Catharine A. Ralston

Brief Life History of Catharine A.

When Catharine A. Ralston was born on 1 September 1847, in East Vincent Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Levi Ralston, was 21 and her mother, Phoebe Garber, was 26. She married Philip Eisenberg Heavner on 28 August 1865, in Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Vincent Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. She died on 2 November 1927, in Bridgeport, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philip Eisenberg Heavner
1843–1914
Catharine A. Ralston
1847–1927
Marriage: 28 August 1865
Miss Heebner
1866–1866
Mary Heavner
1867–1941
Alice Ralston Heavner
1869–1912
Frank Ralston Heavner
1871–1951
Bertha Ralston Heavner
1873–1952

Sources (15)

  • Kate Hearner, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Heebner, mother in Heebner-Bowman marriage, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1775-1991"
  • Catharine Ralston Heavner, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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