When Nancy Jane C Ralston was born on 30 May 1862, in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States, her father, George Washington Ralston, was 38 and her mother, Mary Catherine Courtright, was 24. She married Isaac H Miller on 5 September 1887, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Knox, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Clay Township, Knox, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 April 1943, in Martinsburg, Knox, Ohio, United States, at the age of 80.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Scottish: habitational name from Ralston (Renfrewshire), composed of the personal name Raoul, a vernacular form of Ralph , + Scots toun ‘farm, village’.
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