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Raymond H Rister 1925 - 2005

Raymond H Rister of Bartlett, Bell County, TX was born on May 1, 1925 at Home in Granger, Williamson County. Raymond was baptized circa May 1940 at Granger Baptist Church in Granger. Raymond Rister died at age 80 years old on December 29, 2005.
Raymond H Rister
Bartlett, Bell County, TX 76511
May 1, 1925
Home in Granger, Williamson County, Texas, 76530, United States
December 29, 2005
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  • 05/1
    1925

    Birthday

    May 1, 1925
    Birthdate
    Home in Granger, Williamson County, Texas 76530, United States
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    Aside from military service and college, Raymond spent his entire life on a farm six miles wesst of Granger, Texas.
  • Early Life & Education

    Raymond did the first seven grades at Denson School (now closed), high school in Granger Texas, and a semester each at Princeton University and Southwestern University.
  • 05/dd
    1940
    circa

    Baptism

    circa May 1940
    Baptism date
    Granger Baptist Church in Granger, Williamson County, Texas 76530, United States
    Place of worship
  • Religious Beliefs

    Raymond spent most of the first 70 years of his life as a Southern Baptist, investing over 40 years as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, and Association president, and the last 10 yers of his life as a member of the Methodist Church
  • Military Service

    US Marine Corps, Pacific, 1943-1945
  • Professional Career

    Raymond was a farmer for 30 years, a soil conservation contractor for 30 years, and a county commissioner for 16 years.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Raymond was a Mason. He was a master of his lodge and a Deputy Grand Master. Raymond was active in Masonry for over 30 years. He also was active in Lions, Kiwanis, Civitan, and the Democratic Party. Raymond visited sick people, helped old people until the last few months of his life, and loved his church and his wife and family.
  • 12/29
    2005

    Death

    December 29, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1925, in the year that Raymond H Rister was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1944, he was 19 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
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