Ralph NESBIT, III^[1]

1913 - 1990  (76 years)

• Name	Ralph NESBIT
  Suffix	III
  Birth	26 Nov 1913	Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1935	New Haven, CT   [3]
  	Ralph graduated from Yale University with a degree in history in 1935.
  Occupation	1935 - 1941	Ohio and North Carolina   [3]
  	He worked for Good Year Tire & Rubber Company in Ohio and North Carolina until July 1941.
  WWII	1941 - 1946  [3]
  	He was drafted into the Army Air Corps during July 1941. He served until May 1946, and left the service with the rank of major.
  Occupation	1946 - 1983	Richmond City, VA   [4]
  	Ralph began working for Union Envelope Company in Richmond, Virginia in 1946. He served as its president from 1971 until 1978. From 1979 until 1982, he was acting manager of Duplex Envelope Company in Richmond. He retired in 1983.
  Death	7 Feb 1990	Richmond City, VA   [2, 4]
  	Ralph died at Henrico Doctor's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia on 7 February 1990. He was 76 years old at the time of his death.
  MEMS	9 Feb 1990	Richmond City, VA   [4]
  	A memorial service was held at noon on 9 February 1990 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church on Three Chopt Road in Richmond, Virginia.
  Burial	Pawleys Island, Georgetown Co, SC   [4]
  	His remains were interred at All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery on Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
  Person ID	I62961	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Valentine Jordan NESBIT,   b. 20 Jan 1883, Camden, Kershaw Co, SC d. 7 Feb 1938, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Virginia Preston MEANS,   b. 9 Dec 1887, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL d. 24 Sep 1972, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	c. 1911  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F7186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Steadman DAVIS,   b. 29 May 1920, Wilmington, New Hanover Co, NC d. 7 Apr 2005, Wilmington, New Hanover Co, NC (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1943	Wilmington, New Hanover Co, NC   [7]
  	The couple was married in Wilmington, North Carolina on 6 February 1943.
  Children	1. Valentine Jordan NESBIT, II,   b. 1 Jan 1947, Richmond City, VA d. 31 Jan 2005, Tampa, Hillsborough Co, FL (Age 58 years)   2. Ralph NESBIT   3. Holmes Davis NESBIT   4. Margaret NESBIT
  Family ID	F7188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1920 US Census / Nesbit, Val 3214 Lane Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama.
  		1930 US Census / Nesbit, Valentine J. 3542 Lennox Road, Birmingham, Alabama.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2850] 1920 US Census / Nesbit, Val. [S2860] Ralph Nesbit. SSN 290-10-2237. SSDI. [S2870] Alumni Horae, online (http://archives.sps.edu). Vol. 70, Issue 2, p. 105, Summer 1990: Ralph Nesbit III obituary. [S2862] Ralph Nesbit obituary, Richmond Times-Dispatch, (Virginia) 9 February 1990. [S2851] Valentine Jordan Nesbit. WWI draft registration card. [S2852] 1930 US Census / Nesbit, Valentine J. [S2870] Alumni Horae, online (http://archives.sps.edu). Vol. 23, Issue 3, p. 120, Autumn 1943: Nesbit - Davis marriage.