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David Thomas Ridgeway 1872–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 13, 1872

Birth Location: Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee

Death Date: April 9, 1938

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Father: William Ridgeway

Mother: Harriet Hunter

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In 1872, David Thomas Ridgeway entered the world in Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee, born to William Jarret Ridgeway And Harriet Brown Hunter. David Thomas Ridgeway married Ida Lou Griffis. David Thomas Ridgeway passed away in 1938 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1872, David Thomas Ridgeway entered the world in Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee, born to William Jarret Ridgeway And Harriet Brown Hunter.
  • David Thomas Ridgeway married Ida Lou Griffis.
  • David Thomas Ridgeway passed away in 1938 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

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David Ridgeway's Ancestors

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David Ridgeway
1872–1938
Birth Place: Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee
Parents
William Jarret Ridgeway
1832–1882
Tennessee
Harriet (Brown) Hunter
1842–1913
Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi
Grandparents
David Ridgeway
1801–1877
Alabama
Jane Alexander
1804–1880
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Ridgeway
1750–1840
Elizabeth Menefee
1775–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Ridgeway's Timeline

2 Records

1872
June 13, 1872
Birth of David Thomas Ridgeway in Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee
Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee
1938
April 9, 1938
Age 66
Death of David Thomas Ridgeway in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 13, 1872
    Event Place: Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 9, 1938
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

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