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Wilburn B Ritchie 1889–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 11 Dec 1931

Death Location: Rowan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Marion Ritchie

Mother: Mary Foster

Spouse(s): Sarah Arnett

Children(s): Ethel Ritchie, Delphinia Ritchie, Jason Richie, Rosa Ritchie

Wilburn B Ritchie was born in 1889 in Kentucky, the child of Marion Ritchie And Mary Ann Polly Foster. Wilburn B Ritchie married Sarah Jane Arnett, and had children including Delphinia Ritchie, Ethel Ritchie, Jason F Richie, Rosa Mae Ritchie. Wilburn B Ritchie passed away in 1931 in Rowan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilburn B Ritchie was born in 1889 in Kentucky, the child of Marion Ritchie And Mary Ann Polly Foster.
  • Wilburn B Ritchie married Sarah Jane Arnett, and had children including Delphinia Ritchie, Ethel Ritchie, Jason F Richie, Rosa Mae Ritchie.
  • Wilburn B Ritchie passed away in 1931 in Rowan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marion Ritchie
1849–1923
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
MR
Mary Foster
1843–1915
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Arnett
1890–1951
Birth Location: , Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
SA

Children(s)

Ethel Ritchie
1925–1985
Birth Location: Rowan County, Kentucky, United States of America
ER
Delphinia Ritchie
1914–1987
Birth Location: Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
DR
Jason Richie
1919–1986
Birth Location: Kentucky
JR
Rosa Ritchie
1927–1927
Birth Location: Rowan County, Kentucky, USA
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Wilburn Ritchie's Ancestors

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Wilburn Ritchie
1889–1931
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Marion Ritchie
1849–1923
Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann Polly) Foster
1843–1915
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Gabriel (Lobby sr) Ritchie
1813–1874
Hammonds Gap, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Nancy Campbell
1818–1918
Knott, Kentucky, United States
John Foster
1812–1852
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Bailey
1810–1851
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ritchie
1778–1880
Susan (Ritchie)
1782–1876
Joseph Bailey
1761–1838
Martha Brashears
1765–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ritchie
1757–1813
Mary Keith
1756–1808
Benjamin Grigsby
1749–1840
Elizabeth Duncan
1763–1795
John Bailey
1719–1779
Catherine Wright
1724–1800

Wilburn Ritchie's Descendants

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Wilburn (B) Ritchie (28 Aug 1889–11 Dec 1931) m. Sarah (Jane) Arnett (12 May 1890–September 9, 1951)
  1. 1. Ethel Ritchie 1925–1985 m. Everett Norris 1911–1986
    1. 1. Judy (Ann) Norris 1946–2014
    2. 2. Sammy (Ray) Norris 1948–2017
  2. 2. Delphinia Ritchie 1914–1987
  3. 3. Jason (F) Richie 1919–1986
  4. 4. Rosa (Mae) Ritchie 1927–1927

Wilburn Ritchie's Timeline

3 Records

1879
28 Aug 1879
Birth of Wilburn B Ritchie in Kentucky
Kentucky
1889
28 Aug 1889
Birth of Wilburn B Ritchie in Kentucky
Kentucky
1931
11 Dec 1931
Age 42
Death of Wilburn B Ritchie in Rowan, Kentucky, USA
Rowan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Rowan, Kentucky, USA
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