Born in Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Chrisman
— married
23 Jul 1816 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at age 62
in Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jun 2016
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Biography
Eleanor was the daughter of David and Sarah (Henton) Ralston of Virginia, and the sister of David, Hettie, Anne, Joseph, William, Ruth, John, Jacob, Silas, Sarah, Benjamin, and David. She was the second wife of John Chrisman. They married in July of 1816. Their children were Henry Alexander, Americus U., Martha M., Cambyres, Erasmus, Sarah, John, Americus V., Martha E., David R., and Frances "Fannie" Eleanor. After the death of her husband in 1846, Eleanor worked as Post Mistress.
Sources
- Descendants of Jacob and Magdalena (Hite) Chrisman
- Eleanor Chrisman on Ancestry.com
- Eleanor Chrisman death record on Ancestry.com
- Eleanor Ralston and John Chrisman marriage record
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DG-ZFK : accessed 2 June 2016), Eleanor Chrisman, Rockingham county, part of, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM4-SBS : accessed 2 June 2016), Ellanor Chrisman, 1860.
- Eleanor Chrisman on Ancestry.com
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