Husband James McAllister Ralston 1 2
Born: 14 Jan 1823 - near Newville, Cumberland Co, PA 2 3
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Father: David Ralston (1784-1848/1849) 2 4
Mother: Lacey McAllister (Abt 1790-1863) 3
Marriage: Dec 1868 2
• Residence: : Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA.
Wife Margaret Jane Dunlap 2 5
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Father: James Dunlap ( - ) 6 7
Mother: Margaret Mateer ( - ) 6 7
Other Spouse: Unknown ( - )
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1 M James Dunlap Ralston 5
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2 M William Wallace Ralston 5
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General Notes: Husband - James McAllister Ralston
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA
He was raised on a farm, and when in his seventeenth year (in 1839) moved with his parents to an old farm (later owned by him) four miles west of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, which was located by his great-grandfather, Archibald McAllister, 1728, who purchased over 1,000 acres of land on both sides of McAllister Spring from William Penn. The old foundation of the second mill built west of the Susquehanna River was on this tract.
He was educated in the public schools, and settled down to farming, which he followed all his active life. In 1870 he retired from activity on the farm and removed to Mechanicsburg, where his last years were passed in the comfortable enjoyment of ample means and pleasant surroundings. In politics he ardently advocated the principles of the Prohibition party. In 1849 he was made an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Ralston was frequently called upon to serve in various township offices, and on numerous occasions he was sought as a guardian of minors and as administrator of estates.