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Maria Susan Ritter 1831–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1831

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 26 Dec 1895

Death Location: Cleon, Manistee, Michigan

Father: Henry Ritter

Mother: Barbara Kessler

Spouse(s): Jonathan Stiver

Children(s): Waltea Stiver, Charles Stiver, John Stiver, Louisa Stiver, Frank Stiver, Eliza Stiver, Edward Stiver, Ida Stiver, Clara Stiver, Arilla Stiver, Calvin Stiver, Henry Stiver, Harvey Stiver

Maria Susan Ritter was born in 1831 in Pennsylvania, the child of Henry Ritter And Barbara Kessler. Maria Susan Ritter married Jonathan Stiver, and had children including Arilla Lilly B Stiver, Calvin Stiver, Charles M Stiver, Clara Stiver, Edward Stiver, Eliza Ellen Ella Stiver, Frank Stiver, Harvey Stiver, Henry S Stiver, Ida Stiver, John Edwin Stiver, Louisa Stiver, Waltea Stiver. Maria Susan Ritter passed away in 1895 in Cleon, Manistee, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Maria Susan Ritter was born in 1831 in Pennsylvania, the child of Henry Ritter And Barbara Kessler.
  • Maria Susan Ritter married Jonathan Stiver, and had children including Arilla Lilly B Stiver, Calvin Stiver, Charles M Stiver, Clara Stiver, Edward Stiver, Eliza Ellen Ella Stiver, Frank Stiver, Harvey Stiver, Henry S Stiver, Ida Stiver, John Edwin Stiver, Louisa Stiver, Waltea Stiver.
  • Maria Susan Ritter passed away in 1895 in Cleon, Manistee, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ritter
1785–1837
Birth Location: Berks Co., PA
HR
Barbara Kessler
1790–1873
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
BK

Spouses(s)

Jonathan Stiver
1804–1887
Birth Location: Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, USA
JS

Children(s)

Waltea Stiver
1852–1922
Birth Location: Union City, Union, Pennsylvania, United States
WS
Charles Stiver
1856–1919
Birth Location: Union Co, Pennsylvania
CS
John Stiver
1857–1927
Birth Location: St Joseph County, Michigan, USA
JS
Louisa Stiver
1859–1938
Birth Location: St Joseph, Michigan
LS
Frank Stiver
1863–1934
Birth Location: Michigan
FS
Eliza Stiver
1865–1944
Birth Location: Lockport, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
ES
Edward Stiver
1868–1931
Birth Location: Schoolcraft, Michigan
ES
Ida Stiver
1870–1933
Birth Location: Michigan
IS
Clara Stiver
1872–1930
Birth Location: Michigan
CS
Arilla Stiver
1874–1933
Birth Location: Flowerfield, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
AS
Calvin Stiver
1867–1867
Birth Location: Flowerfield, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
CS
Henry Stiver
1851–1938
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
HS
Harvey Stiver
1867–1868
Birth Location: Flowerfield, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
HS

Maria Ritter's Ancestors

Self
Maria Ritter
1831–1895
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Henry Ritter
1785–1837
Berks Co., PA
Barbara Kessler
1790–1873
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Philip Ritter
1745–1826
Milford, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Maria Dutt
1723–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Dutt
1698–1735
Catharina grandmother)
1697–1771

Maria Ritter's Descendants

1.
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Maria (Susan) Ritter (abt 1831–26 Dec 1895) m. Jonathan Stiver (Oct 1804–4 May 1887)
  1. 1. Waltea Stiver 1852–1922 m. Sgt. (Jacob) Conrad 1845–1907
    1. 1. Lulu (Bell) Conrad 1884–1960 m. Orman (Oliver) Decker 1879–1959 m. Clemens (Garhart) Kranz 1888–1972
      1. 1. Etherd (Orman) Decker 1914–1980 m. Doris (B) Tayor 1917–2003
      2. 2. Winnie Brow 1909–1980 m. Edmund (Joseph) Brow 1895–1967 m. Francis (Howard) Metz 1910–1981
      3. 3. Cpl (Chester Lyle) Decker 1918–1944
      4. 4. Lorna (Lavina) Decker 1925–2013 m. Theodore (Hone) Challa 1920–2003
      5. 5. Lester Decker 1906–1906
      6. 6. Olive (Ilene) Decker 1908–1991 m. Roscoe (Samuel) Taylor 1897–1977
        1. 1. 1935–2005 m. Carolyn (Mary) Burnette 1939–
        2. 2. Normajean (Laurabelle) Taylor 1941–2003 m. John Harwood m. Richard (Glenn) Bayhan 1927–2001 m. Evart (Arthur) Crain 1936–2003
        3. 3. Shirleymae (Olive) Taylor 1945–2023 m. Andrew (Robert Novajosky) Sr m. –2016
        4. 4. Beverleykay (Marrilynn) Taylor 1949–2022
        5. 5. 1939–2008 m. Shirley (Ann) Bilow 1933–2025
    2. 2. Josephine (Irene) Conrad 1877–1957 m. Melvin (E) Rinard 1867–1953
    3. 3. Freddie Conrad 1879–1879
    4. 4. Calvin Conrad 1880–1942 m. Emma (Addessa) Sears 1881–1938
      1. 1. Clarence Conrad 1917–
      2. 2. Sgt (Otis Jacob) Conrad 1923–2008 m. Patricia (Ann) Jackson 1928–2010 m. Bernice (L) Grant 1936–
        1. 1. Vickie Conrad
    5. 5. Edith (M) Conrad 1882–1883
  2. 2. Charles (M) Stiver 1856–1919 m. Nellie (Florence) Copley 1860–1883 m. Emma (Jane) Williams 1868–
  3. 3. John (Edwin) Stiver 1857–1927 m. Elmira (Elisabeth) Rinard 1860–1910
  4. 4. Louisa Stiver 1859–1938 m. William (B) Teman 1857–
  5. 5. Frank Stiver 1863–1934 m. Julia (E) Moon 1864–1910
  6. 6. Eliza (Ellen Ella) Stiver 1865–1944 m. Aseph (Hartford) Lyke 1859–1919
  7. 7. Edward Stiver 1868–1931 m. Ida (Abigail) Lewis 1868–1945
  8. 8. Ida Stiver 1870–1933 m. William Williams 1870–
  9. 9. Clara Stiver 1872–1930 m. Elmer Weaver 1868–
  10. 10. Arilla ("Lilly" B) Stiver 1874–1933 m. Albert (Calvin) Wells 1871–1945
  11. 11. Calvin Stiver 1867–1867
  12. 12. Henry (S) Stiver 1851–1938 m. Bessie (E) Edmunds 1856–1893
    1. 1. Frank (F) Stiver 1889–1892
    2. 2. Fred (Guilford) Stiver 1889–1976 m. Mahala (Francis) Taylor 1893–1986
    3. 3. Mary (Alice) Stiver 1889–1988 m. Arthur (H) Preston 1882– m. Lloyd Langley 1892–1969
      1. 1. Bessie (Leone) Langley 1923–2008
      2. 2. Gordon (Cecil) Langley 1925–1964
  13. 13. Harvey Stiver 1867–1868

Maria Ritter's Timeline

7 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Maria Susan Ritter in Hartley Twp., Union Co., PA
Hartley Twp., Union Co., PA
1831
abt 1831
Birth of Maria Susan Ritter in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1832
abt 1832
Age 1
Birth of Maria Susan Ritter in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1860
1860
Age 29
Maria Susan Ritter resided here in Lockport, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
Lockport, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
1870
1870
Age 39
Maria Susan Ritter resided here in Flowerfield, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
Flowerfield, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
1880
1880
Age 49
Maria Susan Ritter resided here in Cleon, Wexford, Michigan, United States
Cleon, Wexford, Michigan, United States
1895
26 Dec 1895
Age 64
Death of Maria Susan Ritter in Cleon, Manistee, Michigan
Cleon, Manistee, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Hartley Twp., Union Co., PA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cleon, Wexford, Michigan; Roll: T9_609; Family History Film: 1254609; Page: 490.4000; Enumeration District: 249; Image: 0712.
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lockport, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1832
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cleon, Wexford, Michigan; Roll: T9_609; Family History Film: 1254609; Page: 490.4000; Enumeration District: 249; Image: 0712.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1831
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flowerfield, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lockport, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lockport, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Flowerfield, St Joseph, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flowerfield, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cleon, Wexford, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cleon, Wexford, Michigan; Roll: T9_609; Family History Film: 1254609; Page: 490.4000; Enumeration District: 249; Image: 0712.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Cleon, Manistee, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lockport, St Joseph, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
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