John Ralston, Sr. and Betsey Sharp

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Husband John Ralston, Sr. ¹

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           Born: 1776 - near Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1850 - ? Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Ralston (      -      ) 1
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Wife Betsey Sharp ¹

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         Father: James Sharp (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: [Unk] Means (      -      )

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Children

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1 M William Ralston ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1800 - Slippery Rock, Butler Co, PA 3
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           Died: 1898 - Center Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Mary Sharp (      -      ) 3

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2 F Jane Ralston ¹

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           Died: Bef 1895
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         Spouse: William Hoge (      -      ) 1

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3 M James Ralston ¹

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           Died: Bef 1895 - Venango Co, PA
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4 M John Ralston, Jr. ¹

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           Born:  - Brady Twp, Butler Co, PA
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           Died: 1852 - Iowa 4
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         Spouse: Susan Mawha (      -1832) 4

         Spouse: Nancy McLane (      -      ) 4

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5 F Elizabeth Ralston ^{5 6}

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           Died: Aft 1883
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         Spouse: John Snyder (1801-Bet 1883/1895) 5 7
           Marr: 1826 5

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6 M David Ralston ¹

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7 F Polly Ralston ¹

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         Spouse: Henry Hilger (      -      ) 1

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8 M Elim Ralston ¹

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           Died: Bef 1895 - Iowa
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9 F Susan Ralston ¹

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            AKA: Susan Ralson,8 Susie Rolson 9
           Born:  - Butler Co, PA
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         Spouse: Henry Wolford (      -Bef 1895) 8 9 10

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10 M Samuel Ralston ¹

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            AKA: Samuel Ralson 8
           Born: 1813 - Brady Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1865 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Centerville, Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsey" Wolford (Abt 1811-Aft 1895) 8 11

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11 M George Ralston ¹

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           Died: Bef 1895 - Clay Twp, Butler Co, PA
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General Notes: Husband - John Ralston, Sr.

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He was born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, there grew to maturity, and subsequently settled in Law­rence County. In 1801 he traded his land in Lawrence County for 300 acres in Brady township, Butler County, upon which he built a cabin and settled the same year. Some time after effecting a settlement he erected a grist mill, also a saw mill, and operated them until his death. They were later known as Croll's mills. He owned 800 acres of land, which his children inherited at his death.

He was among the early settlers of Butler County, Pennsylvania. He came from Greensburg, Westmoreland County, but first located at New Castle, Lawrence County, where he contemplated building a mill, but owing to conditions which he deemed not suitable for building, moved up to Slippery Rock, and about 1765 [?] built the first mill in that locality. He lived to an advanced age and was the father of a large family of chil­dren. He was a man of powerful physique, a citizen of sterling worth, honorable and true in business, and generous and reliable in friendship. [TCHBC, 918]

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1207.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 448.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 918.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1208.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 364.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1207, 1249.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1249.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 606.

9 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1161.

10 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1286.

11 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1207, 1286.