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John Holly Ridgeway 1831–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1831

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1875

Death Location: Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Ridgway

Mother: Theodocia Stone

Spouse(s): Sarah Vaughn

Children(s):

John Holly Ridgeway was born in 1831 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard James Ridgway And Theodocia Docia Dosha Stone. In 1901, John Holly Ridgeway resided in Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland. John Holly Ridgeway married Sarah Frances Vaughn, and had children including James Richard Ridgeway. John Holly Ridgeway passed away in 1875 in Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Holly Ridgeway was born in 1831 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard James Ridgway And Theodocia Docia Dosha Stone.
  • In 1901, John Holly Ridgeway resided in Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland.
  • John Holly Ridgeway married Sarah Frances Vaughn, and had children including James Richard Ridgeway.
  • John Holly Ridgeway passed away in 1875 in Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA.

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John Ridgeway's Ancestors

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John Ridgeway
1831–1875
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard James Ridgway
1788–1860
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Theodocia ("Docia" Dosha) Stone
1794–1840
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ridgeway's Timeline

3 Records

1831
1 Jan 1831
Birth of John Holly Ridgeway in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1875
24 Jan 1875
Age 44
Death of John Holly Ridgeway in Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
1901
31 Mar 1901
Age 70
John Holly Ridgeway resided here in Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland
Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1831
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ireland, Census, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Census, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA

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