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Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower 1873–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jan 1873

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 20 Jan 1958

Death Location: Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama

Father: Hugh Ritchie

Mother: Julia Reeves

Spouse(s): Andrew Ritch

Children(s): Earnest Ritch, Clinton Ritch, Henry Ritch, William Ritch, Ida Ritch, Clifford Ritch, Willie Rich, William Ritch

Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower was born in 1873 in Alabama, the child of Hugh Jordan Ritchie And Julia Ann Reeves. In 1910, Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower resided in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower resided in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama. Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower married Andrew Alexander Ritch, and had children including Clifford Clarence Ritch, Clinton H Ritch, Earnest Roy Ritch, Henry Ritch, Ida Lois Ritch, William Frank Ritch, William Ritch, Willie F Rich. Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower passed away in 1958 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama.

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Biography

  • Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower was born in 1873 in Alabama, the child of Hugh Jordan Ritchie And Julia Ann Reeves.
  • In 1910, Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower resided in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower resided in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama.
  • Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower married Andrew Alexander Ritch, and had children including Clifford Clarence Ritch, Clinton H Ritch, Earnest Roy Ritch, Henry Ritch, Ida Lois Ritch, William Frank Ritch, William Ritch, Willie F Rich.
  • Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower passed away in 1958 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Mary Hightower
1873–1958
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Hugh Jordan Ritchie
1855–1881
, , , Alabama, USA
Julia (Ann) Reeves
1856–1939
, , Wilmer, , Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (Uriah) Ritchie
1813–1874
, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Theresa (Elizabeth) Traywick
1819–1905
Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Traweek
1811–1896
Sarah Yeldell
1811–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Traweek
1787–1835
Theresa Powell
1795–1886

Mary Hightower's Descendants

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Mary (Jane Lou (Mollie)) Hightower (09 Jan 1873–20 Jan 1958) m. Andrew (Alexander) Ritch (14 Nov 1862–06 Sep 1938)
  1. 1. Earnest (Roy) Ritch 1894–1980
  2. 2. Clinton (H.) Ritch 1896–
  3. 3. Henry Ritch 1898–1924
  4. 4. William (Frank) Ritch 1899–1966 m. Sarah Hubbard 1906–1986 m. Sarah Ritch 1907–
    1. 1. Sarah (Will) Ritch 1923–
    2. 2. Robert Ritch 1925–
    3. 3. Sarah (Will) Ritch 1923–
    4. 4. Robert Ritch 1925–
    5. 5. Robert (Franklin) Ritch 1925–2006 m. Helen Goolsby 1925–1967
    6. 6. Guy Ritch 1927–1998 m. Mable (E) Lindsey 1926– m. Jeneice Hodges 1920–
    7. 7. Rufus Ritch 1929–2006
    8. 8. Sarah (Will) Ritch 1922–2005 m. George (Washington) Smoke 1919–1972
  5. 5. Ida (Lois) Ritch 1901–1950 m. Otho (Lee) Chance 1894–1970
    1. 1. Henry (Marvin) Chance 1922–1927
    2. 2. Arthur (Burke) Chance 1924–1945
    3. 3. James (Otho) Chance 1919–1979 m. Emma (Ruth) Pritchett 1923–2014
    4. 4. Infant (Son) Chance 1930–1930
    5. 5. Sidney (Dean) CHANCE 1928–2002
    6. 6. Frederick (Milton) CHANCE 1926–1983 m. Dora (Ellen) CUTCHEN 1921–1979
    7. 7. Janie (Louise) Chance 1917–1994
    8. 8. Lois ('Marguerite') CHANCE 1918–1993 m. Edward (Orlando) Beasley 1913–1983
    9. 9. Infant (Son) Chance 1931–1931
    10. 10. Andrew (Pete) Chance 1933–2013
    11. 11. Bill (Hannah) Chance 1936–2006
  6. 6. Clifford (Clarence) Ritch 1888–1944
  7. 7. Willie (F) Rich 1900–
  8. 8. William Ritch 1900–

Mary Hightower's Timeline

4 Records

1873
09 Jan 1873
Birth of Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 37
Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower resided here in Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower resided here in Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama
Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama
1958
20 Jan 1958
Age 85
Death of Mary Jane Lou (Mollie) Hightower in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama
Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1873
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 258.0; FHL microfilm: 2339738
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: T624_3; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenwood, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: T624_3; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374016

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bruceville, Bullock, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 258.0; FHL microfilm: 2339738

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1958
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama

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