View source for Ralph O. Whitehead (1895-1983), Architect

<div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">'''Grand Island, 1912-1913, and North Platte, Nebraska, 1930-1965'''</div style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:125%">


'''Ralph O. Whitehead''' was born November 16, 1895 in Gainesville, Texas, but he grew up in Springfield, Missouri. He served in World War II, then married Hilda Dueland on December 21, 1922. Six years later, he started working for Cohagen Construction Company, which was located in North Platte. He did not stay at this job for long, however; in 1930, he started his own construction company, working in this capacity until his retirement in 1965. Whitehead was married to Hilda, with whom he shared four children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was the director of the First Federal Savings and Loan (in North Platte); he was also a member of P.R. Halligan Post No. 53 of the American Legion and the First United Methodist Church. Whitehead died December 18, 1983.[[#References|[1][2][3][4]]]

This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.

==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings==
Grand Island, Nebraska, 1912-1913

==Educational & Professional Associations==
1912-1913: architect, Grand Island, Nebraska.

1928: Cohagen Construction Company, North Platte, Nebraska.[[#References|[1]]]

1930: carpenter, North Platte, Nebraska.[[#References|[2]]]

1940: contractor, North Platte, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]]

==Buildings & Projects==

==Notes==
a. Not found in federal census in Nebraska in 1910 or 1920.  

==References==
1.  “R.O. Whitehead,” ''North Platte Telegraph'' (December 20, 1983), 6:2.

2. 1930 United States Census, s.v. “Ralph O. Whitehead,” North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, accessed through ''AncestryLibrary.com''.

3. 1940 United States Census, s.v. “Ralph O. Whitehead,” North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, accessed through ''AncestryLibrary.com''.

4. “Ralph O. Whitehead,” ''FindAGrave.com'', February 26, 2000, accessed April 30, 2015, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1317912&ref=acom

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