Margaret (Breckenridge) Ralston (1871 - 1938)

Born 30 Nov 1871 in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Greenlee Ralston — married 3 Mar 1897 in Winnebago County, Illinois

Died 4 Feb 1938 at age 66 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1871. She was the daughter of Hugh Breckenridge and Ellen McPhail.

She married John Ralston in 1897.^[1]

They lived in Rockford. ^[2]

She passed away in 1938.

Obituary

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret A. Ralston. 66, 1332 Camp avenue, who died at 2 a. m. Friday at St. Anthony hospital, will be held Monday, at 1 p. m. at the First Presbyterian church. The Rev. William H. Fulton will officiate, and burial will be in Willow Creek Cemetery, Argyle, Ill.

Mrs. Ralston was born in Guilford township Nov. 30, 1871, the daughter of Hugh C. and Ellen McPhail Breckenridge. She had been an active member of the First Presbyterian church for many years and had served as treasurer of the Freeport Presbyterial Society for World Missions. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star.

Surviving are a daughter, Gladys Ralston, teacher at Roosevelt junior high school; a brother, E. M. Breckenridge, Guilford; and two sisters, Mrs. Williiam McEachram of Rockford and Mrs. J. Earl Ralston of Albuquerque, N. M.

Her husband, John G. Ralston, whom she married March 4 1897, died Jan 24, 1933. ^[3]

Consanguinity

John and Margaret are third cousins. Alexander Ralston is their second great grandfather.

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-KSC7 : 14 October 2017), John G Ralston and Margaret A Breckenridge, 04 Mar 1897; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,047.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJZD-M35 : accessed 6 September 2019), Margaret B Ralston in household of John J Ralston, Rockford Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing ED 191, sheet 3B, line 91, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 417; FHL microfilm 1,820,417
3. ↑ Rockford Morning Star, Saturday, February 5, 1938

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53434161 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 October 2018), memorial page for Margaret A Breckenridge Ralston (30 Nov 1871–4 Feb 1938),, citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625)