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James Polk Ridge 1841–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 October 1841

Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 13 April 1917

Death Location: Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Zebulon Ridge

Mother: Sarah Reynolds

Spouse(s): Charlotte Ridge

Children(s):

James Polk Ridge was born in 1841 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Zebulon Ridge And Sarah Anna Elizabeth Reynolds. James Polk Ridge married Charlotte Barker Ridge. James Polk Ridge passed away in 1917 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Polk Ridge was born in 1841 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Zebulon Ridge And Sarah Anna Elizabeth Reynolds.
  • James Polk Ridge married Charlotte Barker Ridge.
  • James Polk Ridge passed away in 1917 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America.

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James Ridge's Ancestors

Self
James Ridge
1841–1917
Birth Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Zebulon Ridge
1805–1864
Heistersburg, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Anna Elizabeth) Reynolds
1811–1903
Fayette, PA
Grandparents
Jonathan Ridge
1759–1826
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Sarah Jennings
1763–1850
Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Zebulon Jennings
1735–1776
Joanna Little
1746–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zebulon Jennings)
1709–1777

James Ridge's Timeline

2 Records

1841
9 October 1841
Birth of James Polk Ridge in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1917
13 April 1917
Age 76
Death of James Polk Ridge in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 October 1841
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1917
    Event Place: Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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