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John Newton Ralston 1859 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1859

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 15 Aug 1939

Death Location: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA

Father: Mellon Ralston

Mother: Eliza Sinkey

Spouse(s): Delila Harding

Children(s): Lula Ralston

The story of John Newton Ralston began in 1859 in Iowa. In 1870, John Newton Ralston resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States. John Newton Ralston married Delila A. Harding, and had children including Lula M. Ralston. John Newton Ralston passed away in 1939 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Newton Ralston began in 1859 in Iowa.
  • In 1870, John Newton Ralston resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States.
  • John Newton Ralston married Delila A. Harding, and had children including Lula M. Ralston.
  • John Newton Ralston passed away in 1939 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mellon Ralston
1833 – 1896
Birth Location: Butler,PA.
MR
Eliza Sinkey
1842 – 1909
Birth Location: Licking County,Ohio
ES

Spouses(s)

Delila Harding
1862 – 1936
Birth Location: Iowa
DH

Children(s)

Lula Ralston
1892 – 1939
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Iowa
LR

John Ralston's Ancestors

Self
John Ralston
1859 – 1939
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Mellon Ralston
1833 – 1896
Butler,PA.
Eliza (Louise) Sinkey
1842 – 1909
Licking County,Ohio
Grandparents
John Ralston
1807 – 1873
Brady, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Agnes) McLane
1814 – 1905
Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Matthew Sinkey
1808 – 1894
, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy Houston
1817 – 1890
, Licking, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Ralston
1776 – 1849
Elizabeth Sharp
1780 – 1847
William Sinkey
1765 – 1850
Mary McCartney
1770 – 1850
Andrew Huston
1776 – 1848
Elizabeth Green
1780 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ralston
1755 –
Martha
1755 –
James Sharp
Mary
Richard Sinkey
1745 – 1814
Bridget Lnu
1746 – 1816
Regnal Green
1740 – 1819
Sarah Duncan
1744 – 1787

John Ralston's Descendants

1.
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John (Newton) Ralston (abt 1859 – 15 Aug 1939) m. Delila (A.) Harding (Sep 1862 – 11 Jan 1936)
  1. 1. Lula (M.) Ralston (Mar 1892 – 23 Oct 1939) m. John (Mathias) Dague (30 Apr 1884 – 29 Nov 1943)
    1. 1. Estella (Mae) Dague (1 Aug 1910 – 4 Feb 1983) m. Ervin (Laverne) Collins (15 May 1898 – 12 October 1958)
      1. 1. Audrey (Ruth) Dague (6 March 1933 – 13 September 1980) m. Robert (J) Fulrath (09 APR 1932 – 04 OCT 1993) m. Lee m. Eugene Neal (09/12/1937 – 02/20/2001)
        1. 1. Donna (Rae) Fulrath (14 APR 1958 – 29 NOV 2012)
        2. 2. Eugene Neal (3 Mar 1960 – 14 Aug 2010)
      2. 2. Leo (LaVerne) Collins (7 Sep 1934 – )
      3. 3. Paul (Lawrence) Collins (26 Sep 1935 – 8 Nov 1992) m. Joyce (A) Melvin
      4. 4. Kenneth (Eugene) Collins (20 Dec 1936 – 28 May 2021) m. Kathryn (Elaine) Brooks (20 Jun 1946 – )
        1. 1. Kellie (Ann) Collins (Dec 1966 – ) m. Atchley
        2. 2. Kim Collins m. Miller
        3. 3. Tom Collins
      5. 5. Donald (Vance) Collins (20 Feb 1938 – )
      6. 6. Patricia (Ann) Collins (17 Mar 1939 – 23 OCT 2009)
      7. 7. Jack (Larell) Collins (9 September 1944 – 20 January 1967)
      8. 8. Milton (Keith) Collins (12 DEC 1946 – 17 Nov 1973)
    2. 2. Buelah (Frances) Dague (30 Oct 1913 – 11 Jul 1996) m. Louis (H.) Ostert (8 May 1908 – 17 December 1988)
      1. 1. Robert (Louis) Ostert (16 July 1933 – 16 December 2012)
      2. 2. Richard Ostert (abt 1935 – )
      3. 3. Joan Ostert (abt 1937 – )
      4. 4. Lois Ostert (abt 1939 – )
      5. 5. Verdina (F.) Ostert (26 July 1940 – 26 July 1940)
      6. 6. Arlema (M) Ostert (abt 1942 – )
      7. 7. James (E) Ostert (abt 1945 – )
      8. 8. Patty (L) Ostert (abt 1946 – )
      9. 9. Judy (M) Ostert (abt 1948 – )
    3. 3. Willie Dague (2 Aug 1920 – 11 Aug 1920)
    4. 4. Eleanor (Lucille) Dague (23 Feb 1922 – 29 Sep 2001) m. Emmett (Thomas) Healey (10 JUL 1918 – 07 JUL 2010) m. Arthur (H.) Laack (07 JUN 1917 – 08 MAY 1991)
      1. 1. Connie (Marie) Healey (30 December 1951 – 7 January 1952)
    5. 5. John (Willard) Dague (16 Mar 1927 – 23 Aug 1988) m. Marcella (Louise) Morehead (22 Oct 1928 – 09 Mar 2017)
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Dague (13 May 1949 – ) m. Smith
      2. 2. John (C.) Dague (1 May 1951 – )
      3. 3. Cindy (L.) Dague (19 Oct 1960 – ) m. Jerry (R.) Schau (12 Jan 1961 – )

John Ralston's Timeline

11 Records

1856
10 Aug 1856
Birth of John Newton Ralston in Jackson County, Iowa
Jackson County, Iowa
1859
abt 1859
Birth of John Newton Ralston in Iowa
Iowa
1870
1870
Age 11
John Newton Ralston resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 21
John Newton Ralston resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
1900
1900
Age 41
John Newton Ralston resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 51
John Newton Ralston resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 56
John Newton Ralston resided here in Jackson, Iowa
Jackson, Iowa
1920
1920
Age 61
John Newton Ralston resided here in Scotch Grove, Jones, Iowa, USA
Scotch Grove, Jones, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 66
John Newton Ralston resided here in Scotch Grove, Jones, Iowa
Scotch Grove, Jones, Iowa
1930
1930
Age 71
John Newton Ralston resided here in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1939
15 Aug 1939
Age 80
Death of John Newton Ralston in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Jackson County, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 282.0; FHL microfilm: 2340395
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_397; Page: 388A; Image: 86; Family History Library Film: 545896
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 438; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240438
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1374420
    [6] Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
    [7] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1939; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.031225078,0.9871402,0.3631873&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1859
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 399A; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0661.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_397; Page: 388A; Image: 86; Family History Library Film: 545896

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 399A; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0661.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 438; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240438

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1374420

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Scotch Grove, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Scotch Grove, Jones, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 78

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Scotch Grove, Jones, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 282.0; FHL microfilm: 2340395

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MAQUOKETA, IA .
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1939; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.031225078,0.9871402,0.3631873&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1939; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.031225078,0.9871402,0.3631873&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emeline
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1939; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.031225078,0.9871402,0.3631873&xid=3355
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