February 22, 2013 - Children of William and Harriet Daugherty

I'm going to continue sharing the information that Ellen L. has sent me concerning the children of William and Harriet Daugherty.  I'd love to take a trip to Missouri some day and visit the Nodaway County Area.  My thanks to Ellen for her many correspondences throughout several years.

Emily L. Daugherty...was born 12-10-1833 in Hampshire County, Virginia and died 2-21-1883 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.  On 10-14-1861 in Appanoose County, Iowa she married Ephraim Patterson Ralston (2/25/1820-10/8/1872).  According to the information of the 1870 Federal Census it looks like Ephraim's son by his previous marriage, a John P. Ralston, age 18, listed...and since Emily and Ephraim did not marry until 1861 I have to assume John P. is from the previous marriage of Ephraim.  I did find a marriage record stating Ephraim P. Ralston married on 12-16-1841 to Magdalene Hilterbraundt (born 1819 in Germany) in Harrison County, either Ohio or Iowa.  She died in 1860 and is buried in Appanoose County, Iowa.  Ephraim and Magdalene had six children.  I have information on them but will not include it in this note.

Ephraim and Emily Daugherty were the parents of:

Henry Edward Ralston, born 1863 Appanoose County, Iowa.  He married Mary V. ? and had at least three children; Forrest P. (b. 9/1892), Harlan E. (b. 11/1894) and Margaret (b. abt. 1904).  All born in Missouri.  In 1900 Federal census he is listed as living in Nodaway County, Missouri and by 1920 Federal census he is found in Page County, Iowa (across the state line). 

Ephraim Harlan Ralston, born 6/26/1866, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa.  He married in 1896 Kate Orr (born 12/1873 in Kansas).  They had four children; Charles (b. 5/1897); Nellie Mae (b. 1/1889); John A. (b. abt. 1905); Joseph (b. abt. 1907).

Dora Ralston, She married abt. 1890 to William Ritchie (b. 11/1860 Scotland).  In 1900 Federal Census they are found in Lincoln township, Nodaway County, Missouri with two of their six children.  1910 Federal Census lists them as living in Kansas City, Missouri with son, Virgil (age 23), daughter, Vivian (age 19), son Harold (age 17), son Clark (age 16), son David (age 3), daughter, Lucille Brown (age 26), divorced, granddaughter, Clara Brown (age 1 yr. 4 months.)  All children were born in Missouri.

Emma Isadore Ralston, born abt. 1870 in Iowa.  No further information on her at this time.

Epharim Patterson Ralston died 10/8/1872 in Independence, Missouri.  Emily L. Daugherty Ralston married Joseph Nicolas (11/5/1826 in Ohio - 1/22/1890 in Quitman, Missouri) on 9/4/1879 in Nodaway County, Missouri.  Both Joseph and Emily Nicholas are buried in the Quitman Cemetery.