John William Ralston

Brief Life History of John William

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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Family Time Line

John William Ralston
1854–1933
Martha Ellen Bristow
1859–1937
Marriage: 12 April 1875
Albert Julian Ralston
1877–1950
Eva Lynn Ralston
1879–1962
James Terpin Ralston
1880–1955
Doc Ralston
1880–
Roy Chetwin Ralston
1883–1927
Archie Deeds Ralston
1885–1958
William Ezra Ralston
1887–1946
John Farris Ralston
1889–1957
George Walter Ralston
1892–1956
Ocia Ann Ralston
1895–1968

Sources (18)

  • John Ralston in household of Sol Ralston, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John W Ralston, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • John William Ralston, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1865

Historical Boundaries 1865: Arizona Territory 1912: Yavapia, Arizona, United States

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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