James RALSTON

Birth:
Chr:
12 Jan 1789
Knockstapplebeg, Southend, Argyll, Scotland
Death:
Apr 1866
Jackson, Madison, Iowa
Marriage:
25 Jan 1834
Guernsey, Ohio
Sources:
Ancestral File (R)
1820 Fed. Census, Guernsey Co., OH. p. 180
1830 Fed. Census, Cambridge Twp., Guernsey, OH. p. 478
1840 Fed. Census, Guernsey Co., p. 469
1850 Fed. Census, Guernsey, OH, p. 485-6
Ancestry World Tree Project
Internet IGI - Oct 2004
Knockstapplebeg, Southend, Argyll, Scotland Baptismal Record
Knockstapplebeg, Southend, Argyll, Scotland Marriage Record
Ancestry.com
Notes:
                   Note: 
1. 1859 moved to Madison County, Iowa
2. Andrew Robert RALSTON is the possible father of James.
3. Will probated 21 Apr 1866 Madison, IA
Elizabeth MATHERS
Birth:
Abt 1812
Guernsey, Ohio
Death:
18 Jul 1849
Guernsey, Ohio
Burial:
Northview Cemetery, Guernsey, Ohio
Mother:
Anne BELL
Sources:
Ancestral File-version 4.19
Marriage Records
Will Records Guernsey County,Ohio
Pioneer Cemeteries, Guernsey County,Ohio
Ancestry World Tree Project
1800 Census Pennsylvania
Notes:
                   NAME: Elizabeth aka Eliza
Children
Marriage
1
Martha Ann RALSTON
Birth:
6 Aug 1835
Knox, Guernsey, Ohio
Death:
 
Marr:
 
2
Margaret Jane RALSTON
Birth:
24 Mar 1838
Knox, Guernsey, Ohio
Death:
22 Mar 1921
Linn, Oregon
 
Marr:
 
3
Samuel Mather RALSTON
Birth:
11 Apr 1840
Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio
Death:
14 Sep 1918
Brownsville, Linn, Oregon
Elizabeth Rebecca CALDWELL 
Marr:
30 Sep 1869
Marshall, Iowa 
4
Robert RALSTON
Birth:
6 Oct 1842
Knox, Guernsey, Ohio
Death:
20 Jul 1923
Marion, Oregon
 
Marr:
 
5
James Bell RALSTON
Birth:
13 Nov 1844
Knox, Guernsey, Ohio
Death:
10 May 1905
Elmer, Jackson, Oklahoma
Mrs James RALSTON 
Marr:
Abt 1864
of Ohio 
Notes:
                   James Bell Ralston was killed in a tornado
FCID:15828:28
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James Ralston - Elizabeth Mathers

James Ralston was christened at Knockstapplebeg, Southend, Argyll, Scotland 12 Jan 1789. His parents were Andrew Ralston and Margaret Fleeming.

He married Elizabeth Mathers 25 Jan 1834 at Guernsey, Ohio . Elizabeth Mathers was born at Guernsey, Ohio Abt 1812 daughter of Samuel Mathers and Anne Bell .

They were the parents of 5 children:
Martha Ann Ralston born 6 Aug 1835.
Margaret Jane Ralston born 24 Mar 1838.
Samuel Mather Ralston born 11 Apr 1840.
Robert Ralston born 6 Oct 1842.
James Bell Ralston born 13 Nov 1844.

James Ralston died Apr 1866 at Jackson, Madison, Iowa .

Elizabeth Mathers died 18 Jul 1849 at Guernsey, Ohio .