Joseph A
RALSTON
(b.
August 1832
,
Weirton, West Virginia, USA
d.
abt. 1906
,
Crooksville, Ohio, USA
)
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Joseph A RALSTON was born August 1832 in Weirton, West Virginia, USA
Joseph A RALSTON was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph A married Minerva A SMITH abt. 1875 in Weirton, West Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Minerva A SMITH was born May 1851 in Butler Township, West Virginia, USA. Minerva A died abt. 1902 in Weirton, West Virginia, USA.
Joseph A RALSTON died abt. 1906 in Crooksville, Ohio, USA.
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Family and Children of Joseph A RALSTON
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Minerva A SMITH-- Date: abt. 1875 Place: Weirton, West Virginia, USA
Children of Joseph A RALSTON and Minerva A SMITH:
William James RALSTON (b.18 March 1884, Brilliant, Jefferson, Ohio, USA d. 6 November 1938, Los Angeles, California, USA)
m. Vashti M DOBBS 19 July 1903
m. Lovey Louise May CHANEY 1918
Minerva A SMITH-- Date: abt. 1875 Place: Weirton, West Virginia, USAChildren of Joseph A RALSTON and Minerva A SMITH:
William James RALSTON (b.18 March 1884, Brilliant, Jefferson, Ohio, USA d. 6 November 1938, Los Angeles, California, USA)m. Vashti M DOBBS 19 July 1903
m. Lovey Louise May CHANEY 1918
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1832 Birth August 1832
Weirton, West Virginia, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Birth of ChildWilliam James RALSTON was born 18 March 1884, Brilliant, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Joseph A was 51 years old.
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Although the name 'Kanawha' was considered, 'West Virginia' was ultimately chosen to name the western counties of the state of Virginia which refused to secede from the Union in 1863. (statesymbolsusa.org)June 20, 1863 - West Virginia becomes 35th U.S. state. It was part of Virginia until statehood.
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