Ralph Hamilton Dewater

1929 - 1969  (39 years)

• Name	Ralph Hamilton Dewater  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	13 Dec 1929	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1950	Clallam, Washington, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Oiler; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1958	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: Butcher
  Divorce Filed - Joy and Ralph Dewater	10 Mar 1958	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [7]
  		Newspapers.com - The Salt Lake Tribune - 10 Mar 1958 - 31 Divorce Filed - Joy and Ralph Dewater
  Name	Ralph Dewater  [4]
  Name	Ralph H Dewater  [6]
  Name	Ralph H Dewater  [5]
  Reference Number	30773
  Burial	1969	Commerce, Los Angeles, California, USA   [2]
  Death	27 Jun 1969	Maywood, Los Angeles, California, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I30773	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Philp Ola Dewater,   b. Abt 1890
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Clara Adams,   b. Abt 1893
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F20134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joy Louise Peters,   b. 23 Sep 1933, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA d. 11 Apr 1995, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage License	13 Nov 1948	Clallam, Washington, USA   [5]
  Children	> 1. Roberta J Dewater,   b. 20 Jul 1949, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA d. 20 Sep 1973, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 24 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 2. Living
  Family ID	F20131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Dec 1929 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Marriage License - 13 Nov 1948 - Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Occupation: Oiler; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Occupation: Butcher - 1958 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Divorce Filed - Joy and Ralph Dewater - 10 Mar 1958 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Burial - 1969 - Commerce, Los Angeles, California, USA Death - 27 Jun 1969 - Maywood, Los Angeles, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	U.S., Family History Books The Alumni Record of the University of Illinois: Including Historical Sketch and Annals of the University, and Biographical Data Regarding Members of the Faculties and the Boards of Trustees; Author: Kelly, James Herbert
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  	Newspapers.com - The Salt Lake Tribune - 10 Mar 1958 - 31 Divorce Filed - Joy and Ralph Dewater

  
  

• Sources

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