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Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. 1904–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1904

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 14 Dec 1992

Death Location: Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Timothy Ritter

Mother: Ida Chaney

Spouse(s): Lena Pace

Children(s): Lola Ritter, Goldie Ritter, Joe Jr., Lois Ritter, Lillian Ritter

In 1904, Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Timothy Warren Ritter And Ida Louise Chaney. Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. married Lena Pace, and had children including Goldie Cleo Ritter, Joe Valentine Ritter Jr, Lillian Estelle Ritter, Lois Ritter, Lola Ritter. Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. passed away in 1992 in Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1904, Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Timothy Warren Ritter And Ida Louise Chaney.
  • Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. married Lena Pace, and had children including Goldie Cleo Ritter, Joe Valentine Ritter Jr, Lillian Estelle Ritter, Lois Ritter, Lola Ritter.
  • Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. passed away in 1992 in Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Timothy Ritter
1873–1915
Birth Location: Texas, USA
TR
Ida Chaney
1881–1960
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
IC

Spouses(s)

Lena Pace
1904–1929
Birth Location: Texas, USA
LP

Children(s)

Lola Ritter
1926–2001
Birth Location: Milburn, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
LR
Goldie Ritter
1920–1991
Birth Location: Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
GR
Joe Jr.
1924–2012
Birth Location: Hazel Dell, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
JJ
Lois Ritter
1926–2013
Birth Location: Fillmore, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
LR
Lillian Ritter
1922–2015
Birth Location: Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
LR

Joe Sr.'s Ancestors

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Joe Sr.
1904–1992
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Timothy Warren Ritter
1873–1915
Texas, USA
Ida (Louise) Chaney
1881–1960
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Newton) Ritter
1847–1928
Alabama, USA
Emma (Elizabeth) Harris
1846–1911
Chambers County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Foster
1807–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Foster
1766–1834
Mary Armstrong
1770–1845

Joe Sr.'s Descendants

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Joe (Valentine Ritter) Sr. (18 Nov 1904–14 Dec 1992) m. Lena Pace (1904–1929)
  1. 1. Lola Ritter 1926–2001
  2. 2. Goldie (Cleo) Ritter 1920–1991
  3. 3. Joe (Valentine Ritter) Jr. 1924–2012
  4. 4. Lois Ritter 1926–2013
  5. 5. Lillian (Estelle) Ritter 1922–2015 m. Roland (Kisco) McDonald 1920–2017
    1. 1. Richard (Gail) McDonald 1948–2021

Joe Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1904
18 Nov 1904
Birth of Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1992
14 Dec 1992
Age 88
Death of Joe Valentine Ritter Sr. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1904
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1992
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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