The Ralph Line

THE PATERNAL LINE: 1750- a definitive working theory, with source materials...

Obadiah Ralph

1. Born: C. 1750
2. Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3. Died: C. 1815
4. Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
5. Spouse 1: Elizabeth Shearman
6. Marriage: 20 IX 1767 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
7. Born: C. 1751 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
8. Died: C. 1835 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
9. Children:
10. John Ralph, M, b. 6 IV 1769 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Source Records: 7 submissions, found in The Generations Network, Inc., Copyright 2007; Note: Tree available at http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=13868720&st=1

Earliest known Ralph on record... Studied as of 24II07 by drthomas@7artsfoundation.org

Aubrey Ralph

1. Born: 1790 - sourced, but in doubt as alt. father to Obadiah & Mary Ralph...
2. Place: Rhode Island, USA
3. Died: C. 1890
4. Place: Rhode Island, USA
5. Spouse 1: Eliza ...
6. Marriage: 1820
7. Born: 1795
8. Died: 1895
9. Children: N/A
10. Spouse 2: Elizabeth Leary
11. Marriage: unknown
12. Children:
13. Obadiah Ralph, M
14. Mary Ralph, F, b. 1835

Source Records: 7 submissions, found in The Generations Network, Inc., Copyright 2007; Note: Tree available at http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=13876967&st=1 indicating Aubrey Ralph as the alt. father to this part of the North American Abernathy Legacy (conflicting data from this and other sources makes his role unlikely). If later study shows Aubrey Ralph to be the starting point for the North American paternal line, then we can trace the Rountree line going back to the 1660s.

Second earliest known Ralph on record... Studied as of 24II07 by drthomas@7artsfoundation.org

John Ralph

1. Born: 6 IV 1769
2. Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3. Died: 9 V 1841
4. Place: Meigs, Ohio, USA
5. Spouse 1: Mary Irons
6. Marriage: 17 V 1792 in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
7. Born: 15 IV 1772 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
8. Died: 26 VIII 1843 in Meigs, Ohio, USA
9. Children:
10. Perry Ralph, M, USA
11. Thomas Ralph, M, b. 28 I 1793 in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
12. Stephen Ralph, M, b. 27 VIII 1794 in Rhode Island, USA
13. Elizabeth Ralph, F, b. 24 XI 1796 in Rhode Island, USA
14. Dianna Ralph, F, b. 12 I 1798 in Rhode Island, USA
15. Obadiah Ralph, M, b. 18 IX 1800 in Salisbury Township, Meigs, Ohio, USA
16. Abigail Ralph, F, b. 2 VIII 1802 in Pennsylvania, USA
17. Wealthy Ralph, F, b. 2 VIII 1804 in Pennsylvania, USA
18. Erastus R. Ralph, M, b. 8 VIII, 1807 in Pennsylvania, USA
19. John Irons Ralph, M, b. 3 VII 1809 in Meigs, Ohio, USA
20. Mary Ralph, F, b. 26 VII 1812 in Meigs, Ohio, USA
21. Lucinda Ralph, F, b. 31 X 1818 in Meigs, Ohio, USA
22. Nial Nye Ralph, M, b. 1 XI 1828 in Meigs, Ohio, USA

Source Records: 10 submissions, found in The Generations Network, Inc., Copyright 2007; Note: Trees available at http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=13869994&st=1 Studied as of 24II07 by drthomas@7artsfoundation.org

Erastus Ralph

1. Born: 8 VIII 1807
2. Place: Pennsylvania, USA
3. Died: 2 VI 1883
4. Place: Jay, Indiana, USA
5. Spouse 1: Mary Spilman
6. Marriage: 31 XII 1829 in Meigs, Ohio, USA
7. Born: 1 VII 1808 in Virginia, USA
8. Died: 7 VII 1874 in Jay, Inidana, USA
9. Children:
10. Daniel Ralph, M, b. 27 XI 1830 in Meigs, Ohio, USA
11. Jesse N. Ralph, M, b. C 1833 in Salisbury, Meigs, Ohio, USA
12. William J. Ralph, M, b. 1836 in Ohio, USA*
13. Sarah J. Ralph, F, b. C. 1842 in Ohio, USA
14. Elizabeth Ralph, F, b. C. 1844 in Ohio, USA
15. Hannah Ralph, F, b. C. 1846 in Indiana, USA
16. John Ralph, M, b. C 1848 in Indiana, USA
17. Spouse 2: Sarah Wright
18. Marriage: 10 X 1875 in Jay, Indiana, USA

Source Records: 5 submissions, found in The Generations Network, Inc., Copyright 2007; Note1: Trees available at http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=13869020&st=1 Note2: Source listing in "Swartwout Chronicles"/Ancestry World Tree Project/ Contact Kathy Hoeldke & Mary Rindfleisch: Idykl71@ragers.com : http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=1dygen&id=I30168 (The Swartwout line began its journey in the Americas when the first immigrants landed in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA in 1652. * Birth year confimed by other source material noted on this page. Studied as of 24II07 by drthomas@7artsfoundation.org

William J Ralph <> A Teamster

1. Born: 1836*
2. Place: Ohio, USA
3. Died: unknown
4. Place: USA
5. Spouse 1: Susan Bonnell
6. Marriage: 8 VII 1866 in Jay, Indiana, USA
7. Born: 1846, Indiana, USA**
8. Died: between 1873 and 1880, USA***
9. Children:
10. Annie Ralph, F, b. 1867 in Indiana, USA <> Keeping house, as of 1880 United States Federal Census
11. Mary Ralph, F, b. 1870 in Missouri, USA
12. William Ralph, M, b. 1872 in Ohio, USA
13. George Ralph, M, b. 24 XII 1872 in Kansas, USA****

Source Records: 1 submission, found in The Generations Network, Inc., Copyright 2007; Note1: Tree available at http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=94821704 Note2: Source listing  * Birth year confimed by other source material noted on this page; it has been listed in unsourced documents as C. 1837. ** Susan born in Indiana (source, 1930 United States Census). *** Widower as of 1880 Census, when William, Annie, Mary, William and George are living in Baker, Crawford, Kansas (Source: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=26397417 ; Susan Bonnell is likely buried in Kansas. **** Birth record source: Ralph family bible, from the library of Patricia Abernathy, as of March 2006. Unresolved: the 1880 Census lists Ohio as the birthplace for both of William Ralph's parents. Studied as of 24II07 by drthomas@7artsfoundation.org .  Special thanks to Betty Ralph for her family tree, located under the title, "Some Beedles, Jenne, and Ralph Ancestors," http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bralph&id=116103 , and via e-mail: bralph@hiwaay.net . Source Citation: Year 1880; Census Place: Baker, Crawford, Kansas; Roll: To_378; Family History Film: 1254378; Page 2.4000; Enumeration District: 53; Image: 0111. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this (ancestry.com) site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,353 rolls.

George Ralph <> Launderyman <> Owner, operator - laundry... End-of-Branch in the Ralph Tree

1. Born: 24 XII 1872
2. Place: Kansas, USA
3. Died: 3 XII 1947
4. Place: Texarkana, Miller, AR, USA
5. Spouse 1: Ora Ralph (nee ...)
6. Marriage: C. 1900, USA
7. Born: 13 IX 1875 in Missouri, USA*
8. Died: 12 April, 1959, Texarkana, Miller, AR, USAChildren:
9. Bonnell Ralph, F, b. 1901 (census-based estimate) in Texas, USA

Source Records: ... submissions, found in The Generations Network, Inc., Copyright 2007; Note: Tree available at http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=... George 1930 Federal Census listing shows his father was born in Ohio, his mother in Indiana; confirmed by source listings above. * Ora birth record source: Ralph Family bible, from the library of Patricia Abernathy, as of March 2006.

Studied as of 24II07 by drthomas@7artsfoundation.org

Bonnell Ralph <> Launderyman <> Owner, operator - laundry

1. Born: C. 1901 (census-based estimate)
2. Place: Texas, USA
3. Died: ...
4. Place: Texarkana, Miller, AR, USA
5. Spouse 1: Ralph Ray
6. Marriage: C. 1925, USA (census-based estimate)
7. Born: 1902, Missouri, USA
8. Died: Texarkana, Miller, AR, USA
9. Children:
10. Patricia Ray, F, b. 1930 (census-based estimate) in Texas, USA

Source Records: ... submissions, found in The Generations Network, Inc., Copyright 2007. 1930 United States Federal Census; source citation above.