When John William Ralston was born on 22 August 1854, in Humansville, Polk, Missouri, United States, his father, Soloman Turpin Ralston, was 28 and his mother, Martha Emily Templeton, was 18. He married Martha Ellen Bristow on 12 April 1875, in Cedar, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Verde, Verde Village, Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1900 and Middle Verde, Camp Verde, Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1910. He died on 26 December 1933, in Camp Verde, Yavapai, Arizona, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Middle Verde Cemetery, Camp Verde, Yavapai, Arizona, United States.
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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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