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James Mordecai Ritchey 1862–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1862

Birth Location: Zane, Green, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 27 Jun 1918

Death Location: Major, Oklahoma, United States

Father: James Jr

Mother: Nathenia Whitlock

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The story of James Mordecai Ritchey began in 1862 in Zane, Green, Illinois, United States. James Mordecai Ritchey passed away in 1918 in Major, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Mordecai Ritchey began in 1862 in Zane, Green, Illinois, United States.
  • James Mordecai Ritchey passed away in 1918 in Major, Oklahoma, United States.

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James Ritchey's Ancestors

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James Ritchey
1862–1918
Birth Place: Zane, Green, Illinois, United States
Parents
James Ritchey Jr
1822–1875
Pope, Illinois, USA
Nathenia (Ann) Whitlock
1824–1891
Greene, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
James (B. Ritchey) Jr
1780–1860
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Julia (Ann) Robinett
1800–1869
Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Ritchey
1748–1821
Mary SIMPSON
1743–1821
Richard Robinett
1774–1836
Ruth Collier
1774–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Ritchey
1725–1804
Agnes Bolton
1728–1801
Robert Simpson
1701–1752
Margaret Waugh
1706–1756
Joseph Sr
1751–1807
Rachael Morris
1751–1829

James Ritchey's Timeline

2 Records

1862
30 Dec 1862
Birth of James Mordecai Ritchey in Zane, Green, Illinois, United States
Zane, Green, Illinois, United States
1918
27 Jun 1918
Age 56
Death of James Mordecai Ritchey in Major, Oklahoma, United States
Major, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Zane, Green, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Major, Oklahoma, United States

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