Individual Details
James McCormick RALSTON
(24 Apr 1845 - 30 Dec 1931)
Events
| Birth | 24 Apr 1845 | Slate Lick, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| ChildParent | | ||||
| Birth-shared | May 1847 | (Minnie RALSTON) Conrad, Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1850 | a 5 year old male born Pennsylvania and was listed as James Ralston - North Buffalo Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 10 Jul 1860 | a 15 year old male born Pennsylvania and was listed as James Ralston - Ontario, Knox County, Illinois | | | |
| Military | 1862 | in Company I of the 102nd Regiment of the Illinois Infantry | | ||
| Marriage | 4 Nov 1868 | Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States - Rebecca KENNEDY | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | Colfax Township, Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1880 | a 35 year old male farmer born Pennsylvania and was listed as James Ralston - Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1885 | Felix Township, Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1887 | Susan Elizabeth GRANT | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | (Frank J. RALSTON) | | |||
| Birth-shared | 21 Aug 1892 | (Iva RALSTON) Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1895 | Iowa | | ||
| ChildParent-shared | (Clayton RALSTON) | | |||
| Residence | 12 Jun 1900 | a 55 year old male farmer who was born April 1845 in Pennsylvania and was listed as James M. Ralston - Felix Township, Grundy, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | 7 Jul 1904 | Conrad, Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1905 | Felix Township, Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 30 Apr 1910 | Felix Township, Grundy, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1915 | Felix Township, Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1925 | Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | 30 Dec 1931 | Grundy, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 30 Dec 1931 | Alice Union Cemetery, Grundy, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca KENNEDY (1845 - 1886) |
| Child | Inez May RALSTON (1869 - 1893) |
| Child | Emma RALSTON (1872 - 1911) |
| Child | Minnie RALSTON (1847 - 1956) |
| Child | Orren RALSTON (1876 - 1918) |
| Child | Mark RALSTON (1878 - 1971) |
| Child | Raymond RALSTON (1880 - ) |
| Child | Fern RALSTON (1883 - 1894) |
| Spouse | Susan Elizabeth GRANT (1859 - 1920) |
| Child | Glen A. RALSTON (1888 - 1946) |
| Child | Frank J. RALSTON (1890 - 1957) |
| Child | Iva RALSTON (1892 - 1962) |
| Child | RALSTON (1894 - 1894) |
| Child | Harold Grant RALSTON (1895 - 1961) |
| Child | Clayton RALSTON (1897 - 1965) |
| Father | James Barr RALSTON (1811 - 1904) |
| Mother | Nancy Jane MCCORMICK (1818 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Amanda RALSTON (1838 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Matilda RALSTON (1840 - 1900) |
| Sibling | John Nelson RALSTON (1842 - 1863) |
| 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
James Ralston was listed on the 1850 census as a 5 year old male born in Pennsylvania.Residence
Jas M. Ralston was listed on the 1860 census as a 15 year old born in Pennsylvania. He was living in the household of J. B. Ralston.Residence
James M Ralston was the head of household on the 1900 census. According to the census, he was born Apr 1845 in Pennsylvania. James and his wife Susan had been married 13 years. Also in the household was his wife, Susan, and children: Mark, Raymond, Glen, Frank, Iva, Harold and Clayton.Residence
a 64 year old male farmer born in Pennsylvania who has been married twice and was listed as James RalstonEndnotes
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3. Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940, James M Ralston, 30 Dec 1931; database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : viewed online October 2017).
4. Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940, James M Ralston, 30 Dec 1931; database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : viewed online October 2017).
5. 2001 , , Iowa: Felix, Grundy, Iowa (Ralston.IA.002).
6. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online February 2018), memorial for Minnie Myrtle Ralston Kennedy Shirk (1874-1956), Find a Grave Memorial no. #99788940, created by Barragirl, citing Calhoun City Cemetery, Calhoun City, Calhoun County, Mississippi; accompanying photograph by Barragirl, Minnie Myrtle Ralston Kennedy Shirk.
7. Marriage Records, 1880-1951, Minnie M Kennedy, 6 Sep 1932; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018).
8. 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.
9. 1860 U.S. Census, Knox County, Illinois, population schedule, Ontario, Knox County, Illinois, page 170-171, household 1244, J. B> Ralston; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication M653.
10. "U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865,"National Park Service, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (Feb 2018), James M. Ralston.
11. 2001 , , Iowa: Felix, Grundy, Iowa (Ralston.IA.002).
12. Letter from () to ; ().
13. "Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920,"Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : Feb 2018 (viewed online), James M Ralston - Rebecca Kennedy.
14. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2018), James M Ralston / Rebecca Kennedy.
15. Stark County, Illinois, Marriage Register Volume 2 1866-1878, Stark County, Illinois, Ralston/Kennedy, 4 Nov 1868; digital images, Family Search www.familysearch.org . viewed online April 2018.
16. 1870 U.S. Census, Grundy County Iowa, population schedule, Colfax Township, Grundy County, Iowa, page 2, dwelling 7, James Ralston; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed online Jan 2018).
17. 2001 , , Iowa: Felix, Grundy, Iowa (Ralston.IA.002).
18. 1880 Agricultural Census, Grundy County, Iowa, agricultural schedule, Felix Township, Grundy County, Iowa, page 6, James Ralston and James B Ralston; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA .
19. 1880 U.S. Census, Grundy County, Iowa, population schedule, Felix Township, Grundy County, Iowa, ED 230, page 10B, dwelling 76 and 77, James Ralston; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA microfilm publication T9.
20. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, James Rolston, 1885; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2018). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.
21. Iowa Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, 1885, James Ralston, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2019).
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24. Marriage Records, 1880-1951, James M. Ralston - Susan Earford, 5 Apr 1887; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017).
25. "Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996,"Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60284/ : viewed online (Feb 2018), James M. Ralston; Family Search.
26. Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, Frank Ralston, 4 May 1890; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2019). Original Source: Iowa State Historical Society.
27. 1930 U.S. Census, Grundy County, Iowa, population schedule, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: accessed ).
28. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online February 2018), memorial for Iva Comstock (1892-1962), Find a Grave Memorial no. #79958665, created by Barragirl, citing Sheppard Cemetery, Gifford, Hardin County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by Becky Crout, Iva Comstock.
29. Marriage Records, 1880-1951, Iva Ralston, 21 Apr 1920; database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018).
30. "Iowa, State Cnesus, 1895,"State Historical Society of Iowa, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (August 2019), James Ralston.
31. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Clayton Gordon Ralston, 17 Mar 1965; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2019).
32. 1900 U.S. Census, Grundy County, Iowa, population schedule, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ).
33. 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.
34. 1905 Iowa State Census, Black Hawk County, Iowa, Iowa State census, Felix Township, Grundy County, Iowa, Jas M Ralston; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); State Historical Society of Iowa.
35. 1910 U.S. Census, Grundy County Iowa, population schedule, Felix Township, Grundy County, Iowa, ED 47, sheet 6A, household 113, Ralston, James M; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed online Feb 2018).
36. 1915 Iowa State Census, Grundy County, Iowa, Iowa state census, , Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, J. M. Ralston; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); State Historical Society of Iowa.
37. 1920 U.S. Census, Marshall County, Iowa, population schedule, Ward 2, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, Ed 163, sheet 11a, dwelling 257, Ralston J M; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018).
38. 1925 Iowa State Census, Marshall County Iowa, Iowa State Census, , Ward 2, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, linw 72, James Ralston; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); State Historical Society of Iowa.
39. "Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ), .
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41. Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, James M. Ralston, 30 Dec 1931; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.
42. Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940, James M Ralston, 30 Dec 1931; database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : viewed online October 2017).
43. "Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2018), James M Ralston.
44. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online January 2018), memorial for James McCormick Ralston (1845-1931), Find a Grave Memorial no. #19656027, created by Mark Lindahl, citing Alice Union Cemetery, Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by Hiesela, James McCormick Ralston.
45. "Iowa Gravestones Index,"Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (August 2019), James M. Ralston; Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.