Ralston Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Ralston Family

2,184 Ralston records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

2,184Records in our database

1831Earliest birth

1Documented families

5Biographies

See the Ralston family trees →115 Ralston families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

2,184 Ralston records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (560 of 2,184)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Joseph W Ralston, born 1831, Warren County, Ohio

Most common first names

Mary73 John62 Robert62 James57 William45 George32 Charles31 Harold26 Helen25 Ruth23 Richard22 Frank19

Documented families

Ralston families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Ralston family of Jasper CountyMissouriStarts: Nathan Ralston (b. 1811)Most recent: Emma (Ralston) Dreisbach (b. 1855)

The earliest Ralstons in the county histories

Robert RalstonBorn 1805, Turtle Cree TownshipWarren County, Ohio Andrew RalstonBorn 1807Child of Barnabas Ralston and Melinda (Welchhans) RalstonMiami County, Ohio John RalstonBorn 1807Morrow County, Ohio O. P. RalstonBorn 1824, Browu CountyChild of Joseph Ralston and Eleanor (Smith) RalstonBrown County, Ohio Robert B. RalstonBorn 1826Child of Andrew Ralston and Jane RalstonMcleod County, Minnesota Wesley RalstonBorn 1836Jasper County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

115 Ralston families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

9 Ralston death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

18 Ralston people in 13 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

Wesley RalstonBorn 1836 · Jasper County, Missouri William P. RalstonBorn 1837 · Jasper County, Missouri J. H. RalstonBorn 1839 · Jasper County, Missouri J. M. RalstonBorn 1847 · Jasper County, Missouri Josiah L. RalstonBorn 1850 · Jasper County, Missouri

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Common questions

Ralston genealogy: FAQ

Where were Ralston ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 2,184 Ralston records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (560), then Missouri (459) and Illinois (266).

How far back does the Ralston family tree go?

The earliest Ralston birth in our database is 1831: Joseph W Ralston, Warren County, Ohio. We have pieced together 115 Ralston family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Ralston family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Ralston family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.