Susan Brown Clark (1938-2015) Warren High School Class of 1956

Warren Times Observer

1956 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory (county section)

• Clark Ralph 108 Jamestown (Sugar Grove)
• Clark Sue 108 Jamestown

1983 Warren City Directory (county section)

• Clark Ralph r108 Jamestown
• Clark Sue r108 Jamestown

The popularity of Susan as a baby name is graphed here.

'Ralph' and 'Agnes' were both popular during the 1st three decades of the 20th century. 'Agnes' went into decline during the 1930s and dropped off the chart after 1972.  Ralph's decline began about 35 years later.  He lingered through 2011.

Source:  Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names

Other members of the class of '56:
John Harrington. (10/13/2015)
Carol Schwitzer.  (10/7/2015)
John Smith.  (9/12/2015)
Donald Burgeson.  (3/9/2015)
Diane McChesney Kondak.  (2/15/2015)

Ralph and Alice Part Ways in 1988

Later than some of you thought.

Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names

Ralph's best years occurred at the start of the 20th century with a run of 33 years in the top 30.   Best years:  1914-1917 at #21.

Alice spent her first 49 years (1880-1928) on the popular baby names chart in the top 20, as high as #8 in 1880 and 1882.

While Ralph fell off the chart after 2011, Alice is experiencing something of a renaissance, jumping from 444 in 2002 to 127 in 2012.

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