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Samuel Bennett Ridgeway 1886–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1886

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 10 Feb 1967

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Ridgeway

Mother: Emily Copeland

Spouse(s): Millie Higginbotham

Children(s): Arthur -, Lavolia Ridgeway, Ruby Sherrell, Ray Ridgeway, Troy Ridgeway

Samuel Bennett Ridgeway was born in 1886 in Alabama, the child of William Marford Ridgeway And Emily Indiana Copeland. In 1900, Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided in Crumley, De Kalb, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided in Lydia, Dekalb, Alabama, USA. Samuel Bennett Ridgeway married Millie Belle Higginbotham, and had children including Arthur Lowe Ridgeway, Lavolia Lucille Ridgeway, Ray Milford Ridgeway, Ruby Maurine Sherrell, Troy C Ridgeway. Samuel Bennett Ridgeway passed away in 1967 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Bennett Ridgeway was born in 1886 in Alabama, the child of William Marford Ridgeway And Emily Indiana Copeland.
  • In 1900, Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided in Crumley, De Kalb, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided in Lydia, Dekalb, Alabama, USA.
  • Samuel Bennett Ridgeway married Millie Belle Higginbotham, and had children including Arthur Lowe Ridgeway, Lavolia Lucille Ridgeway, Ray Milford Ridgeway, Ruby Maurine Sherrell, Troy C Ridgeway.
  • Samuel Bennett Ridgeway passed away in 1967 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Ridgeway's Ancestors

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Samuel Ridgeway
1886–1967
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William Marford Ridgeway
1863–1947
Gwinnett, Butts County, Georgia, USA
Emily (Indiana) Copeland
1867–1949
DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Marion) Ridgway
1828–1912
Watkinsville, Clark, Georgia
Martha (Francis) Thompson
1835–1904
Clarke County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nelson Ridgway
1793–1854
Nancy Ridgway
1805–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Ridgeway's Descendants

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Samuel (Bennett) Ridgeway (3 Apr 1886–10 Feb 1967) m. Millie (Belle) Higginbotham (abt 1890–Jan 1970)
  1. 1. Arthur (Lowe Ridgeway) - 1912–2000 m. Mozelle Spence 1913–1997
    1. 1. Milton (Samuel) Ridgeway 1943–2015
  2. 2. Lavolia (Lucille) Ridgeway 1908–1997
  3. 3. Ruby (Maurine) Sherrell 1910–2003
  4. 4. Ray (Milford) Ridgeway 1916–1958
  5. 5. Troy (C) Ridgeway 1921–1997

Samuel Ridgeway's Timeline

10 Records

1886
3 Apr 1886
Birth of Samuel Bennett Ridgeway in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 14
Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided here in Crumley, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
Crumley, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided here in Lydia, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
Lydia, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 31
Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided here in Cullman County, Alabama, USA
Cullman County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided here in Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, USA
Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided here in Corinth, Corinth, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Corinth, Corinth, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided here in Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 54
Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided here in Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Samuel Bennett Ridgeway resided here in Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1967
10 Feb 1967
Age 81
Death of Samuel Bennett Ridgeway in Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama
Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cullman, Cullman, Alabama; Roll: T625_11; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 42
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 25-25
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crumley, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0077
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lydia, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_12; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374025
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: 1720; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 25-33
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Cullman County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Crumley, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crumley, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0077

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lydia, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lydia, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_12; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374025

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Cullman County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Cullman County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cullman, Cullman, Alabama; Roll: T625_11; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 42

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Corinth, Corinth, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dekalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 25-25

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 25-25

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: 1720; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 25-33

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1967
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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