hamilton B 3, born 1891, AL
Lacie P 7, son born 1893, AL
Louise A 5, born 1894, AL
Annie C 3, born 1896, AL
Joseph C 1, born 1898, AL
1910 Calhoun Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 57, minister, widowed
Annie C Ralls 13
Joseph C Ralls 11
Emma W Ralls 8
John H Ralls 6
Frank Ralls 3
1920 Calhoun Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 68, post master, Piedmont
Emma G Ralls 45, wife, born 1875, Texas
Joseph C Ralls 21 - his children by 2nd wife
Emma W Ralls 17
John H Ralls 15
Frank C Ralls 12
A. W. Ralls father: these census records indicate the Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls married three times.
Source: Notable men of Alabama : personal and genealogical, with portraits. Dr. Arthur Williams Ralls was born Aug. 5, 1881, Coryell Co., Texas, grandson of Dr. John Perkins Ralls and son of the Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls who married Alice William of Waco, Texas in 1880. Dr. Arthur W. Ralls completed his education at West Alabama Agricultural School in 1898. He received his diploma in April 1902 from Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was president of the senior class and was given honorable mention with his degree. In June 1902, he began the practice of his profession in Gadsden, Alabama, where he now resides.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama
Thursday, April 12, 1962
front page with photo
Illness Claims Dr. A.W. Ralls
Dr. Arthur Williams Ralls, Sr., 80, one of the leading surgeons of Northeast Alabama for more than 30 years and who established one of the first hospitals in this section of the State, died at 8 p.m. yesterday at the resident of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Cross, Crown Point Avenue. He had suffered a long illness. Dr. Ralls was one of the pioneer families of Gadsden being the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Hamilton B. Ralls and the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. John P. Ralls of Gadsden. He received his medical degree from Emory University, later studying at the University of Berlin and the University of Munich. He began the practice of medicine in Gadsden in 1902 and retired in 1948. Dr. Ralls served as Captain in the medical corps of the US Army during World War I. He was a member of the Etowah County Medical Association, American College of Physicians and surgeons and First Methodist Church, Gadsden. He was also a member of Gadsden Rotary Club, being a past president. He was past president of Gadsden Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of Methodist church board stewards. He held other membership in Alabama State Medical Society, Southern Medical Association, American Medical Society and Southeastern Surgical Congress. He was a trustee of the Alabama School of Trades and Snead Seminary. While active in civil life of this community, Dr. Ralls was among those instrumental in bringing the Trade School to Gadsden and one of the principal leaders in attracting Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. to this city. Funeral service at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. Burial in Forrest Cemetery. (Active and honorary pallbearers were mentioned in the article.) Dr. Ralls is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Tom Cross, Gadsden; Mrs. O.A. Trawick, Mobile; and one son, Arthur W. Ralls, Jr., Gadsden.; 4 brothers, Hamilton, J.C. and Frank Ralls of Georgia and John Ralls of California; 4 sisters, Mrs. J. Ross Philips, Sr.; Mrs. Grady Gallant; Mrs. Oscar Freeman and Mrs. Boyd Philips all of Gadsden; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a native of The Grove, Texas.
[sisters mentioned in the obituary: Mrs. J. Ross Phillips, Sr. was Martha "Mattie" Ralls Philips; Mrs. Grady Gallant was Louise Ralls Gallant; Mrs. Oscar Freeman was Annie Ralls Freeman; Mrs. Boyd Philips was Emma Ralls Philips. Her husband, Boyd, was a brother to John Ross, Mattie's husband, No other information located for Fannie Ralls, born 1887.]
brothers: Lacy Perkins Ralls
Hamilton Blount Ralls, Jr.
Frank Culver Ralls
Joseph Cooper Ralls
John Hector Ralls
NOTE: A.W. Ralls was a son of Alice Ralls, the first wife of Hamilton B. Ralls. A.W. had a full sister, Agnes, who died in infancy. He had half-siblings by his father.
1880 Coryell, Texas census:
Hamilton B. Ralls 28, born Alabama
Alice G. Ralls 24, born 1856, Arkansas
(Note that A.W. Ralls, Sr. obituary indicates he was born in Coryell, Texas.)
The 1930 Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL census shows Dr. A.W. Ralls, Sr. living on 6th Street and adjacent was the Forrest General nurses home where student nurses lived. It appears that Dr. Ralls and his family had living quarters at the hospital. The 1940 census enumerates Dr. Ralls as a medical doctor/surgeon at the 6th Street address. Dr. A.W. established Ralls Sanitorium which later became Forrest General Hospital at 6th Street and 12th Street. The hospital was purchased and renamed Baptist Memorial Hospital at a new location and is currently known as Gadsden Regional Medical Center.
Alabama marriage record: Hamilton B. Ralls and Emma Williams in St. Clair County, Alabama on Oct. 12, 1886.
Alabama Death Record:
Name: Arthur Williams Ralls Sr
Birth Date: abt 1882
Death Date: 11 Apr 1962
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 80
Gender: Male
Father Name: Hamilton Ralls
Mother Name: Alice Williams
FHL Film Number: 1908971
The 1900 St. Clair Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 48, born Alabama
Emma W 33, born 1867, Alabama
Arthur W 18, born 1881, Texas
Fannie F 12, born 1887, Alabama
Mattie W 10, born 1889, AL
Hamilton B 3, born 1891, AL
Lacie P 7, son born 1893, AL
Louise A 5, born 1894, AL
Annie C 3, born 1896, AL
Joseph C 1, born 1898, AL
1910 Calhoun Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 57, minister, widowed
Annie C Ralls 13
Joseph C Ralls 11
Emma W Ralls 8
John H Ralls 6
Frank Ralls 3
1920 Calhoun Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 68, post master, Piedmont
Emma G Ralls 45, wife, born 1875, Texas
Joseph C Ralls 21 - his children by 2nd wife
Emma W Ralls 17
John H Ralls 15
Frank C Ralls 12
A. W. Ralls father: these census records indicate the Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls married three times.
Source: Notable men of Alabama : personal and genealogical, with portraits. Dr. Arthur Williams Ralls was born Aug. 5, 1881, Coryell Co., Texas, grandson of Dr. John Perkins Ralls and son of the Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls who married Alice William of Waco, Texas in 1880. Dr. Arthur W. Ralls completed his education at West Alabama Agricultural School in 1898. He received his diploma in April 1902 from Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was president of the senior class and was given honorable mention with his degree. In June 1902, he began the practice of his profession in Gadsden, Alabama, where he now resides.
Dr. Arthur W. Ralls, Sr. founded the hospital called Ralls Sanitorium, later renamed Forrest General Hospital that eventually became Baptist Hospital and currently known as Gadsden Regional Medical Center .
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama
Thursday, April 12, 1962
front page with photo
Illness Claims Dr. A.W. Ralls
Dr. Arthur Williams Ralls, Sr., 80, one of the leading surgeons of Northeast Alabama for more than 30 years and who established one of the first hospitals in this section of the State, died at 8 p.m. yesterday at the resident of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Cross, Crown Point Avenue. He had suffered a long illness. Dr. Ralls was one of the pioneer families of Gadsden being the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Hamilton B. Ralls and the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. John P. Ralls of Gadsden. He received his medical degree from Emory University, later studying at the University of Berlin and the University of Munich. He began the practice of medicine in Gadsden in 1902 and retired in 1948. Dr. Ralls served as Captain in the medical corps of the US Army during World War I. He was a member of the Etowah County Medical Association, American College of Physicians and surgeons and First Methodist Church, Gadsden. He was also a member of Gadsden Rotary Club, being a past president. He was past president of Gadsden Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of Methodist church board stewards. He held other membership in Alabama State Medical Society, Southern Medical Association, American Medical Society and Southeastern Surgical Congress. He was a trustee of the Alabama School of Trades and Snead Seminary. While active in civil life of this community, Dr. Ralls was among those instrumental in bringing the Trade School to Gadsden and one of the principal leaders in attracting Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. to this city. Funeral service at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. Burial in Forrest Cemetery. (Active and honorary pallbearers were mentioned in the article.) Dr. Ralls is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Tom Cross, Gadsden; Mrs. O.A. Trawick, Mobile; and one son, Arthur W. Ralls, Jr., Gadsden.; 4 brothers, Hamilton, J.C. and Frank Ralls of Georgia and John Ralls of California; 4 sisters, Mrs. J. Ross Philips, Sr.; Mrs. Grady Gallant; Mrs. Oscar Freeman and Mrs. Boyd Philips all of Gadsden; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a native of The Grove, Texas.
[sisters mentioned in the obituary: Mrs. J. Ross Phillips, Sr. was Martha "Mattie" Ralls Philips; Mrs. Grady Gallant was Louise Ralls Gallant; Mrs. Oscar Freeman was Annie Ralls Freeman; Mrs. Boyd Philips was Emma Ralls Philips. Her husband, Boyd, was a brother to John Ross, Mattie's husband, No other information located for Fannie Ralls, born 1887.]
brothers: Lacy Perkins Ralls
Hamilton Blount Ralls, Jr.
Frank Culver Ralls
Joseph Cooper Ralls
John Hector Ralls
NOTE: A.W. Ralls was a son of Alice Ralls, the first wife of Hamilton B. Ralls. A.W. had a full sister, Agnes, who died in infancy. He had half-siblings by his father.
1880 Coryell, Texas census:
Hamilton B. Ralls 28, born Alabama
Alice G. Ralls 24, born 1856, Arkansas
(Note that A.W. Ralls, Sr. obituary indicates he was born in Coryell, Texas.)
The 1930 Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL census shows Dr. A.W. Ralls, Sr. living on 6th Street and adjacent was the Forrest General nurses home where student nurses lived. It appears that Dr. Ralls and his family had living quarters at the hospital. The 1940 census enumerates Dr. Ralls as a medical doctor/surgeon at the 6th Street address. Dr. A.W. established Ralls Sanitorium which later became Forrest General Hospital at 6th Street and 12th Street. The hospital was purchased and renamed Baptist Memorial Hospital at a new location and is currently known as Gadsden Regional Medical Center.
Alabama marriage record: Hamilton B. Ralls and Emma Williams in St. Clair County, Alabama on Oct. 12, 1886.
Alabama Death Record:
Name: Arthur Williams Ralls Sr
Birth Date: abt 1882
Death Date: 11 Apr 1962
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 80
Gender: Male
Father Name: Hamilton Ralls
Mother Name: Alice Williams
FHL Film Number: 1908971
The 1900 St. Clair Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 48, born Alabama
Emma W 33, born 1867, Alabama
Arthur W 18, born 1881, Texas
Fannie F 12, born 1887, Alabama
Mattie W 10, born 1889, AL
Hamilton B 3, born 1891, AL
Lacie P 7, son born 1893, AL
Louise A 5, born 1894, AL
Annie C 3, born 1896, AL
Joseph C 1, born 1898, AL
1910 Calhoun Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 57, minister, widowed
Annie C Ralls 13
Joseph C Ralls 11
Emma W Ralls 8
John H Ralls 6
Frank Ralls 3
1920 Calhoun Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 68, post master, Piedmont
Emma G Ralls 45, wife, born 1875, Texas
Joseph C Ralls 21 - his children by 2nd wife
Emma W Ralls 17
John H Ralls 15
Frank C Ralls 12
A. W. Ralls father: these census records indicate the Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls married three times.
Source: Notable men of Alabama : personal and genealogical, with portraits. Dr. Arthur Williams Ralls was born Aug. 5, 1881, Coryell Co., Texas, grandson of Dr. John Perkins Ralls and son of the Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls who married Alice William of Waco, Texas in 1880. Dr. Arthur W. Ralls completed his education at West Alabama Agricultural School in 1898. He received his diploma in April 1902 from Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was president of the senior class and was given honorable mention with his degree. In June 1902, he began the practice of his profession in Gadsden, Alabama, where he now resides.
The Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama
Thursday, April 12, 1962
front page with photo
Illness Claims Dr. A.W. Ralls
Dr. Arthur Williams Ralls, Sr., 80, one of the leading surgeons of Northeast Alabama for more than 30 years and who established one of the first hospitals in this section of the State, died at 8 p.m. yesterday at the resident of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Cross, Crown Point Avenue. He had suffered a long illness. Dr. Ralls was one of the pioneer families of Gadsden being the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Hamilton B. Ralls and the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. John P. Ralls of Gadsden. He received his medical degree from Emory University, later studying at the University of Berlin and the University of Munich. He began the practice of medicine in Gadsden in 1902 and retired in 1948. Dr. Ralls served as Captain in the medical corps of the US Army during World War I. He was a member of the Etowah County Medical Association, American College of Physicians and surgeons and First Methodist Church, Gadsden. He was also a member of Gadsden Rotary Club, being a past president. He was past president of Gadsden Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of Methodist church board stewards. He held other membership in Alabama State Medical Society, Southern Medical Association, American Medical Society and Southeastern Surgical Congress. He was a trustee of the Alabama School of Trades and Snead Seminary. While active in civil life of this community, Dr. Ralls was among those instrumental in bringing the Trade School to Gadsden and one of the principal leaders in attracting Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. to this city. Funeral service at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. Burial in Forrest Cemetery. (Active and honorary pallbearers were mentioned in the article.) Dr. Ralls is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Tom Cross, Gadsden; Mrs. O.A. Trawick, Mobile; and one son, Arthur W. Ralls, Jr., Gadsden.; 4 brothers, Hamilton, J.C. and Frank Ralls of Georgia and John Ralls of California; 4 sisters, Mrs. J. Ross Philips, Sr.; Mrs. Grady Gallant; Mrs. Oscar Freeman and Mrs. Boyd Philips all of Gadsden; 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a native of The Grove, Texas.
[sisters mentioned in the obituary: Mrs. J. Ross Phillips, Sr. was Martha "Mattie" Ralls Philips; Mrs. Grady Gallant was Louise Ralls Gallant; Mrs. Oscar Freeman was Annie Ralls Freeman; Mrs. Boyd Philips was Emma Ralls Philips. Her husband, Boyd, was a brother to John Ross, Mattie's husband, No other information located for Fannie Ralls, born 1887.]
brothers: Lacy Perkins Ralls
Hamilton Blount Ralls, Jr.
Frank Culver Ralls
Joseph Cooper Ralls
John Hector Ralls
NOTE: A.W. Ralls was a son of Alice Ralls, the first wife of Hamilton B. Ralls. A.W. had a full sister, Agnes, who died in infancy. He had half-siblings by his father.
1880 Coryell, Texas census:
Hamilton B. Ralls 28, born Alabama
Alice G. Ralls 24, born 1856, Arkansas
(Note that A.W. Ralls, Sr. obituary indicates he was born in Coryell, Texas.)
The 1930 Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL census shows Dr. A.W. Ralls, Sr. living on 6th Street and adjacent was the Forrest General nurses home where student nurses lived. It appears that Dr. Ralls and his family had living quarters at the hospital. The 1940 census enumerates Dr. Ralls as a medical doctor/surgeon at the 6th Street address. Dr. A.W. established Ralls Sanitorium which later became Forrest General Hospital at 6th Street and 12th Street. The hospital was purchased and renamed Baptist Memorial Hospital at a new location and is currently known as Gadsden Regional Medical Center.
Alabama marriage record: Hamilton B. Ralls and Emma Williams in St. Clair County, Alabama on Oct. 12, 1886.
Alabama Death Record:
Name: Arthur Williams Ralls Sr
Birth Date: abt 1882
Death Date: 11 Apr 1962
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Death Age: 80
Gender: Male
Father Name: Hamilton Ralls
Mother Name: Alice Williams
FHL Film Number: 1908971
The 1900 St. Clair Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 48, born Alabama
Emma W 33, born 1867, Alabama
Arthur W 18, born 1881, Texas
Fannie F 12, born 1887, Alabama
Mattie W 10, born 1889, AL
Hamilton B 3, born 1891, AL
Lacie P 7, son born 1893, AL
Louise A 5, born 1894, AL
Annie C 3, born 1896, AL
Joseph C 1, born 1898, AL
1910 Calhoun Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 57, minister, widowed
Annie C Ralls 13
Joseph C Ralls 11
Emma W Ralls 8
John H Ralls 6
Frank Ralls 3
1920 Calhoun Co., AL census:
Hamilton B Ralls 68, post master, Piedmont
Emma G Ralls 45, wife, born 1875, Texas
Joseph C Ralls 21 - his children by 2nd wife
Emma W Ralls 17
John H Ralls 15
Frank C Ralls 12
A. W. Ralls father: these census records indicate the Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls married three times.
Source: Notable men of Alabama : personal and genealogical, with portraits. Dr. Arthur Williams Ralls was born Aug. 5, 1881, Coryell Co., Texas, grandson of Dr. John Perkins Ralls and son of the Rev. Hamilton Blount Ralls who married Alice William of Waco, Texas in 1880. Dr. Arthur W. Ralls completed his education at West Alabama Agricultural School in 1898. He received his diploma in April 1902 from Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was president of the senior class and was given honorable mention with his degree. In June 1902, he began the practice of his profession in Gadsden, Alabama, where he now resides.
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