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George Phillip Ritter 1850–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1850

Birth Location: Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 Jan 1896

Death Location: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: Peter Ritter

Mother: Margaret Ritter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woods

Children(s): Margaret Ritter

George Phillip Ritter was born in 1850 in Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Petrus Ritter And Margaret Ritter. George Phillip Ritter married Elizabeth Woods, and had children including Margaret Ritter. George Phillip Ritter passed away in 1896 in Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • George Phillip Ritter was born in 1850 in Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Petrus Ritter And Margaret Ritter.
  • George Phillip Ritter married Elizabeth Woods, and had children including Margaret Ritter.
  • George Phillip Ritter passed away in 1896 in Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Ritter
1810–1853
Birth Location: Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
PR
Margaret Ritter
1818–1876
Birth Location: Burke's Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Woods
1850–1905
Birth Location: Little River, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
EW

Children(s)

Margaret Ritter
1877–1961
Birth Location: Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia
MR

George Ritter's Ancestors

Self
George Ritter
1850–1896
Birth Place: Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter (Petrus) Ritter
1810–1853
Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Ritter
1818–1876
Burke's Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Catherine Ritter
1786–1861
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
George Spracker
1774–1847
Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Spangler
1780–1837
Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Barbara Spraker
1762–1843
Peter Spangler
1742–1833
Elizabeth (Pfeifferin)
1746–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sprecher
1733–1818
Henry Pfeifferin
1720–1778
Christina Thomlinson
1722–1778

George Ritter's Descendants

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George (Phillip) Ritter (7 May 1850–28 Jan 1896) m. Elizabeth Woods (2 June 1850–25 Feb 1905)
  1. 1. Margaret Ritter 1877–1961 m. George (Robert) Buckland 1878–1960
    1. 1. Winifred (Mary) Buckland 1910–2001 m. James (William Bowers) Sr 1909–1998
      1. 1. James (William Bowers) Jr 1941–2004 m. Rebecca (Anne) Ramsey 1946–2005

George Ritter's Timeline

3 Records

1850
7 May 1850
Birth of George Phillip Ritter in Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States
Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States
1870
22 Dec 1870
Age 20
George Phillip Ritter was married in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
1896
28 Jan 1896
Age 46
Death of George Phillip Ritter in Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1850
    Event Place: Burkes Garden, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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