James S. Ralston and Maria A. Blakeley

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Husband James S. Ralston ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 8 Oct 1835 - Shelocta, Indiana Co, PA 2
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         Father: David Ralston (1804-1867) 2 3 4 5
         Mother: Margaret Sharpe (      -Bef 1880) 3

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       Marriage: 3 Sep 1859 6

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Wife Maria A. Blakeley ¹

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            AKA: Maria A. Bleakney,7 Maria Antoinette Bleakney 6
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         Father: William Blakeley (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Hannah [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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1 M Edwin Ralston ^{6 7}

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2 F Mary Ralston ^{6 7}

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3 F Isabella Ralston ^{6 7}

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4 F Elizabeth "Bessie" Ralston ^{6 7}

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5 M William Ralston ^{6 7}

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6 M Frank Ralston ^{6 7}

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General Notes: Husband - James S. Ralston

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He was born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and came to Armstrong County in 1869 and settled on the farm known as the David Ralston farm.

He was reared at Indiana, Pennsylvania, and attended the academy at that place. Leaving school, he was in the mercantile business with his father for some time in South Bend. In 1860 he enlisted in the United States Navy as a seaman, and served for three years. Returning home at the end of that time, he enlisted (in 1863) in Co. C, 57th regt., Pa. Militia, and was engaged in the chase after the Confederate raider, Gen. John H. Morgan. Some time after the expiration of his term of enlistment in the army he embarked in the salt manufacturing business, which he followed very profitably for two years. From 1864 to 1869 he was proprietor of the "Indiana House." In the latter year he removed to a farm in Plum Creek township, Armstrong County. This farm contained one hundred and fifteen acres of choice farming land, and was situated close to the Indiana County line, and on the pike from Indiana to Kittanning.
In addition to his farm, he was the proprietor of a large tract of farming land in the west, and also had a controlling interest in some valuable oil territory.
He owned a fine library, gave much of his time to reading, and made a special study of political and financial matters. He was a Jacksonian democrat, served in several township and borough offices, and in June, 1890, was honored by his party with a nomination for commissioner of Armstrong County.

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General Notes: Wife - Maria A. Blakeley

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from South Bend Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

1 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 622.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 558.

3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 65.

4 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 428, 516.

5 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 203.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 559.

7 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 516.