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Dora L Ritter 1886–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1886

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Aug 1976

Death Location: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA

Father: John Ritter

Mother: Dorothea Pollack

Spouse(s): Lawrence Nelson

Children(s): Dorothy Nelson

Dora L Ritter was born in 1886 in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA, the child of John T Ritter And Dorothea Pollack. In 1900, Dora L Ritter resided in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Dora L Ritter resided in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA. Dora L Ritter married Lawrence Nelson, and had children including Dorothy Laurine Nelson. Dora L Ritter passed away in 1976 in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Dora L Ritter was born in 1886 in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA, the child of John T Ritter And Dorothea Pollack.
  • In 1900, Dora L Ritter resided in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Dora L Ritter resided in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA.
  • Dora L Ritter married Lawrence Nelson, and had children including Dorothy Laurine Nelson.
  • Dora L Ritter passed away in 1976 in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ritter
1851–1917
Birth Location: Germany
JR
Dorothea Pollack
1852–1896
Birth Location: Germany
DP

Spouses(s)

Lawrence Nelson
1880–
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
LN

Children(s)

Dorothy Nelson
1913–
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
DN

Dora Ritter's Ancestors

Self
Dora Ritter
1886–1976
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Parents
John T Ritter
1851–1917
Germany
Dorothea Pollack
1852–1896
Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dora Ritter's Descendants

1.
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Dora (L) Ritter (23 Sep 1886–Aug 1976) m. Lawrence Nelson (abt 1880–)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Laurine) Nelson 1913–

Dora Ritter's Timeline

8 Records

1886
23 Sep 1886
Birth of Dora L Ritter in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Dora L Ritter resided here in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Dora L Ritter resided here in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Dora L Ritter resided here in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Dora L Ritter resided here in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Dora L Ritter resided here in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 54
Dora L Ritter resided here in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
1976
Aug 1976
Age 90
Death of Dora L Ritter in Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index
    [2] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 27, Cook, Illinois; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0823; FHL microfilm: 1240278
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 27, Cook, Illinois; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0823; FHL microfilm: 1240278

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_337; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1568

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1954; FHL microfilm: 2340231

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01023; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 103-3247

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01023; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 103-3247

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1976
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook and DuPage, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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