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John Murray Ralston 1896–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1896

Birth Location: Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 08 Aug 1961

Death Location: Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA

Father: Henry Ralston

Mother: Margaret Barclay

Spouse(s): Mary Trezise, Jean Creighton

Children(s): George Ralston, Raymond Ralston, Margaret Ralston, Marion Ralston, Roberta Ralston

John Murray Ralston was born in 1896 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA, the child of Henry Ralston And Margaret Helen Maggie Barclay. In 1900, John Murray Ralston resided in Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA. John Murray Ralston married Jean Marshall Creighton, Mary Cecelia Trezise, and had children including Colleen L Ralston, George B Ralston, John Murray Ralston, Margaret Elvira Ralston, Marion Kathryn Ralston, Raymond Ralston, Roberta Jean Jean Ralston. John Murray Ralston passed away in 1961 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • John Murray Ralston was born in 1896 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA, the child of Henry Ralston And Margaret Helen Maggie Barclay.
  • In 1900, John Murray Ralston resided in Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • John Murray Ralston married Jean Marshall Creighton, Mary Cecelia Trezise, and had children including Colleen L Ralston, George B Ralston, John Murray Ralston, Margaret Elvira Ralston, Marion Kathryn Ralston, Raymond Ralston, Roberta Jean Jean Ralston.
  • John Murray Ralston passed away in 1961 in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ralston
1868–1938
Birth Location: Lyon, Preston, West Virginia, USA
HR
Margaret Barclay
1872–1948
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Trezise
1895–1924
Birth Location: Allegany County, Maryland, USA
MT
Jean Creighton
1908–1982
Birth Location: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
JC

Children(s)

George Ralston
1917–1974
Birth Location: Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland, USA
GR
Raymond Ralston
1931–2013
Birth Location: Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
RR
Margaret Ralston
1919–1988
Birth Location: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
MR
Marion Ralston
1924–1994
Birth Location: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
MR
Roberta Ralston
1929–1997
Birth Location: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
RR

John Ralston's Ancestors

Self
John Ralston
1896–1961
Birth Place: Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Henry Ralston
1868–1938
Lyon, Preston, West Virginia, USA
Margaret (Helen "Maggie") Barclay
1872–1948
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Murray) Ralston
1843–1905
Scotland
Marion (Cockburn) Henry
1848–1926
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William (Hendrie)
1822–1905
Helen McFarlane
1826–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Henry
1780–1829
Mareon Cockburne
1789–1874

John Ralston's Descendants

1.
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John (Murray) Ralston (28 May 1896–08 Aug 1961) m. Mary (Cecelia) Trezise (May 1895–27 Aug 1924) m. Jean (Marshall) Creighton (29 Mar 1908–1 Jul 1982)
  1. 1. George (B.) Ralston 1917–1974 m. Georgianna (C.) Carter 1918–1998
  2. 2. Raymond Ralston 1931–2013
  3. 3. Margaret (Elvira) Ralston 1919–1988 m. Frank (Ronald) Blair 1916–1980
  4. 4. Marion (Kathryn) Ralston 1924–1994 m. Estil Martin 1914–1989
  5. 5. Roberta (Jean "Jean") Ralston 1929–1997 m. Charles (Wesley) Watts 1926–1996

John Ralston's Timeline

11 Records

1893
03 Dec 1893
Birth of John Murray Ralston in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
1896
28 May 1896
Birth of John Murray Ralston in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
John Murray Ralston resided here in Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
John Murray Ralston resided here in Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1919
1919
Age 23
John Murray Ralston resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 24
John Murray Ralston resided here in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
John Murray Ralston resided here in Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
John Murray Ralston resided here in Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1940
1940
Age 44
John Murray Ralston resided here in Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
John Murray Ralston resided here in Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1961
08 Aug 1961
Age 65
Death of John Murray Ralston in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1240604
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lonanconing, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T624_549; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374562
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 3903; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 1-83

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1896
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1240604

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lonanconing, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T624_549; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374562

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1950; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340578

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01500; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1-47B

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01500; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1-47B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 3903; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 1-83

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1961
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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