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Thomas Hamby Ritter 1851–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1851

Birth Location: Garland County, Arkansas

Death Date: 4 May 1922

Death Location: Hale, Garland, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Ritter

Mother: MARGARET HILTON

Spouse(s): Margaret Bledsoe, Flora Muse, Mary Roper

Children(s): John Ritter, Rebecca Ritter, William Ritter, John Ritter, Sarah Ritter, Margaret Ritter, Rebecca Ritter, Nettie Ritter, Lillian Ritter, Susie Ritter, John Ritter

Thomas Hamby Ritter was born in 1851 in Garland County, Arkansas, the child of John D Ritter And Margaret Elizabeth Hilton. In 1870, Thomas Hamby Ritter resided in Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA. Thomas Hamby Ritter married Flora Ann Muse, Margaret Jane Bledsoe, Mary Jane Hawkins Roper, and had children including John Calvin Ritter, John W Ritter, Lillian Rosetta Ritter, Margaret Ann Ritter, Nettie Jane Ritter, Rebecca Catherine Ritter, Sarah Elizabeth Sally Ritter, Susie Cornelius Ritter, William Thomas Ritter. Thomas Hamby Ritter passed away in 1922 in Hale, Garland, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Hamby Ritter was born in 1851 in Garland County, Arkansas, the child of John D Ritter And Margaret Elizabeth Hilton.
  • In 1870, Thomas Hamby Ritter resided in Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA.
  • Thomas Hamby Ritter married Flora Ann Muse, Margaret Jane Bledsoe, Mary Jane Hawkins Roper, and had children including John Calvin Ritter, John W Ritter, Lillian Rosetta Ritter, Margaret Ann Ritter, Nettie Jane Ritter, Rebecca Catherine Ritter, Sarah Elizabeth Sally Ritter, Susie Cornelius Ritter, William Thomas Ritter.
  • Thomas Hamby Ritter passed away in 1922 in Hale, Garland, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ritter
1826–1869
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, United States
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MARGARET HILTON
1834–1888
Birth Location: McNairy, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Bledsoe
1855–1907
Birth Location: Jefferson, AR
MB
Flora Muse
1843–1871
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina
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Mary Roper
1852–1923
Birth Location: Greenville, SC
MR

Children(s)

John Ritter
1876–
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Rebecca Ritter
1881–1906
Birth Location: Cedar Glades,MontgomeryCo.ARk
RR
William Ritter
1873–1896
Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas
WR
John Ritter
1875–1895
Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas
JR
Sarah Ritter
1877–1962
Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
SR
Margaret Ritter
1879–1956
Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas
MR
Rebecca Ritter
1881–1906
Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas
RR
Nettie Ritter
1883–1947
Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas
NR
Lillian Ritter
1887–1926
Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas
LR
Susie Ritter
1893–1930
Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas
SR
John Ritter
1876–
Birth Location: Arkansas
JR

Thomas Ritter's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Ritter
1851–1922
Birth Place: Garland County, Arkansas
Parents
John D Ritter
1826–1869
Moore, North Carolina, United States
MARGARET (ELIZABETH) HILTON
1834–1888
McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Ritter
1801–1869
Moore, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Muse
1796–1870
Moore, North Carolina, United States
WADE (HAMPTON) HILTON
1808–1885
Pike, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Mahala (Elizabeth) Ward
1807–1840
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Ritter's Descendants

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Thomas (Hamby) Ritter (23 Dec 1851–4 May 1922) m. Margaret (Jane) Bledsoe (27 Nov 1855–9 Feb 1907) m. Flora (Ann) Muse (1843–1871) m. Mary (Jane Hawkins) Roper (11/17/1852–01/30/1923)
  1. 1. John (W.) Ritter 1876–
  2. 2. Rebecca (Catherine) Ritter 1881–1906
  3. 3. William (Thomas) Ritter 1873–1896
  4. 4. John (Calvin) Ritter 1875–1895
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sally") Ritter 1877–1962
  6. 6. Margaret (Ann) Ritter 1879–1956
  7. 7. Rebecca (Catherine) Ritter 1881–1906
  8. 8. Nettie (Jane) Ritter 1883–1947
  9. 9. Lillian (Rosetta) Ritter 1887–1926
  10. 10. Susie (Cornelius) Ritter 1893–1930
  11. 11. John (W.) Ritter 1876–

Thomas Ritter's Timeline

3 Records

1851
23 Dec 1851
Birth of Thomas Hamby Ritter in Garland County, Arkansas
Garland County, Arkansas
1870
1870
Age 19
Thomas Hamby Ritter resided here in Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
1922
4 May 1922
Age 71
Death of Thomas Hamby Ritter in Hale, Garland, Arkansas, USA
Hale, Garland, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1851
    Event Place: Garland County, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 129B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mountain, Montgomery, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 129B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1922
    Event Place: Hale, Garland, Arkansas, USA
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