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Ralph Waldo “China” Irwin

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Ralph Waldo “China” Irwin

Birth
Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death
May 1964 (aged 70)
Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Tallula, Menard County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Ralph Waldo Irwin was a son of William Franklin Irwin and Ellen Jane Williams. Ralph had the unusual nickname China (the "a" in China was pronounced with a long "e" sound), and the source of this nickname is not known. As a young man he was raised on his parents' farm. In 1930, he was a janitor for Franklin Life Insurance Company in Springfield, IL. Ralph remained a bachelor.
Ralph Waldo Irwin was a son of William Franklin Irwin and Ellen Jane Williams. Ralph had the unusual nickname China (the "a" in China was pronounced with a long "e" sound), and the source of this nickname is not known. As a young man he was raised on his parents' farm. In 1930, he was a janitor for Franklin Life Insurance Company in Springfield, IL. Ralph remained a bachelor.


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