Ray Abner Pringle^[1]

1882 - 1970  (87 years)

• Name	Ray Abner Pringle
  Birth	18 Oct 1882	Solon, Kent Co, Michigan
  	Birth from WWI Draft Card
  		Pringle-Ray-Birth Media Date: 1882 Keywords: Birth
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent County, Michigan
  	Name: R A Pringle Event Type: Census Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Age: 37 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race: White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger Birth Year (Estimated): 1883 Birthplace: Michigan Father's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Birthplace: Michigan Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 8 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Stella StelleLodgerF43Wisconsin R A PringleLodgerM37Michigan A W PasbackLodgerM33Iowa William ObermanLodgerM45Massachusetts Mrs. Wm ObermanLodgerF70New York L J GoodyearLodgerM47Michigan Clara C GoodyearLodgerF41Michigan Margaret NevilleLodgerF21Michigan J D NolanLodgerM36Missouri Bernice F NolanLodgerF30Missouri Arthur SmithLodgerM28New York James MillerLodgerM31Michigan Gillet Van SluzsLodgerM26Michigan E HayesLodgerF49Ohio Charles E CreedLodgerM51New York W H BladesLodgerM38Kentucky Mary L BladesLodgerF35Kentucky B L OpperLodgerMunMichigan James H OpperLodgerMunMichigan W T HicksLodgerM48New York Mary J RobertsonLodgerF68Michigan Oreso A. LesterLodgerM24Michigan A G FellsLodgerM48New York Fay PrattLodgerM40Michigan Mrs. Fay PrattLodgerF40Canada C F LothianLodgerM63Illinois C F CarpenterLodgerM41Iowa E F PennyLodgerM56New York Anna L PennyLodgerF56Michigan A L EggersLodgerM38Wisconsin Alvin F ThoilsLodgerM53Maine Ely RancroffLodgerM29Russia M W WeitmanLodgerM23Scotland Mabel HalseyLodgerF25Kansas H W PorterLodgerM28Michigan Della PorterLodgerF26Minnesota John W PorterLodgerM5Michigan Martha LenardsonLodgerF43Michigan E S AldrichLodgerM43New York E BoomdameLodgerF42Michigan Jane L SmithLodgerF42Iowa W L RoweLodgerM39Missouri Etta FisherLodgerF26Michigan Anna FisherLodgerFundefinedMichigan P S LoringLodgerM29Indiana Freda May LoringLodgerF30Michigan O D MaalLodgerM32Holland E F FitzgeraldLodgerM39Massachusetts V G H SmithLodgerM39England Wm HudsonLodgerM44England Frank WendorfLodgerM28Michigan Sybrant WesseliusLodgerM60Michigan A J PutneyLodgerM63Michigan Harry A SpeicherLodgerM29Michigan V A TheibergLodgerM28Michigan Clyde A RiceLodgerM21Michigan District: ED 65 Sheet Number and Letter: 8B Household ID: 128 Line Number: 69 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 Affiliate Film Number: 778 GS Film Number: 1820778 Digital Folder Number: 004966155 Image Number: 00475 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQM-CM7 : accessed 6 July 2019), Clyde A Rice in household of Stella Stelle, Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing ED 65, sheet 9A, line 23, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 778; FHL microfilm 1,820,778.
  Physical Description	18 Sep 1918	Mulliken, Eaton Co., Michigan
  	Tall, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair partly bald on his WW1 draft card
  WWI Draft	12 Sep 1918	Eaton County, Michigan
  	Name: Ray A Pringle Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: 1917-1918 Event Place: Eaton County, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Nationality: United States Birth Date: 18 Oct 1882 Birthplace: , , United States Affiliate Publication Number: M1509 Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards GS Film Number: 1675433 Digital Folder Number: 005251368 Image Number: 00743 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6XW-J6Y : 13 March 2018), Ray A Pringle, 1917-1918; citing Eaton County, Michigan, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,675,433.
  		Pringle-Ray-WWI
  WWII Draft	27 Apr 1942	Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
  Ω Census Family Census	Jun 1884	Solon, Kent County, Michigan
  	Address: working in a shingle mill
  	Title 1884 Kent, Solon 0990 Names Quaif, Delbert | Male | Son | 13 | 1 Quaif, Earnest | Male | Son | 11 | 2 Martz, Henry W | Male | Husband | 26 | 3 Martz, Josephine | Female | Wife | 18 | 4 Kinney, Ira K | Male | Husband | 28 | 5 Kinney, Bertie E | Female | Wife | 23 | 6 Kinney, Charles B | Male | Son | 3 | 7 Kinney, Amas T | Male | Son | 1 | 8 Lewis, Mariah | Female | Mother | 58 | 9 Lewis, James | Male | Son | 21 | 10 Hall, Harrison | Male | Son-in-law | 33 | 11 Lewis, Frank | Male | Husband | 32 | 12 Lewis, Jenie | Female | Wife | 28 | 13 Lewis, Eddie L | Male | Son | 7 | 14 Pringel, Norman | Male | Husband | 30 | 15 Pringle, Elra | Female | Wife | 19 | 16 Pringle, Ray A | Male | Son | 2 | 17 Pringle, Annes J | Male | Son | 6/12 | 18 Clark, Adam J | Male | Single | 24 | 19 Bansill, John | Male | Husband | 38 | 20 Archive/Library Name Archives of Michigan Microfilm Reel Number 2014 Residence Year 1884 County Kent Township Solon http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16317coll3/id/7068/rec/6 Witness Role: Principal: [F815] ...of Norman Newton PRINGLE and Elvie M. BRAFORD Witness Role: Family Census: [I2522] Abner J PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2089] Ray Abner PRINGLE
  		Pringle-Norman-1884__Kent_Solon
  Ω Census Family Census	1894	Sand Lake, Kent County, Michigan
  	Address: a hardware merchant
  	Name: Norman N Pringle Gender: Male Event Place (Original): Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan, United States Age: 40 Birth Year (Estimated): 1854 Event Year: 1894 Relationship to Head of Household: Husband Family Number: 90 Line Number: 6 Page Number: 109 GS Film number: 984658 Digital Folder Number: 004705884 Image Number: 00061 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Norman N Pringle Husband M 40 Elvie M Pringle Wife F 29 Ray A Pringle Son M 11 Alford L Pringle Son M 7 Homer L Pringle Son M 2 Julia A Welch Servant F 19 Citing this Record: "Michigan State Census, 1894," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKX-JJD : 8 November 2017), Norman N Pringle, Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing p. 109, State Archives, Lansing; FHL microfilm 984,658. Witness Role: Principal: [F815] ...of Norman Newton PRINGLE and Elvie M. BRAFORD Witness Role: Family Census: [I2090] Alfred Lee PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2091] Homer Lynn PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2089] Ray Abner PRINGLE
  		Pringle-Norman-1894__Kent_Nelson
  Ω Census Family Census	1900	Nelson township Sand Lake village, Kent County, Michigan
  	Norman Pringle Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Nelson township Sand Lake village, Kent, Michigan, United States District: 96 Gender: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race: W Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Number of Living Children: Years Married: 19 Birth Date: Mar 1854 Birthplace: Eng Canada Marriage Year (Estimated): 1881 Immigration Year: 1870 Father's Birthplace: Eng Canada Mother's Birthplace: Eng Canada Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 2A Household ID: 32 Line Number: 11 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1240723 Digital Folder Number: 004120235 Image Number: 00698 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Norman Pringle Head M 46 Eng Canada Elvie M Pringle Wife F 35 Michigan Ray A Pringle Son M 18 Michigan Lee Pringle Son M 14 Michigan Lynn Pringle Son M 8 Michigan Manley J Pringle Son M 2 Michigan Alfred Pringle Father M 77 Eng Canada "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMB-R6T : accessed 30 December 2018), Norman Pringle, Nelson township Sand Lake village, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 2A, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,723. Witness Role: Principal: [F815] ...of Norman Newton PRINGLE and Elvie M. BRAFORD Witness Role: Family Census: [I2087] Alfred PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2090] Alfred Lee PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2091] Homer Lynn PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2092] Manly J. PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2089] Ray Abner PRINGLE
  		Pringle Norman & Alfred 1900 Media Date: 1900 Keywords: Census
  Occupation	12 Sep 1918	Mulliken, Eaton Co., Michigan
  	Self Employed Hardware Merchant, according to his WW1 draft card
  _UID	4059F3EF49A8B645A9AE8301097C4C112433
  Death	25 Aug 1970	Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
  	From SSDI Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 99362 Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
  		Ray Pringle Death Media Date: 25 AUG 1970 Keywords: death
  Burial	Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
  	Address: Mountain View Cemetery
  	Burial: Mountain View Cemetery Walla Walla Walla Walla County Washington, USA Plot: mv-107-25-1 memorial 123906205 -
  Person ID	I2089	Dutcher-Cummings
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Norman Newton Pringle,   b. 13 Mar 1854, Richmond Township, Canada West d. 13 Jan 1921 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Elvie M. Braford,   b. 6 Jan 1865, Michigan d. 22 Feb 1922, East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1881	Solon, Kent Co, Michigan
  Census	Jun 1884	Solon, Kent County, Michigan
  	Address: working in a shingle mill
  	Title 1884 Kent, Solon 0990 Names Quaif, Delbert | Male | Son | 13 | 1 Quaif, Earnest | Male | Son | 11 | 2 Martz, Henry W | Male | Husband | 26 | 3 Martz, Josephine | Female | Wife | 18 | 4 Kinney, Ira K | Male | Husband | 28 | 5 Kinney, Bertie E | Female | Wife | 23 | 6 Kinney, Charles B | Male | Son | 3 | 7 Kinney, Amas T | Male | Son | 1 | 8 Lewis, Mariah | Female | Mother | 58 | 9 Lewis, James | Male | Son | 21 | 10 Hall, Harrison | Male | Son-in-law | 33 | 11 Lewis, Frank | Male | Husband | 32 | 12 Lewis, Jenie | Female | Wife | 28 | 13 Lewis, Eddie L | Male | Son | 7 | 14 Pringel, Norman | Male | Husband | 30 | 15 Pringle, Elra | Female | Wife | 19 | 16 Pringle, Ray A | Male | Son | 2 | 17 Pringle, Annes J | Male | Son | 6/12 | 18 Clark, Adam J | Male | Single | 24 | 19 Bansill, John | Male | Husband | 38 | 20 Archive/Library Name Archives of Michigan Microfilm Reel Number 2014 Residence Year 1884 County Kent Township Solon http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16317coll3/id/7068/rec/6 Witness Role: Family Census: [I2522] Abner J PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2089] Ray Abner PRINGLE
  		Pringle-Norman-1884__Kent_Solon
  Census	1894	Sand Lake, Kent County, Michigan
  	Address: a hardware merchant
  	Name: Norman N Pringle Gender: Male Event Place (Original): Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan, United States Age: 40 Birth Year (Estimated): 1854 Event Year: 1894 Relationship to Head of Household: Husband Family Number: 90 Line Number: 6 Page Number: 109 GS Film number: 984658 Digital Folder Number: 004705884 Image Number: 00061 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Norman N Pringle Husband M 40 Elvie M Pringle Wife F 29 Ray A Pringle Son M 11 Alford L Pringle Son M 7 Homer L Pringle Son M 2 Julia A Welch Servant F 19 Citing this Record: "Michigan State Census, 1894," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKX-JJD : 8 November 2017), Norman N Pringle, Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing p. 109, State Archives, Lansing; FHL microfilm 984,658. Witness Role: Family Census: [I2090] Alfred Lee PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2091] Homer Lynn PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2089] Ray Abner PRINGLE
  		Pringle-Norman-1894__Kent_Nelson
  Census	1900	Nelson township Sand Lake village, Kent County, Michigan
  	Norman Pringle Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Nelson township Sand Lake village, Kent, Michigan, United States District: 96 Gender: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race: W Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Number of Living Children: Years Married: 19 Birth Date: Mar 1854 Birthplace: Eng Canada Marriage Year (Estimated): 1881 Immigration Year: 1870 Father's Birthplace: Eng Canada Mother's Birthplace: Eng Canada Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 2A Household ID: 32 Line Number: 11 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1240723 Digital Folder Number: 004120235 Image Number: 00698 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Norman Pringle Head M 46 Eng Canada Elvie M Pringle Wife F 35 Michigan Ray A Pringle Son M 18 Michigan Lee Pringle Son M 14 Michigan Lynn Pringle Son M 8 Michigan Manley J Pringle Son M 2 Michigan Alfred Pringle Father M 77 Eng Canada "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMB-R6T : accessed 30 December 2018), Norman Pringle, Nelson township Sand Lake village, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 2A, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,723. Witness Role: Family Census: [I2087] Alfred PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2090] Alfred Lee PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2091] Homer Lynn PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2092] Manly J. PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2089] Ray Abner PRINGLE
  		Pringle Norman & Alfred 1900 Media Date: 1900 Keywords: Census
  Family ID	F815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lizzie Davis,   b. 17 Mar 1880, England d. 22 Dec 1918 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1902	Sand Lake, Kent Co. Michigan
  	Name: Ray A. Pringle Race (Original): Age (Expanded): 20 years Birth Year: 1882 Birthplace: Sand Lake, Michigan Spouse's Name: Lizzie Davis Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Age (Expanded): 22 years Spouse's Birth Year: 1880 Spouse's Birthplace: England Event Date: 25 Dec 1902 Event Place: Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan Father's Name: N. Pringle Mother's Name: Elvie Spouse's Father's Name: Robt.J Davis Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: GS Film number: 2342522 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4032371 Image Number: 511 Reference ID: v 3 p 647 rn 2937 Collection: Ray A. Pringle, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925" Citing this Record "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3D7-V8W : accessed 18 Jun 2013), Ray A. Pringle and Lizzie Davis, 25 Dec 1902. Date from 1910 census, Detroit
  		Ray Pringle Marriage Dec 31, 1902 Grand_Rapids_Herald
  Children	1. Harold Alfred Pringle,   b. 26 Oct 1903, Sand Lake, Kent Co. Michigan d. 17 Jul 1925, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Mich (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elma Nellie Towner,   b. 14 Aug 1887, Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan d. 15 Aug 1970, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1920	Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan
  	Name: Ray A Pringle Race (Original): Age (Expanded): 37 years Birth Year: 1883 Birthplace: Kent County, Michigan Spouse's Name: N E ... Towner Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Age (Expanded): 32 years Spouse's Birth Year: 1888 Spouse's Birthplace: Byron Center, Kent, Michigan Event Date: 08 Jun 1920 Event Place: Byron Center, Kent, Michigan Father's Name: Norman N Pringle Mother's Name: Elvie Braford Spouse's Father's Name: C B Towner Spouse's Mother's Name: Julia Huff Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: GS Film number: 2342738 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4032471 Image Number: 19 Reference ID: v 3 p 154 rn 10761 Collection: Ray A Pringle, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925" Citing this Record "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3BK-VMQ : accessed 18 Jun 2013), Ray A Pringle and N E ... Towner, 08 Jun 1920.
  		Pringle Ray 2nd marriage
  Census	1930	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
  	Ray A Pringle Birth Year: abt 1883 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Michigan Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana Map of Home: View Map Street address: Graceland Ave. Ward of City: 4 Block: 461 House Number in Cities or Towns: 4005 Dwelling Number: 226 Family Number: 227 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 40 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 21 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Birthplace: Michigan Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Salesmanger Industry: Furnaces Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ray A Pringle47 Elma Pringle42 Julia J Pringle4 Ray T Pringle2 Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: 609; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0074; Image: 955.0; FHL microfilm: 2340344 Witness Role: Family Census: [I2127] Julia Joyce PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2126] Ray Towner PRINGLE
  		Pringle-Ray-1930
  Census	1940	Ward 1, Walla Walla, Thorne Election Precinct, Walla Walla, Washington
  	Address: 508 Catherine Street
  	Name: Ray A Pringle Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Ward 1, Walla Walla, Thorne Election Precinct, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Gender: Male Age: 56 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Michigan Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Last Place of Residence: Hammond, Lake, Indiana Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ray A PringleHeadM56Michigan N Elma PringleWifeF51Michigan Julia Joyce PringleDaughterF14Michigan Ray T PringleSonM12Michigan District: 36-9 Family Number: 10 Sheet Number and Letter: 1A Line Number: 31 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 4367 Digital Folder Number: 005460459 Image Number: 00124 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9S2-83X : 15 March 2018), Ray T Pringle in household of Ray A Pringle, Ward 1, Walla Walla, Thorne Election Precinct, Walla Walla, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-9, sheet 1A, line 34, family 10, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4367. Witness Role: Family Census: [I2127] Julia Joyce PRINGLE Witness Role: Family Census: [I2126] Ray Towner PRINGLE
  		Pringle-Ray-Family-1940
  Children	1. Julia Joyce Pringle,   b. 17 Apr 1925, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan d. 30 Aug 2001, Regency at the Park at College Place, Washington (Age 76 years)   2. Ray Towner Pringle,   b. 2 Aug 1927, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan d. 19 Dec 2015, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

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• Notes

  Funeral held St. Paul's Episcopal Church Death from newspaper Social Security Number: 306-10-2188 The state listed in the birth locality field is where the Social Security Number was issued. The zip code listed in the death locality field is the last place of residence. Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 99362 Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington Info from birth record (I have image) Name Ray A. Pringle Date of Birth Oct 18 1882 Birthplace Solon Norman N. Pringle of Solon TWNP Born Canada Farmer Elvie N Pringle of Solon TWNP Born Michigan Recorded May 29 1883

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] U.S. Social Security Death Index.