Master Ralph Lester Wells
- Biography
| Name: Master Ralph Lester Wells
Born: Wednesday 15th December 1909 Age: 2 years Last Residence: in Heamoor Cornwall England 2nd Class passenger First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 29103 , £23 Destination: Akron Ohio United States Rescued (boat 14) Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912 Died: Wednesday 27th September 1972 Cause of Death: Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke) Buried: Mt. Peace Cemetery Akron Ohio United States |
Ralph Lester Wells, summer 1912
(© Iris Stacey, USA)
Master Ralph Lester Wells, 2, was born on 15 December 1909 in the Strand, Newlyn, Cornwall. The son of Arthur Henry Wells (Railway Conductor) and Mrs Addie Dart Wells (nee Trevaskis). The family later moved to Nevada Place, Heamoor, Penzance.
He accompanied his mother and sister Joan on Titanic travelling to his father who had previously moved to live at 279 Arch Street, Akron, Ohio.
He survived the sinking and lived in Akron for the rest of his life. Ralph married Mrs Colina (MacDonald) Troutman but had no children of his own. Colina Wells is still living in Akron, Ohio. Ralph died in Akron on 27 September 1972, aged 62.
Articles
Akron Beacon Journal, 16 April, 1912, Eight
of Ten Akron People Are Saved
Akron Beacon Journal, 28 September, 1972, Obituary
Documents
Ohio Department Of Health
Certificate Of Death
Contributors
Steve Coombes, UK
Chris Dohany, USA
Phillip Gowan, USA
Iris L. Stacey (née Wells), USA
Homer Thiel, USA
Brian Ticehurst, UK
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mrs "Addie" Dart Wells
Miss Joan Wells
Related Articles and Documents
| West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser (1912) | UNKNOWN TITLE | |
| Akron Beacon Journal (1912) | MRS. ADDIE WELLS THOUGHT IT WAS BOAT DRILL UNTIL SHE SAW OFFICER'S PISTOL |
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