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John Marshall Ridgeway 1827–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1827

Birth Location: Benton, Monroe, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 28 MAY 1908

Death Location: Monroe County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Elza Sr

Mother: Jane Ridgeway

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The story of John Marshall Ridgeway began in 1827 in Benton, Monroe, Ohio, United States. John Marshall Ridgeway passed away in 1908 in Monroe County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Marshall Ridgeway began in 1827 in Benton, Monroe, Ohio, United States.
  • John Marshall Ridgeway passed away in 1908 in Monroe County, Ohio, United States of America.

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John Ridgeway's Ancestors

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John Ridgeway
1827–1908
Birth Place: Benton, Monroe, Ohio, United States
Parents
Elza Ridgway Sr
1802–1877
Grandview Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America
Jane (Cornelia) Ridgeway
1803–1890
Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
John (D McMunn) Sr
1771–1853
Washington County, Pennsylvania Colony, America
Jane (Cornelia) Marshall
1770–1810
Fairfield, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William McMunn
1745–1816
Martha Creighton
1740–1790
Elizabeth Smith
1743–1810
James Marshall
1733–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McMunn
–1760
William Creighton
1710–1790
Barbara Young
1720–1793

John Ridgeway's Timeline

2 Records

1827
4 April 1827
Birth of John Marshall Ridgeway in Benton, Monroe, Ohio, United States
Benton, Monroe, Ohio, United States
1908
28 MAY 1908
Age 81
Death of John Marshall Ridgeway in Monroe, Ohio, United States
Monroe, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1827
    Event Place: Benton, Monroe, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1908
    Event Place: Monroe, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monroe County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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