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John Nathan Ralston 1829–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JUN 1829

Birth Location: Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 DEC 1910

Death Location: Waukon, Iowa (Amalakee)

Father: Matthew Ralston

Mother: Elizabeth McCulloch

Spouse(s): Isabella Archibald

Children(s): Mary Ralston, George Ralston

The story of John Nathan Ralston began in 1829 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. John Nathan Ralston married Isabella Archibald, and had children including George B Ralston, Mary Elizabeth Ralston. John Nathan Ralston passed away in 1910 in Waukon, Iowa (Amalakee).

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Biography

  • The story of John Nathan Ralston began in 1829 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • John Nathan Ralston married Isabella Archibald, and had children including George B Ralston, Mary Elizabeth Ralston.
  • John Nathan Ralston passed away in 1910 in Waukon, Iowa (Amalakee).

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ralston's Ancestors

Self
John Ralston
1829–1910
Birth Place: Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Ralston
1803–1895
Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Elizabeth McCulloch
1805–1898
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Ralston
1760–1862
Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Glendenning
1779–1859
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Glendenning
1759–1859
Anne Thompson
1759–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ralston's Descendants

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John (Nathan) Ralston (3 JUN 1829–10 DEC 1910) m. Isabella Archibald (19 APR 1826–28 DEC 1915)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Ralston 1863–1914 m. John (Edward) Baxter 1862–1946
    1. 1. John (Edison) Baxter 1906–1983 m. Audrey (Maud) Little 1915–2001
    2. 2. William Baxter 1895–1985
    3. 3. Charles (Clement) Baxter 1901–1980
    4. 4. Leo (Francis) Baxter 1892–1899
    5. 5. Mary (Esther) Baxter 1903–1903
  2. 2. George (B.) Ralston 1869–

John Ralston's Timeline

2 Records

1829
3 JUN 1829
Birth of John Nathan Ralston in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1910
10 DEC 1910
Age 81
Death of John Nathan Ralston in Waukon, Iowa (Amalakee)
Waukon, Iowa (Amalakee)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JUN 1829
    Event Place: Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, kathybaxter_1’s tree: owner Kathy Baxter telephone conversation due to GEDMATCH

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 DEC 1910
    Event Place: Waukon, Iowa (Amalakee)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, kathybaxter_1’s tree: owner Kathy Baxter telephone conversation due to GEDMATCH

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