____________________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | |____________________________ | _John J. RALSTON ____| | (1859 - ....) m 1898| | | _William MILLER ____________ | | | (1802 - 1877) | |_Isabella MILLER ____| | (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _+ | (1801 - 1860) | |--Harold J. RALSTON | (1899 - ....) | ____________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |____________________________ | | |_Emma Z. _____ ______| (1870 - ....) m 1898| | ____________________________ | | |_____________________| | |____________________________
_____________________ | ____________________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | | _____________________ | | | | |____________________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Harry W. RALSTON | (1865 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _William MILLER ____________| | | (1802 - 1877) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Isabella MILLER ____| (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | _William BARNETT ____ | | (1769 - 1838) m 1798 |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _| (1801 - 1860) | |_Sarah HART _________ (1779 - 1852) m 1798
_____________________ | ____________________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | | _____________________ | | | | |____________________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--James C. RALSTON | (1876 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _William MILLER ____________| | | (1802 - 1877) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Isabella MILLER ____| (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | _William BARNETT ____ | | (1769 - 1838) m 1798 |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _| (1801 - 1860) | |_Sarah HART _________ (1779 - 1852) m 1798
_Joseph W. RALSTON __ | (1826 - 1908) m 1856 _William M. RALSTON _| | (1861 - 1920) m 1886| | |_Isabella MILLER ____+ | (1838 - 1910) m 1856 _James H. (W.?) RALSTON _| | (1887 - 1968) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Sarah A. SARVER ____| | (1866 - 1920) m 1886| | |_____________________ | | |--James C. RALSTON | (1904 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Nellie A. _____ ________| (1883 - ....) | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
Social Security Death Index: SSAN 193-09-3570, last residence zip code 16055.
____________________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | |____________________________ | _William M. RALSTON _| | (1861 - 1920) m 1886| | | _William MILLER ____________ | | | (1802 - 1877) | |_Isabella MILLER ____| | (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _+ | (1801 - 1860) | |--James H. (W.?) RALSTON | (1887 - 1968) | ____________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |____________________________ | | |_Sarah A. SARVER ____| (1866 - 1920) m 1886| | ____________________________ | | |_____________________| | |____________________________
1900 census: Porterville, Muddy Creek Tp., Butler Co., PA, ED 84 p. 10. Still not located in later censuses.
_____________________ | ____________________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | | _____________________ | | | | |____________________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--John J. RALSTON | (1859 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _William MILLER ____________| | | (1802 - 1877) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Isabella MILLER ____| (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | _William BARNETT ____ | | (1769 - 1838) m 1798 |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _| (1801 - 1860) | |_Sarah HART _________ (1779 - 1852) m 1798
____________________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | |____________________________ | _Edgar L. RALSTON ___| | (1871 - 1920) m 1905| | | _William MILLER ____________ | | | (1802 - 1877) | |_Isabella MILLER ____| | (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _+ | (1801 - 1860) | |--Joseph C. RALSTON | (1906 - ....) | ____________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |____________________________ | | |_Margaret J. _____ __| (1888 - ....) m 1905| | ____________________________ | | |_____________________| | |____________________________
History of Butler co., PA (1895) pp. 869-870 says he was a school teacher, left for California in 1849, returned 1854 to Armstrong Co.
[4765] Armstrong Co. Probate Register Docket Index, see vol. 5 p. 3, estate # 7547, of South Buffalo Tp.
still living - details excluded
____________________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | |____________________________ | _Edgar L. RALSTON ___| | (1871 - 1920) m 1905| | | _William MILLER ____________ | | | (1802 - 1877) | |_Isabella MILLER ____| | (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _+ | (1801 - 1860) | |--Margaret I. RALSTON | | ____________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |____________________________ | | |_Margaret J. _____ __| (1888 - ....) m 1905| | ____________________________ | | |_____________________| | |____________________________
____________________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | |____________________________ | _William M. RALSTON _| | (1861 - 1920) m 1886| | | _William MILLER ____________ | | | (1802 - 1877) | |_Isabella MILLER ____| | (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _+ | (1801 - 1860) | |--Phoebe B. RALSTON | (1891 - ....) | ____________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |____________________________ | | |_Sarah A. SARVER ____| (1866 - 1920) m 1886| | ____________________________ | | |_____________________| | |____________________________
_Joseph W. RALSTON __ | (1826 - 1908) m 1856 _William M. RALSTON _| | (1861 - 1920) m 1886| | |_Isabella MILLER ____+ | (1838 - 1910) m 1856 _James H. (W.?) RALSTON _| | (1887 - 1968) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Sarah A. SARVER ____| | (1866 - 1920) m 1886| | |_____________________ | | |--Robert W. RALSTON | (1906 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Nellie A. _____ ________| (1883 - ....) | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
still living - details excluded
____________________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | |____________________________ | _Edgar L. RALSTON ___| | (1871 - 1920) m 1905| | | _William MILLER ____________ | | | (1802 - 1877) | |_Isabella MILLER ____| | (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _+ | (1801 - 1860) | |--Walter J. RALSTON | | ____________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |____________________________ | | |_Margaret J. _____ __| (1888 - ....) m 1905| | ____________________________ | | |_____________________| | |____________________________
1910 census Butler Co., PA, ED 66 p. 60 l. 66 has wife Sarah A. age 44. This is apparently the correct name of the wife, and the reading in 1900, Alice S., is actually the same person. 1920: Butler Co., PA, ED 5 p. 9 l. 5.
[4768] 1900 census shows b. ?? jul 1863. Date shown is from History of Butler Co., PA (1895), p. 869.
_____________________ | ____________________________| | | | |_____________________ | _Joseph W. RALSTON __| | (1826 - 1908) m 1856| | | _____________________ | | | | |____________________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--William M. RALSTON | (1861 - 1920) | _____________________ | | | _William MILLER ____________| | | (1802 - 1877) | | | |_____________________ | | |_Isabella MILLER ____| (1838 - 1910) m 1856| | _William BARNETT ____ | | (1769 - 1838) m 1798 |_Mary Anne (Polly) BARNETT _| (1801 - 1860) | |_Sarah HART _________ (1779 - 1852) m 1798
Burial witnessed by Pierre Thomas, brother-in-law of her husband Pierre Janin, and Ennemond Janin, her cousin (who signed as E. Richard-Janin).
He contracted marriage with Magdelaine Fauson 10 jul 1597, recorded by Eg. George Dantan, and cited in a discussion of the citizenship of his descendant Jean Michel Ramel in 1672 (AVL D 441/1 fol. 52v)
__ | _Pierre RAMEL _______| | | | |__ | _Pierre RAMEL _______| | m 1549 | | | __ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |__ | | |--Jean RAMEL | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Anne _____ _________| m 1549 | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
He contracted marriage with Marie Romay 27 feb 1630, recorded by Eg. Pierre Fortunat, cited in a discussion of the citizenship of his son Jean Michel Ramel in 1672 (AVL D 441/1 fol. 52v).
_Pierre RAMEL _______ | _Pierre RAMEL _______| | m 1549 | | |_____________________ | _Jean RAMEL _________| | m 1597 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Anne _____ _________| | m 1549 | | |_____________________ | | |--Jean François RAMEL | (.... - 1672) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Magdelaine FAUSON __| m 1597 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
Notable for his frequent recourse to litigation, he is the subject of a lengthy discussion of his citizenship in a register of "lettres de bourgeoisie" of Lausanne (AVL D 441/1 fol. 52v). See our notes for Anthoine Dutoit, Grand Voyer des Chemins du Pays de Vaud, for an account of one of his long-running disputes.
The entry in AVL D 441/1, dated 05 dec 1672, tells us that Jean Michel Ramel, citoyen, was considered for a vacancy for a seat in the council of 200 of Lausanne, from the bannière de Pont, confirmed in 1669, 1670, and 1671, "et comme en l'année Mille six cents septante deux il escheoit selon l'ordre de reconfirmer et pourvoir lesdictes Charges, seroyent survenus des Obstacles et empeschements à l'esgard dudict Sieur Ramel, par le rapport qui nous auroit esté fait par quelques personnes, les uns qui (=qu'il) n'estoit veritablement Bourgeois, disants iceluy estre venu de dehors, les autres qu'il estoit Issu d'un pere Illegitime..." After examining the documentation presented by Ramel, his citizenship is confirmed. The record includes the following genealogy:
That this record is so elaborate is not surprising. Jean Michel Ramel seems to have been one of those stubbornly ligitious people who had constant recourse to legal action, to the point that he became a target of all sorts of accusations, which he answered by heaping writ upon writ.
A copy of his testament is in ACV Bg 13bis/3, fol. 14v, dated 11 jun 1705, codicil 13 jul 1705, another 10 jan 1708, Jean Michel Ramel, citoyen de Lausanne et lieutenant de Chesaulx, wife Magdeleine Mestral, son Sbastian Salomon Ramel (dead at the time of the second codicil), grandson (son of Sbastian Salomon) Daniel Benedict Ramel, other grandsons Jean Samuel and Abraham Samuel Ramel, daughter Susanne Elizabeth Ramel wife of Françoys Loys Boizot, maistre graveur. Signed David Mestrezat, bourgeois d'Orbe, secrétaire ballifval and curial of Echallens. Homologué le 6e Xbre 1712.
_Pierre RAMEL _______+ | m 1549 _Jean RAMEL _________| | m 1597 | | |_Anne _____ _________ | m 1549 _Jean François RAMEL _| | (.... - 1672) m 1630 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Magdelaine FAUSON __| | m 1597 | | |_____________________ | | |--Jean Michel RAMEL | (.... - 1712) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Marie ROMAY _________| m 1630 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
With approval of his father Pierre Ramel, citizen of Lausanne, he contracted marriage with Anne, widow of Guillaume Villard 09 dec 1549, recorded by Eg. Michel Panit. This contract was cited in a discussion of the citizenship of Jean Michel Ramel, his descendant, in 1672 (ACV D 441/1 fol. 52v).
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Pierre RAMEL _______| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Pierre RAMEL | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | |__| | |__
Citizen of Lausanne in 1545 and 1548 (AVL D 441/1 fol. 52v).
__ | ________________________| | | | |__ | _Pierre François RAMELET ____| | m 1728 | | | __ | | | | |________________________| | | | |__ | | |--Louis Gamaliel RAMELET | | __ | | | _Jean Jaques BOURGEOIS _| | | | | | |__ | | |_Jeanne Elizabeth BOURGEOIS _| m 1728 | | __ | | |________________________| | |__