Person:Samuel Ralston (4)

Information on Samuel Shannon Ralston

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From: <JSBRIDG@aol.com> Subject: [SHANNON-L] Rev Samuel Shannon Ralston Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 20:38:34 EDT

I am not sure if this made it to the list or not, so if it did, please forgive the double post. Joyce

Subj: {not a subscriber} Rev. Samuel Shannon Ralston Date: 10/26/1999 From: r.reid@ix.netcom.com (Russell M. Reid) To: SHANNON-L@rootsweb.com, REID-L@rootsweb.rootsweb.com

Shannon and Reid Researchers,

I have been working on the family of Rev. Samuel Shannon Ralston, who, beginning in 1843 was the first pastor to the Mt. Zion Associate Reformed Presbyterian Congregation in Lincoln Co. MO. Many of the members of the congregation were his cousins. He was born in the vicinity of Nashville, TN 11 May 1809 to James Reid Ralston and Esther Shannon. In his own autobiography he identified his mother's parents as Samuel Shannon and Jean Reid. They are easily identified respectively as the son of Thomas Shannon and wife Agnes of Lancaster Co. PA, and the daughter of John Reid and wife Jean of the same county. Rev. Ralston identified his paternal grandparents as David Ralston and Mary Reid.

It is know from the 1752 will of John Reid of Lancaster Co. PA that, in addition to the daughter Jean Reid (Mrs. Samuel Shannon) he had a daughter Mary Reid. It is my suspicion, though I have never found any confirmation, that Mary Reid, the daughter of John Reid and Jean, is the same as Mary Reid, the wife of David Ralston. This would make the two grandmothers of Rev. S. S. Ralston sisters. Does anyone researching these families know of confirming or contradictory information?

Russell Reid <mailto:r.reid@ix.netcom.com> or <mailto:r.reid@UofL.edu> Louisville, KY [Source: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SHANNON/1999-10/0940984714]