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James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie 1860–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1860

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 11 December 1939

Death Location: Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: James Ritchie

Mother: Elizabeth Ritchie

Spouse(s): Lavinia Ritchie

Children(s): Charlie Ritchie, Thomas Ritchie, Jesse Ritchie

In 1860, James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie entered the world in Georgia, born to James Madison Ritchie And Elizabeth Elvira Dickerson Ritchie. In 1880, James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie resided in Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA. James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie married Lavinia Caroline Marinda Ritchie, and had children including Charlie Oscar Ritchie, Jesse C Listier Ritchie, Thomas Miller Ritchie. James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie passed away in 1939 in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1860, James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie entered the world in Georgia, born to James Madison Ritchie And Elizabeth Elvira Dickerson Ritchie.
  • In 1880, James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie resided in Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
  • James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie married Lavinia Caroline Marinda Ritchie, and had children including Charlie Oscar Ritchie, Jesse C Listier Ritchie, Thomas Miller Ritchie.
  • James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie passed away in 1939 in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ritchie's Ancestors

Self
James Ritchie
1860–1939
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
James Madison Ritchie
1825–1909
South Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (Elvira Dickerson) Ritchie
1829–1919
Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Eli Ritchie
1788–1852
North Carolina
Rebecca (Moore) Ritchie
1795–
SC
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ritchie's Descendants

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James (Raleigh (Riley)) Ritchie (Nov 1860–11 December 1939) m. Lavinia (Caroline Marinda) Ritchie (18 January 1864–18 January 1931)
  1. 1. Charlie (Oscar) Ritchie 1884–1942
  2. 2. Thomas (Miller) Ritchie 1886–1982
  3. 3. Jesse (C. Listier) Ritchie 1894–1896

James Ritchie's Timeline

3 Records

1860
Nov 1860
Birth of James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie in Georgia
Georgia
1880
1880
Age 20
James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie resided here in Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA
1939
11 December 1939
Age 79
Death of James Raleigh (Riley) Ritchie
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1860
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 December 1939
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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