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Ernest Grady Ritchie 1893–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1893

Birth Location: Comanche Co., Texas

Death Date: 3 Jun 1968

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Father: Andrew Ritchie

Mother: Mary Neighbors

Spouse(s): Melissa Jennings, Ruth Barbree, Onie Limerick

Children(s): Max Ritchie, Ralph Ritchie, Roger Ritchie, Ernest Ritchie, Martha Ritchie

The story of Ernest Grady Ritchie began in 1893 in Comanche Co., Texas. Ernest Grady Ritchie married Melissa Helen Jennings, Onie Lura Limerick, Ruth Barbree, and had children including Ernest Grady Ritchie, Martha Ann Ritchie, Max Grady Ritchie, Ralph Ritchie, Roger Ritchie. Ernest Grady Ritchie passed away in 1968 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Grady Ritchie began in 1893 in Comanche Co., Texas.
  • Ernest Grady Ritchie married Melissa Helen Jennings, Onie Lura Limerick, Ruth Barbree, and had children including Ernest Grady Ritchie, Martha Ann Ritchie, Max Grady Ritchie, Ralph Ritchie, Roger Ritchie.
  • Ernest Grady Ritchie passed away in 1968 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Ritchie
1848–1925
Birth Location: , Greenville, Butler County, Alabama, USA
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Mary Neighbors
1855–1947
Birth Location: Burleson, Lee, Texas, United States
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Spouses(s)

Melissa Jennings
1899–1918
Birth Location: Wylie, Collin Co., Texas
MJ
Ruth Barbree
–1920
Birth Location: –
RB
Onie Limerick
1891–1988
Birth Location: Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas
OL

Children(s)

Max Ritchie
1916–1995
Birth Location: Wylie, Collin Co., Texas
MR
Ralph Ritchie
1910–
Birth Location: Texas
RR
Roger Ritchie
1912–
Birth Location: Lochester, Texas, USA
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Ernest Ritchie
1931–2008
Birth Location: Dallas, Texas
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Martha Ritchie
1928–1997
Birth Location: Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas
MR

Ernest Ritchie's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Ritchie
1893–1968
Birth Place: Comanche Co., Texas
Parents
Andrew Travis Ritchie
1848–1925
, Greenville, Butler County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Ellen) Neighbors
1855–1947
Burleson, Lee, Texas, United States
Grandparents
James (Uriah) Ritchie
1813–1874
, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Theresa (Elizabeth) Traywick
1819–1905
Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Traweek
1811–1896
Sarah Yeldell
1811–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Traweek
1787–1835
Theresa Powell
1795–1886

Ernest Ritchie's Descendants

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Ernest (Grady) Ritchie (17 Feb 1893–3 Jun 1968) m. Melissa (Helen) Jennings (27 Jan 1899–23 Oct 1918) m. Ruth Barbree (Unknown–Bef. 1920) m. Onie (Lura) Limerick (31 July 1891–16 Feb 1988)
  1. 1. Max (Grady) Ritchie 1916–1995 m. Delma (Coreen) Hillis 1918–2007
    1. 1. Gary (Max) Ritchie 1937–2014
  2. 2. Ralph Ritchie 1910–
  3. 3. Roger Ritchie 1912–
  4. 4. Ernest (Grady) Ritchie 1931–2008
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Ritchie 1928–1997

Ernest Ritchie's Timeline

2 Records

1893
17 Feb 1893
Birth of Ernest Grady Ritchie in Comanche Co., Texas
Comanche Co., Texas
1968
3 Jun 1968
Age 75
Death of Ernest Grady Ritchie in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Comanche Co., Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1968
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
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