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John Henry Ridenour 1789 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Ohio, USA

Father: Jacob Ridenour

Mother: Susanna Stemple

Spouse(s): Susan Shaffer

Children(s): Samuel Ridenour

John Henry Ridenour was born in 1789 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob Ridenour and Susanna Barbara Stemple. John Henry Ridenour married Susan Susanna Shaffer, and had children including Samuel W Ridenour. John Henry Ridenour passed away in 1875 in Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • John Henry Ridenour was born in 1789 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob Ridenour and Susanna Barbara Stemple.
  • John Henry Ridenour married Susan Susanna Shaffer, and had children including Samuel W Ridenour.
  • John Henry Ridenour passed away in 1875 in Ohio, USA.

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John Ridenour's Ancestors

Self
John Ridenour
1789 – 1875
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob Ridenour
1759 – 1827
Cavetown, Washington, Maryland, United States
Susanna (Barbara) Stemple
1755 – 1837
Monongalia County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mathias Reitenauer
1725 – 1792
rexingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Eve
Johann (Gottfried) Stemple
1726 – 1798
Wachenheim, Bad Durkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mary (Margaret Boyles) Speck
1733 – 1798
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Reitenauer
1683 – 1760
Anna Arnet
1690 – 1771
Dr. Stemple
1692 – 1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Reitenaur
1650 – 1717
Susanna Lufidach
1652 – 1713
Heinrich Arnet
1657 – 1753
Amelia Springer
1652 – 1690

John Ridenour's Descendants

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John (Henry) Ridenour (1789 – 1875) m. Susan (Susanna) Shaffer (11 Oct 1825 – 8 Aug 1912)
  1. 1. Samuel (W) Ridenour (1856 – 7 January 1941) m. Susan (A.) Troup (1856 – 1893)
    1. 1. Elmer (Franklin) Ridenour (15 Oct 1883 – 12 August 1958) m. Clara (E) Dixon (November 1882 – 16 March 1930)
      1. 1. Nora (V.) Kretzer (9 March 1901 – November 1993) m. Paul Kretzer
      2. 2. Edward (Charles) Ridenour (1906 – 3 October 1976)
      3. 3. Melvin (Maxwell) Ridenour (1907 – 25 January 1966)
      4. 4. Theo (Elmer) Ridenour (28 Sep 1911 – 14 December 1972)
      5. 5. Paul (Howard) Ridenour (23 Aug 1913 – 8 Dec 1992) m. Ruth (C Walden (FATHER) KENDALL) (19 March 1912 – 21 October 1990) m. Ruth (Clare Kendall (Married) Ridenour) (March 19 1912 – 21 Oct 1990)
        1. 1. Howard (Paul) Ridenour (1931 – 1976)
        2. 2. Claire (Luana) Ridenour (abt 1933 – ) m. Warren Buzzard
        3. 3. Sylvia (Ruth) Ridenour (17 Mar 1942 – 4 Sep 2017) m. Harry (Ellsworth) Hager (5 May 1940 – 15 October 2005)
        4. 4. Rusty (robin) Ridenour (8 Mar 1949 – ) m. Linda (lou) Fridinger (7 Nov 1955 – )
        5. 5. Claudia (May) Ridenour
        6. 6. Barbara (L) Ridenour m. Francis Little

John Ridenour's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of John Henry Ridenour in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1875
1875
Age 86
Death of John Henry Ridenour in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

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