Ephraim Patterson Ralston

Male21 December 1844–9 May 1923

Brief Life History of Ephraim Patterson

When Ephraim Patterson Ralston was born on 21 December 1844, in Smithfield, Jefferson, Ohio, United States, his father, George Washington Ralston, was 21 and his mother, Sidney Jane Courtright, was 20. He married Emma Jane Dawson in 1867. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Russia Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1920. He died on 9 May 1923, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

Ephraim Patterson Ralston
1844–1923
Emma Jane Dawson
1839–1925
Marriage: 1867
Chester Fairman Ralston
1870–1955
Anna M Preston
1871–1961
Mary Estella Ralston
1871–1937
Lou Ada Ralston
1873–1910
Minnie Bell Ralston
1874–1894

Sources (14)

  • E P Rawlston, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ephraim Patterson Ralston - Individual or family possessions: birth: 21 December 1844; Smithfield, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
  • Ephraim P Ralston, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1867
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 2

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

    Age 16

    Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

    1865

    Age 21

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: habitational name from Ralston (Renfrewshire), composed of the personal name Raoul, a vernacular form of Ralph , + Scots toun ‘farm, village’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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