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Robert Wesley Ridgway 1879–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 OCT 1879

Birth Location: Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 1962

Death Location: Ventura, Ventura, California, USA

Father: John Ridgeway

Mother: Amanda Goldsberry

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The story of Robert Wesley Ridgway began in 1879 in Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA. Robert Wesley Ridgway passed away in 1962 in Ventura, Ventura, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Wesley Ridgway began in 1879 in Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA.
  • Robert Wesley Ridgway passed away in 1962 in Ventura, Ventura, California, USA.

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Robert Ridgway's Ancestors

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Robert Ridgway
1879–1962
Birth Place: Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA
Parents
John William Ridgeway
1855–1931
Runnells, Polk County, Iowa
Amanda (J) Goldsberry
1842–1882
Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (J) GOLDSBERY
1811–1887
Ross, Ohio, United States
Sarah Wecker
1816–1893
OH
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Goldsberry
1767–1840
Mary PUTMAN
1772–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Putnam
1740–1795
Mary Goode
1745–1815

Robert Ridgway's Timeline

2 Records

1879
12 OCT 1879
Birth of Robert Wesley Ridgway in Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA
Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA
1962
1962
Age 83
Death of Robert Wesley Ridgway in Ventura, Ventura, California, USA
Ventura, Ventura, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1879
    Event Place: Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by roy. Imported on 10 February 2012.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Ventura, Ventura, California, USA
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by roy. Imported on 10 February 2012.

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