Mary Polly Trullinger

Female 1805 - 1897  (92 years)

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  • Name Mary Polly Trullinger 
    Birth 1 Jun 1805  Ross County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 5 Jul 1897  Harrison County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Harrison County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bethel Cemetery
      Harrison County, Ohio

      Inscription: Mary Wife Of John Ralston Died July 5, 1897 Aged 92 Y. 1M. 4D. At Rest

      Note: wife of John. This marker is now pushed off the base and rolled over so inscription is face up.
    Person ID I1219  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2025 

    Father Daniel Drollinger,   b. 25 Jan 1769, Cohansey, Salem, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1833, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth MNU,   b. Abt 1771, Cohansey, Salem, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Ralston,   b. 13 Jul 1799, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1881, Germano, Harrison, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1827  Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection
      Name: Mary Trullinger
      Spouse Name: John Ralston
      Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1827
      Marriage County: Fountain
      Book: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
      OS Page: 1321634 - 1321635

      Ancestry.com
      Marriages in Fountain County, Indiana, U.S.A.
      Page 88.
      Excerpt: "Trullinger, Mary, John Ralson, Sept. 27, 1827."
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Ellen Ralston,   b. Dec 1831, Fountain County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1875, Ringgold County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years)
    Family ID F407  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Jun 1805 - Ross County, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Sep 1827 - Fountain County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jul 1897 - Harrison County, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Harrison County, OH Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • She is clearly referred to as Polly Ralston in the 1870 Census.

      Her birth name may be Mary Polly Trullinger or Polly Mary Trullinger or Polly may just simply be her nickname. Her true name order however, requires further definitive evidence. Until then she will be identified herein as Mary Polly.

      1870 Census
      Name Polly Ralston
      Sex Female
      Age 65
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1805
      Birthplace Ohio
      Race White
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1870
      Event Place German Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States
      Event Place (Original) German, Harrison, Ohio, United States
      Household Identifier 133
      Line Number 32
      Page Number 17
      Affiliate Publication Number M593
      Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Other People on This Record
      John Ralston
      M
      70
      Pennsylvania
      John Ralston person details
      Name John Ralston
      Sex Male
      Age 70
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1800
      Birthplace Pennsylvania
      Race White
      Relationship to Head of Household Head
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1870
      Event Place German Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States
      Event Place (Original) German, Harrison, Ohio, United States
      Household Identifier 133
      Line Number 32
      Page Number 17
      Affiliate Publication Number M593
      Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Henry Copeland
      M
      14
      Ohio

      1880 Census
      Name Mary Ralston
      Sex Female
      Age 75 years
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1805
      Birthplace Ohio, United States
      Marital Status Married
      Race White
      Relationship to Head of Household Wife
      Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania, United States
      Mother's Birthplace Virginia, United States
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1880
      Event Place
      Germano, Harrison, Ohio, United States
      Event Place (Original) German, ED 89, Harrison, OH, United States
      Household Identifier 5711115
      Person Number 1
      Sheet Letter B
      Sheet Number 385
      Volume 1
      Affiliate Publication Number T9
      Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Mary Ralston's Spouses and Children
      John Ralston
      Husband