John Howard Ralston (1907 - 1965)

Born 21 Jan 1907 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,

Ancestors

Died 6 Jul 1965 at age 58 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,

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Biography

the Youngstown Vindicator (Youngstown, OH) on 7 Jul 1965: Jack H. Ralston Sr. Dies; Veteran Printer, Athlete Jack H. Ralston Sr., 58, of 331 Matthews Road, outstanding amateur baseball player, avid sports enthusiast and Vindicator makeup man for 44 years, died of a sudden heart attack at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mr. Ralston had entered the hospital two weeks ago today and had a hip operation. He had had difficulty walking due to severe arthritis. He appeared to be recovering when he suffered the attack. Mr. Ralston, a skilled makeup man, was responsible for assembling stories and pictures into news pages of The Vindicator, working in close liaison with the editorial department. Mr. Ralston was born Jan. 21, 1907 in Youngstown, a son of Fred and Katherine Cramer Ralston, and had lived here all his life. He was an outstanding amateur baseball player for more than 30 years. He played outfield for the St. Stanislaus team which won the National Amateur Baseball Federation title in Pittsburgh in 1933. This was the first NABF title ever won by a Youngstown team and was instrumental in bringing NABF tournaments to the city. Mr. Ralston played outfield many years for the old Realty Trust team, which won many Class A city championships. He was a manager and player for the Youngstown Steel Door team in Class AA competition. Managed Team Also an outstanding basketball player, he was noted for his shooting ability. He played many years in various church leagues at Central YMCA. He was a bowler, participating in The Vindicator league, and also was a golfer. He remained all his life an enthusiastic sports fan and was greatly interested in all sports events. He was a member of the Youngstown Baseball Town U.S.A. Old-Timers Association. Rites Friday He joined the Vindicator 44 years ago and was a member of Youngstown Typographical Local 200. Besides his wife, the former Gertrude Woltz (sic), he leaves two sons, Jack H. Jr. of Youngstown, and Harry J. with the U.S. Navy; three daughters, Mrs. Mae Katschke of Youngstown, Mrs. Donna Arthur of Lowellville, and Miss Dorothy of Poughkeespie (sic), N. Y.; a sister, Mrs. John M. Burns of Youngstown and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Thompson Funeral Home, where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Name

Name: Jack Howard /Ralston/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 21 JAN 1907

Place: Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,^[2][3]

Death

Death:

Date: 06 JUL 1965

Place: Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,

Note: after a sudden heart attack. He had hip surgery two weeks earlier - deep vein thrombosis?^[4]

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Marriage

Husband: Jack Howard Ralston

Wife: Gertrude H. Voltz

Marriage:

Date: 04 FEB 1929^[5][6]

Husband: Frederick Morris Ralston

Wife: Kate Sanders

Child: Clarence Jerry Ralston

Child: Jack Howard Ralston

Child: Ann Louse Ralston

Marriage:

Date: 19 DEC 1901

Place: , Mahoning County, Ohio,^[7][8][9]

Event:

Type: Census 1910

Date: 23 APR 1910

Place: Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,

Note: a home they rented. Fred was 30, Katie was 29; they had been married eight years and were the parents of two children. Jerry was 8 and John was 4^[10]

Divorce:

Date: BEF 12 SEP 1918

Place: , , Ohio,^[11][12]

Name: Jack Howard Ralston. ^[13]

Born 21 JAN 1907. , Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,. ^{[14] [15]}

Died 06 JUL 1965. St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,. Note: after a sudden heart attack. He had hip surgery two weeks earlier - deep vein thrombosis?. ^[15]

WWII Draft 16 OCT 1940. 20 Scioto Avenue, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,. Note: as being 5' 7-1/2" tall and weighing 190. He had brown eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. He was 32 and employed by the Youngstown Vindicator. His telephone number was 2-9197. ^[16]

Obituary 07 JUL 1965. the Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,. Note: Jack H. Ralston Sr. Dies;. Veteran Printer, Athlete. Jack H. Ralston Sr., 58, of 331 Matthews Road, outstanding amateur baseball player, avid sports enthusiast and Vindicator makeup man for 44 years, died of a sudden heart attack at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mr. Ralston had entered the hospital two weeks ago today and had a hip operation. He had had difficulty walking due to severe arthritis. He appeared to be recovering when he suffered the attack. Mr. Ralston, a skilled makeup man, was responsible for assembling stories and pictures into news pages of The Vindicator, working in close liaison with the editorial department. Mr. Ralston was born Jan. 21, 1907 in Youngstown, a son of Fred and Katherine Cramer Ralston, and had lived here all his life. He was an outstanding amateur baseball player for more than 30 years. He played outfield for the St. Stanislaus team which won the National Amateur Baseball Federation title in Pittsburgh in 1933. This was the first NABF title ever won by a Youngstown team and was instrumental in bringing NABF tournaments to the city. Mr. Ralston played outfield many years for the old Realty Trust team, which won many Class A city championships. He was a manager and player for the Youngstown Steel Door team in Class AA competition. Managed Team. Also an outstanding basketball player, he was noted for his shooting ability. He played many years in various church leagues at Central YMCA. He was a bowler, participating in The Vindicator league, and also was a golfer. He remained all his life an enthusiastic sports fan and was greatly interested in all sports events. He was a member of the Youngstown Baseball Town U.S.A. Old-Timers Association. Rites Friday. He joined the Vindicator 44 years ago and was a member of Youngstown Typographical Local 200. Besides his wife, the former Gertrude Woltz (sic), he leaves two sons, Jack H. Jr. of Youngstown, and Harry J. with the U.S. Navy; three daughters, Mrs. Mae Katschke of Youngstown, Mrs. Donna Arthur of Lowellville, and Miss Dorothy of Poughkeespie (sic), N. Y.; a sister, Mrs. John M. Burns of Youngstown and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Thompson Funeral Home, where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. ^[15]

Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,. ^[17]

Marriage Husband @I2353@. Child: @I19914@. Child: @I19915@. Child: @I19912@. Marriage 04 FEB 1929. ^{[18] [19] [20]} Event: Census 1940. 25 APR 1940. 20 Scioto Avenue, Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio,. Note: a home they owned, valued at 00. He was 32, she was 28. Their children were Mae L., age 9; Donna J., age 4, and Dorothy I., age 1. He was a printer employed by a newspaper; Mae was a third grade student. ^[21] Census: 07 APR 1950. 33 Baldwin, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio,. Note: He was 42, she was 38. Their children were Mae, age 19; Donna J., age 14; Dorothy, age 11; Jack, age 7; and Harry, age 6. The adult Jack was a printer for a circulating newspaper agency [The Vindicator]; Gertrude was a telephone operator for a city hospital; and Mae had completed 12 years of school and was employed as a typist for a loan company. ^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S227 Page: "Richard Katschke and Bride...", published Sunday 2 Jun 1957, page C1, col. 5
2. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Images Online 1920 Census, Coitsville Twp, Mahoning County, OH
3. ↑ Source: #S227 Page: Obituary of Jack H. Ralston Sr., published Wednesday 7 Jul 1965, page 20, col. 1
4. ↑ Source: #S227 Page: Obituary of Jack H. Ralston Sr., published Wednesday 7 Jul 1965, page 20, col. 1
5. ↑ Source: #S227 Page: Obituary of Jack H. Ralston Sr., published Wednesday 7 Jul 1965, page 20, col. 1
6. ↑ Source: #S227 Page: Obituary of Mrs. Gertrude H. Ralston, published Friday 18 Mar 1988, page 26, col. 5
7. ↑ Source: #S76 Page: Mahoning Conty Probate Court Birth and Death Records extracted for me by Jocelyn Wilms
8. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Images Online: Census Online 1910 Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngstown; ED 113, page 13A, lines 11 - 14 (image 25 of 40)
9. ↑ Source: #S76 Page: Mahoning County Marriage Register, 1901, vol. unknown, page 84, record for Frederick Ralston and Catherine Sanders
10. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online 1910 Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngstown; ED 113, page 13A, lines 11 - 14 (image 25 of 40)
11. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1920 Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngstown; ED 109, page 6B, lines 87 - 89 (image 12 of 78)
12. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918: Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngsown Local Board, card for Frederick Morris Ralston
13. ↑ Source: S227 "Richard Katschke and Bride...", published Sunday 2 Jun 1957, page C1, col. 5
14. ↑ Source: S150 Images Online 1920 Census, Coitsville Twp, Mahoning County, OH
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2} Source: S227 Obituary of Jack H. Ralston Sr., published Wednesday 7 Jul 1965, page 20, col. 1
16. ↑ Source: S150 World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: 1940, Ohio, Mahoning County Local Board No. ??, card for John Howard Ralston
17. ↑ Source: S95 Memorial #178953441 for Jack H. Ralston
18. ↑ Source: S227 Obituary of Jack H. Ralston Sr., published Wednesday 7 Jul 1965, page 20, col. 1
19. ↑ Source: S227 Obituary of Mrs. Gertrude H. Ralston, published Friday 18 Mar 1988, page 26, col. 5
20. ↑ Source: S150 Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980: 1930, record no. 59 on page 172 for Jack Ralston and Gertrude Voltz
21. ↑ Source: S150 Census Online: 1940 Ohio, Mahoning Coumty, Boardman Township, ED 50-9, sheet no. 21 B, lines 62-66 (image 41 of 108)
22. ↑ Source: S150 Census Online: 1950, Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngstown, ED 100-229, sheet no. 12, lines 22-27 (image 13 of 29)

• Source: S150 Title: Ancestry.com online databases, Url: http://www.ancestry.com Abbreviation: Ancestry.com
• Source: S227 Title: The Youngstown Vindicator, Location: Youngstown, Ohio Abbreviation: Vindicator
• Source: S150 Ancestry.com online databases, Url: http://www.ancestry.com

• Source: S227 The Youngstown Vindicator, Location: Youngstown, Ohio

• Source: S95 findagrave.com, Url: http://www.findagrave.com