Ralph William Batesole was born September 9, 1872 at Fremont and later moved with his family to Iowa. He married at Gilman, Iowa, on February 24, 1897 Lulu Mae Mock who was born in Illinois on August 30, 1875.
In 1909 they came to Foster County to make their home, settling on a farm in Wyard Township, where they lived until after Mr. Batesole's death.
The Batesoles had seven children: Kiethel (Mrs. John Buchanan), William, Horace, Dorothy and Door, Jack, and Vern.
Mr. Batesole died on November 28, 1914 and Mrs. Batesole died July 24, 1924. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Vern lived in Pingree for a number of years.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 104B