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James Alex Ralston 1847–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1847

Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 Jun 1919

Death Location: Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, USA

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Nancy McLane

Spouse(s): Mary Potter

Children(s): Ernest Ralston, Charles Ralston, Leroy Ralston, Edgar Ralston, Hubert Ralston, Jessie Ralston, Alva Ralston

The story of James Alex Ralston began in 1847 in , , Pennsylvania, USA. In 1880, James Alex Ralston resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA. James Alex Ralston married Mary Lovina Potter, and had children including Alva A Ralston, Charles Henry Ralston, Edgar Allen Ralston, Ernest Uriah Ralston, Hubert Ralston, Jessie M Ralston, Leroy Ralston. James Alex Ralston passed away in 1919 in Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Alex Ralston began in 1847 in , , Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1880, James Alex Ralston resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA.
  • James Alex Ralston married Mary Lovina Potter, and had children including Alva A Ralston, Charles Henry Ralston, Edgar Allen Ralston, Ernest Uriah Ralston, Hubert Ralston, Jessie M Ralston, Leroy Ralston.
  • James Alex Ralston passed away in 1919 in Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr.
1807–1873
Birth Location: Brady, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Nancy McLane
1814–1905
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Potter
1854–1872
Birth Location: Iowa
MP

Children(s)

Ernest Ralston
1873–1958
Birth Location: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
ER
Charles Ralston
1878–1959
Birth Location: Donovan, Kansas, USA
CR
Leroy Ralston
1876–1945
Birth Location: Iowa, United States of America
LR
Edgar Ralston
1894–1966
Birth Location: Brandon Tp, Jackson, Iowa
ER
Hubert Ralston
1891–1964
Birth Location: Clarke, Iowa
HR
Jessie Ralston
1889–1946
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Iowa
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Alva Ralston
1883–1943
Birth Location: Monmouth, Jackson County, Iowa
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James Ralston's Ancestors

Self
James Ralston
1847–1919
Birth Place: , , Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Ralston Jr.
1807–1873
Brady, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Agnes) McLane
1814–1905
Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John Ralston
1776–1849
Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Sharp
1780–1847
, , Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ralston
1755–
Martha
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ralston's Descendants

1.
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James (Alex) Ralston (Abt 1847–6 Jun 1919) m. Mary (Lovina) Potter (Apr 1854–1872)
  1. 1. Ernest (Uriah) Ralston 1873–1958 m. Minerva (Jane "Minnie") Smola 1876–1961
    1. 1. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Ralston 1904–1993 m. Warren (Wilson) Carpenter 1900–1984
      1. 1. Howard (Warren) Carpenter 1923–2018 m. Clyda (Ellistine) Stanley 1926–
      2. 2. Lucille (Eleanor) Carpenter 1924–1996 m. Norman (R.) Opfer 1926–1994 m. Harry (Vernon) Walker 1919–1986
      3. 3. Ruth (Shirley) Carpenter 1926–2013 m. Lowell (Lee) Smith 1923–2000
        1. 1. Barbara (Lee) Smith 1946–2010 m. Lonnie (Gene) Glick 1946–2011
        2. 2. Terry (J.) Smith 1950–1987
      4. 4. Ernest (J. "Mike") Carpenter 1929–1981
      5. 5. Robert (L.) Carpenter 1930–1996
    2. 2. Ruth (Elizabeth) Ralston 1905–1984 m. John (O.) Tucker 1903–1985
      1. 1. Edmund (E.) Tucker 1924–1990 m. J. (Dorothy) Lammers 1925–2012
      2. 2. John (R. "Jack") Tucker 1926–2009
    3. 3. Mary (Vivian) Ralston 1907–2005 m. William (Clarence) Johnson 1904–1988
    4. 4. Ralph (E.) Ralston 1909–1985 m. Libbie (Anna) Kouba 1909–1940 m. Grace (M.) Clark 1920–1992
      1. 1. John (R.) Ralston 1935–2003
    5. 5. Carroll (Wallace "Dutch") Ralston 1913–1991 m. Frances (Jane) Ozburn 1915–1995 m. Neta (K.) Workman 1910–1982
      1. 1. James (Francis "Jim") Ralston 1937–2009 m. Norma (Jean) Tucker 1939–2005
      2. 2. Carol (Jane) Ralston 1934–2009
    6. 6. Helen (Muriel) Ralston 1915–2007 m. Clement (C. "Bud") Ozburn 1912–1990
      1. 1. Clement ("Ozz") Ozburn 1937–2005
      2. 2. Marvin (R.) Ozburn 1939–2010
    7. 7. Orpha (Lucille) Ralston 1918–1997 m. Orville (E.) Thomas 1910–1987
      1. 1. Layton (De) Thomas 1940–2013
  2. 2. Charles (Henry) Ralston 1878–1959 m. Mabel (Ethel) Cook 1883–1970
    1. 1. Marie (V) Ralston 1902–1981 m. Ralph (Amber) Marling 1900–1994
    2. 2. Glen (Raymond) Ralston 1905–1980 m. Zillah (Mary) Fairchild 1908–1981
      1. 1. Ellen (E.) Ralston 1938–2008
      2. 2. Robert (John) Ralston 1932–1985
    3. 3. Charles (Hollis) Ralston 1908–1992 m. Edna (A.) Savage 1907–1988
      1. 1. Ardis (J.) Ralston 1935–2011 m. Joe (L) Boddicker 1939–2005
    4. 4. Leone (Georgia) Ralston 1912–1994 m. Vern (Wilbur) Guernsey 1912–1983
    5. 5. Kenneth Ralston 1918–1918
    6. 6. Jean (Evelyn) Ralston 1920–1921
    7. 7. Paul (William) Ralston 1924–2000 m. Helen (Lucille) Ward 1926–2022
      1. 1. Steven (Paul) Ralston 1949–2006
  3. 3. Leroy Ralston 1876–1945 m. Bertha (W) Waldron 1883– m. Lucy (D.) Hall 1871–1933
    1. 1. Minnie (Glendora) Wann 1908–2004
    2. 2. Edna (May) Snow 1905–1990
    3. 3. William (Alfred) Ralston 1911–1976
    4. 4. Lucy (Irene) Ralston 1915–2012 m. Archie (McDonald) Stewart 1907–1980
    5. 5. Elizabeth Ralston 1910–
  4. 4. Edgar (Allen) Ralston 1894–1966 m. Verna (H) Bittinger 1895–1994
    1. 1. Margaret (Louise.) Ralston 1929–2017 m. Don Eck 1927–1993
    2. 2. Dorthy (M.) Ralston 1925–
    3. 3. Milo (Francis) Ralston 1922–2011 m. Rosemary Friedl 1923–
      1. 1. Mark Ralston 1950–1978
  5. 5. Hubert Ralston 1891–1964 m. Clara (Edna) Arnold 1894–1978
    1. 1. Gary (Raymond) Ralston 1936–2011
    2. 2. Lloyd (Alvin) Ralston 1926–1993
    3. 3. Vivian (Lavonne) Ralston 1924–
    4. 4. Clarence (Marvin) Ralston 1921–2000
    5. 5. James (Lorraine) Ralston 1918–1986
    6. 6. Marguerite (E.) Ralston 1916–1996 m. James (A.) Carlson 1920–2005
  6. 6. Jessie (M.) Ralston 1889–1946 m. Wm. (H.) Brugman 1891–1974
  7. 7. Alva (A.) Ralston 1883–1943 m. Fern Reynolds 1895–1989
    1. 1. James (A.) Ralston 1921–2000
    2. 2. David (D.) Ralston 1922–2007 m. Clara Dena 1922–2012
    3. 3. Alva (Reynolds) Ralston 1923–2005 m. Thelma (J.) Luckett 1925–
    4. 4. William Ralston 1926–
    5. 5. Thomas (Arthur) Ralston 1935–1995

James Ralston's Timeline

6 Records

1847
Abt 1847
Birth of James Alex Ralston in , , Pennsylvania, USA
, , Pennsylvania, USA
1848
6 Apr 1848
Age 1
Birth of James Alex Ralston in Slippery Rock,Butler PA
Slippery Rock,Butler PA
1880
1880
Age 33
James Alex Ralston resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
James Alex Ralston resided here in Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa
Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 63
James Alex Ralston resided here in Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa
Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa
1919
6 Jun 1919
Age 72
Death of James Alex Ralston in Jackson County,IA
Jackson County,IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Slippery Rock,Butler PA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 722.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1847
    Event Place: , , Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 402C; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0667

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 402C; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0667

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 722.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Jackson County,IA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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