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James Chesley Ritchey 1876–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1876

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1959

Death Location: Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States

Father: Francis Ritchey

Mother: Eliza Calloway

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In 1876, James Chesley Ritchey entered the world in Missouri, USA, born to Francis Adams Ritchey And Eliza Jane Calloway. James Chesley Ritchey passed away in 1959 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1876, James Chesley Ritchey entered the world in Missouri, USA, born to Francis Adams Ritchey And Eliza Jane Calloway.
  • James Chesley Ritchey passed away in 1959 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States.

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James Ritchey's Ancestors

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James Ritchey
1876–1959
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
Francis Adams Ritchey
1836–1911
Randolph County, Arkansas
Eliza (Jane) Calloway
1846–1931
Lincoln County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Chesley (Stephan "Doc") Callaway
1826–1885
Lincoln, Missouri, United States
Nancy (Caroline) Segrass
1823–1867
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Callaway
1786–1848
Phoebe Cleaver
1787–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chesley Callaway
1760–1846
Christiana Galloway
1760–1841
James Cleaver
1760–1815
Hannah (Lynn)
1768–1816

James Ritchey's Timeline

2 Records

1876
9 Aug 1876
Birth of James Chesley Ritchey in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1959
7 Feb 1959
Age 83
Death of James Chesley Ritchey in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States
Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1959
    Event Place: Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States

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