1.  Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

RALSTON, JAMES B

MCNAIL, RANEY

05/11/1831

Book 1, p. 16

Lic#465

Greene

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 12; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1840

IL

Greene Co.

Wilmington Pct.

Roll 60

pp. 120B-121A

Ln. 19

James Ralston

110 010 - 200 010

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= James (b. 1836/7)
1 male	5-9	1830-1835	= William (b. 1831)
1 male	20-29	1810-1820	= James (b. 1802/3)
2 females	4 or under	1835-1840	= Laurinda (b. 1837/8) = Nancy (b. 1833/4)
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Raney (b. 1810/1)
1	person employed in agriculture

3.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #202-203 of 211):  between Macoupin & Apple Creeks, Greene Co., IL, pp. 100B-101A, 1353/1366, enumerated 7 Dec 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

James Ralston	47	M		Farmer		Ky
Rama       "	39	F				"
William    "	19	M		Farmer		Illinois
Nancy J    "	16	F				"
James F    "	13	M				"
Laurinda E "	12	F				"
Lucy A     "	10	F				"
John P     "	8	M				"
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Irela Ann Ralston	5	F				Illinois
Edward P     "	1	M				"