Individual Details
Amanda RALSTON
(17 Jun 1838 - 6 May 1923)
Events
| Birth | 17 Jun 1838 | Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1850 | a 12 year old female born Pennsylvania and was listed as Amanda Ralston - North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 22 Jun 1854 | Knox, Illinois, United States - James Bailey SIMKINS | | ||
| Birth-shared | 14 Nov 1858 | (Ann Jane "Jennie" SIMKINS) Knox, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1860 | Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Birth-shared | 2 Jul 1861 | (William Albert SIMKINS) Knox, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | Oneida, Knox, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Rivoli Township, Mercer, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1900 | Pennington, South Dakota, United States | | | |
| Residence | 7 Jul 1904 | Hill City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1905 | South Dakota, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Hill City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1915 | South Dakota, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Neligh Township, Antelope, Nebraska, United States | | | |
| Death | 6 May 1923 | Pennington, South Dakota, United States | | ||
| Burial | Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | James Bailey SIMKINS (1831 - 1909) |
| Child | Harry A. SIMKINS (1857 - 1938) |
| Child | James Ellis SIMKINS (1858 - 1918) |
| Child | Ann Jane "Jennie" SIMKINS (1858 - 1932) |
| Child | William Albert SIMKINS (1861 - 1952) |
| Child | Frank Ralston SIMKINS (1867 - 1930) |
| Child | Mary E SIMKINS (1870 - 1897) |
| Child | Guy Eakins SIMKINS (1873 - 1931) |
| Child | Paul Clifton SIMKINS (1876 - 1943) |
| Father | James Barr RALSTON (1811 - 1904) |
| Mother | Nancy Jane MCCORMICK (1818 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Matilda RALSTON (1840 - 1900) |
| Sibling | John Nelson RALSTON (1842 - 1863) |
| Sibling | James McCormick RALSTON (1845 - 1931) |
| Sibling | David Franklin RALSTON (1847 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ellen RALSTON (1849 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Ellis Simpkins RALSTON (1851 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Margaret RALSTON (1854 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Alicia Melinda RALSTON (1857 - 1935) |
Notes
Residence
Amanda Ralston was listed on the 1850 census as a 12 year old female born in Pennsylvania.Residence
Amanda Simpkins was listed as the wife of James B Simpkins in the 1880 census. According to the census, Amanda was 41 years old and born in Pennsylvania.Residence
Amanda Simkins was listed as the wife of James Simkins on the 1900 census. James Simkins was listed as the father of Clifton Simkins. According to the census, Amanda was born Jun 1838 in Pennsylvania. Amanda and James were married 44 years. Amanda was the mother of 8 children, 7 of whom were living in 1900.Residence
Amanda Simpkins was listed as the head of household on the 1910 census. According to the census, Amanda as a 71 year old widow who had been born in Pennsylvania. Amanda was the mother of 8 children, 7 of whom were living in 1910.Residence
Amanda Simkins was listed as the mother-in-law of James Minteer on the 1920 census. According to the census, Amanda was an 81 year old widow who was born in Pennsylvania.Endnotes
1. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed ), Find a Grave ;, .
2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online November 2016), memorial for Amanda Ann Ralston Simkins (1838-1922), Find a Grave Memorial no. #61878577, created by Barragirl, citing Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Pennington County, South Dakota;, Amanda Ann Ralston Simkins.
3. 1850 U.S. Census, Armstrong County Pennsylvania, population schedule, North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, image 20, household 129, James B Ralston; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication M432.
4. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online November 2016), memorial for Amanda Ann Ralston Simkins (1838-1922), Find a Grave Memorial no. #61878577, created by Barragirl, citing Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Pennington County, South Dakota;, Amanda Ann Ralston Simkins.
5. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, invalid pension application, 14 Jul 1890; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018).
6. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online February 2018), memorial for James Bailey Simkins (1831-1909), Find a Grave Memorial no. #47964867, citing Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Pennington County, South Dakota; accompanying photograph by Stephen Ranum, James Bailey Simkins.
7. Marriage Records, 1880-1951, William A. Simkins, 25 Jan 1888; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2019).
8. 1860 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population schedule, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, page 307, family 2084, J B Simpkins; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA microfilm publication M653.
9. Marriage Records, 1880-1951, Jennie Simpkins - James A Minteer, 14 Nov 1882; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018).
10. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online February 2018), memorial for Ann Jane "Jennie" Simkins Minteer, Find a Grave Memorial no. #62073749, created by RobMinteer57, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Neligh, Antelope County, Nebraska; accompanying photograph by RobMinteer57, Ann Jane "Jennie" Simkins Minteer.
11. 1860 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population schedule, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, page 307, family 2084, J B Simpkins; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA microfilm publication M653.
12. 1870 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population schedule, Oneida, Knox County, Illinois, page 22, family 165, Simpkins James; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA microfilm publication T132.
13. Marriage Records, 1880-1951, William A Simkins - Maggie Minteer, 25 Jan 1888; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018).
14. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online February 2018), memorial for William Albert Simkins (1861-1952), Find a Grave Memorial no. #98006916, created by RobMinteer57, citing Willow Springs City Cemetery, Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri; accompanying photograph by Marcia, William Albert Simkins.
15. 1870 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population schedule, Oneida, Knox County, Illinois, page 22, family 165, Simpkins James; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA microfilm publication T132.
16. 1880 U.S. Census, Mercer County Illinois, population schedule, Rivoli Township, Mercer County, Illinois, ED 186, Page 17, household 47, James B Simpkins; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018).
17. 1900 U.S. Census, Pennington County, South Dakota, population schedule, Oneville Precinct, Pennington County, South Dakota, ED 40, sheet 20A, household 441, Clifton Simpkins; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA T623.
18. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for James Barr Ralston (1811-1904), Find a Grave Memorial no. #19656003, created by Mark Lindahl, citing Alice Union Cemetery, Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by Swanlin, James Barr Ralston.
19. "South Dakota, State Census, 1905,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (August 2019), Amanda Simkins; Family Search.
20. 1910 U.S. Census, Pennington, South Dakota, population schedule, Hill City, ED 81, Sheet 3B, family 90, Simpkins, Amanda; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA microfilm publication T624.
21. "South Dakota, State Census, 1915,"FamilySearch, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (Feb 2018), Amanda Simkins.
22. 1920 U.S. Census, Antelope County, Nebraska, population schedule, Neligh Township, Antelope County, Nebraska, Ed 12, sheet 8A, household 184, Minteer, James; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018).
23. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed ), Find a Grave ;, .
24. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online November 2016), memorial for Amanda Ann Ralston Simkins (1838-1922), Find a Grave Memorial no. #61878577, created by Barragirl, citing Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Pennington County, South Dakota;, Amanda Ann Ralston Simkins.
25. South Dakota, Death Index, 1879-1955, Amanda A Simkins, 6 May 1923; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018). Original Source: Index to South Dakota Death Records, 1905-1955.
26. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online November 2016), memorial for Amanda Ann Ralston Simkins (1838-1922), Find a Grave Memorial no. #61878577, created by Barragirl, citing Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Pennington County, South Dakota;, Amanda Ann Ralston Simkins.