Helen Howie Ralston (1775 - 1855)

Born 19 Mar 1775 in Brecklate, Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of David Ralston — married 12 Dec 1800 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Descendants

Died 19 May 1855 at age 80 in Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Helen Ralston was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.

Helen Ralston is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Helen was born in 1775. She was the daughter of Alexander Ralston and Janet Huie. ^[1]

She married David Ralston in 1800 ^[2]

The farmed at Cristlach, Southend. ^[3]

They had the following children:

1. Robert Ralston 1802–1890
2. Alexander Ralston 1808–1892
3. Margaret Caldwell Ralston 1811–1899
4. David Ralston 1823–1886

After her husband died in 1841, Nellie came to the US in 1842 on the "Gleaner". ^[4].

She traveled with her youngest son David, her daughter Margaret and her husband John Caldwell, and his mother Elizabeth Howie. ^[5]

They settled at Harlem, Illinois and were among the first families at the Scottish Settlement at Argyle, Illinois. ^[6]

Helen passed away in 1855.

1850 US Cemsus

Harlem, Illinois

• Ellen Ralston 75 Scotland
• David Ralston 27 Scotland
• Alexander Ralston 41 Scotland
• John C Ralston 15 Ohio
• Mary Ralston 13 Ohio

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYKR-TQ2 : 11 February 2020), Helen Ralston, 1775.
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKJ-CLK : 10 February 2018), David Ralston and Nelley Ralston, 12 Dec 1800; citing Southend,Argyll,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,076.
3. ↑ 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Southend; ED: 10; Page: 3; Line: 740; Year: 1841. Ancestry Record 1004 #2192738; (Subscription required).
4. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPF-7HYR : 11 March 2018), Helen Ralston, 1842; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ Ralston, Grace and Ralston, Schnurr. Saga of our Kintyre Kin, 2nd Edition. pg. 88
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-WC1 : 12 April 2016), Ellen Ralston, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 91, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

• FIFTH GENERATION: ALEXANDER RALSTON
• Find A Grave: Memorial #53434774: accessed 02 August 2018), memorial page for Helen Ralston (19 Mar 1775–19 May 1855), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625) .