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James Francis "Jim" Ralston 1937 – 2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1937

Birth Location: Iowa City, Iowa

Death Date: 12 May 2009

Death Location: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin

Father: Carroll Ralston

Mother: Frances Ozburn

Spouse(s): Norma Tucker

Children(s): Ralston None

James Francis "Jim" Ralston was born in 1937 in Iowa City, Iowa, the child of Carroll Wallace "Dutch" Ralston and Frances Jane Ozburn. In 1940, James Francis "Jim" Ralston resided in Springville, Linn, Iowa, USA. In 1956, James Francis "Jim" Ralston resided in Iowa. James Francis "Jim" Ralston married Norma Jean Tucker, and had children including Ralston. James Francis "Jim" Ralston passed away in 2009 in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin.

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Biography

  • James Francis "Jim" Ralston was born in 1937 in Iowa City, Iowa, the child of Carroll Wallace "Dutch" Ralston and Frances Jane Ozburn.
  • In 1940, James Francis "Jim" Ralston resided in Springville, Linn, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1956, James Francis "Jim" Ralston resided in Iowa.
  • James Francis "Jim" Ralston married Norma Jean Tucker, and had children including Ralston.
  • James Francis "Jim" Ralston passed away in 2009 in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ralston's Ancestors

Self
James Ralston
1937 – 2009
Birth Place: Iowa City, Iowa
Parents
Carroll Wallace "Dutch" Ralston
1913 – 1991
Center Point, Iowa
Frances (Jane) Ozburn
1915 – 1995
Iowa
Grandparents
Ernest (Uriah) Ralston
1873 – 1958
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Minerva (Jane "Minnie") Smola
1876 – 1961
Peoria, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
James Ralston
1847 – 1919
Mary Potter
1854 – 1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ralston
1807 – 1873
Nancy McLane
1814 – 1905
William Potter
1828 – 1898
Elizabeth Sinkey
1833 – 1912

James Ralston's Descendants

1.
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James (Francis "Jim") Ralston (28 Jul 1937 – 12 May 2009) m. Norma (Jean) Tucker (12 Sep 1939 – 27 June 2005)
  1. 1. Ralston m. Allen
    1. 1. Amanda Allen m. Dressen

James Ralston's Timeline

7 Records

1937
28 Jul 1937
Birth of James Francis "Jim" Ralston in Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 3
James Francis "Jim" Ralston resided here in Springville, Linn, Iowa, USA
Springville, Linn, Iowa, USA
1956
1956-1958
Age 19
James Francis "Jim" Ralston resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1979
20 Oct 1979
Age 42
James Francis "Jim" Ralston was married
None
1985
1985
Age 48
James Francis "Jim" Ralston resided here in Lancaster, WI
Lancaster, WI
1993
1993
Age 56
James Francis "Jim" Ralston resided here in Lancaster, WI
Lancaster, WI
2009
12 May 2009
Age 72
Death of James Francis "Jim" Ralston in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin
Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1937
    Event Place: Iowa City, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springville, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1175; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 57-5
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Telegraph Herald; Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA
    [6] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1973-1997
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [8] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1979
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Telegraph Herald; Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Springville, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springville, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1175; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 57-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956-1958
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Lancaster, WI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Lancaster, WI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grant
    Record Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1973-1997

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancaster
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Telegraph Herald; Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancaster, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 2009
    Event Place: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Telegraph Herald; Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Telegraph Herald; Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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