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Joseph Wright Ritchey 1857–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1857

Birth Location: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1889

Death Location: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA

Father: Robert Ritchey

Mother: Lucretia Harrell

Spouse(s): Martha Stetler

Children(s): Eva Ritchey, Lillie Ritchey, Elmer Ritchey, Joseph Ritchey

The story of Joseph Wright Ritchey began in 1857 in Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA. Joseph Wright Ritchey married Martha Ellen Stetler, and had children including Elmer Woody Ritchey, Eva Pearl Ritchey, Joseph Wesley Ritchey, Lillie Blanch Ritchey. Joseph Wright Ritchey passed away in 1889 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Wright Ritchey began in 1857 in Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA.
  • Joseph Wright Ritchey married Martha Ellen Stetler, and had children including Elmer Woody Ritchey, Eva Pearl Ritchey, Joseph Wesley Ritchey, Lillie Blanch Ritchey.
  • Joseph Wright Ritchey passed away in 1889 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Ritchey
1825–1886
Birth Location: , , Indiana, USA
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Lucretia Harrell
1828–1909
Birth Location: , , Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Stetler
1860–1932
Birth Location: Ervin Twp, Howard, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Eva Ritchey
1880–1971
Birth Location: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
ER
Lillie Ritchey
1882–1969
Birth Location: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
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Elmer Ritchey
1885–1934
Birth Location: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
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Joseph Ritchey
1889–1905
Birth Location: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
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Joseph Ritchey's Ancestors

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Joseph Ritchey
1857–1889
Birth Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
Parents
Robert Ellsworth Ritchey
1825–1886
, , Indiana, USA
Lucretia (Ann) Harrell
1828–1909
, , Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Ritchey's Descendants

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Joseph (Wright) Ritchey (10 Jul 1857–12 Jan 1889) m. Martha (Ellen) Stetler (24 May 1860–19 Jul 1932)
  1. 1. Eva (Pearl) Ritchey 1880–1971 m. James (Henry) Bailey 1877–1967
    1. 1. Bernice (B.) Bailey 1904–1999
    2. 2. Dr. (Earl W.) Bailey 1906–1992
    3. 3. Dr. (Noel Ritchey) Bailey 1912–1997
  2. 2. Lillie (Blanch) Ritchey 1882–1969 m. Emery (Everett) Brooking 1883–1965
    1. 1. Maxine (Damaris (Twin)) Brooking 1911–1924
    2. 2. Madeline (Ellen (twin)) Brooking 1911–1970
  3. 3. Elmer (Woody) Ritchey 1885–1934 m. Edna (Gertrude) Campbell 1892–1962
  4. 4. Joseph (Wesley) Ritchey 1889–1905

Joseph Ritchey's Timeline

2 Records

1857
10 Jul 1857
Birth of Joseph Wright Ritchey in Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
1889
12 Jan 1889
Age 32
Death of Joseph Wright Ritchey in Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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