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William W Ridenour 1841–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1841

Birth Location: , Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1908

Death Location: New Stanton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jacob Ridenour

Mother: Nancy Mathias

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Martin Ridenour

William W Ridenour was born in 1841 in , Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob W Ridenour And Nancy Nettie Mathias. William W Ridenour married Elizabeth Yothers, and had children including Aaron W Ridenour, Charles D Ridenour, Della Mae Ridenour, Franklin W Ridenour, Martin M Ridenour, Sadie L Ridenour. William W Ridenour passed away in 1908 in New Stanton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William W Ridenour was born in 1841 in , Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob W Ridenour And Nancy Nettie Mathias.
  • William W Ridenour married Elizabeth Yothers, and had children including Aaron W Ridenour, Charles D Ridenour, Della Mae Ridenour, Franklin W Ridenour, Martin M Ridenour, Sadie L Ridenour.
  • William W Ridenour passed away in 1908 in New Stanton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Ridenour's Ancestors

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William Ridenour
1841–1908
Birth Place: , Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob W Ridenour
1808–1878
Salt Lick, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy ("Nettie") Mathias
1817–1878
Grandparents
Adam Ridenour
1776–1858
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
Catherine Theis
1779–1855
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Ridenour
1748–1793
Elizabeth Snyder
1760–1836
Henry Theiss
1738–1806
Elizabeth Jones
1740–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Reitenauer
1713–1781
Anna Fuhrer
1718–1751
Jacob Snyder
1725–1778
Maria Bissinger
1731–1810
Hans Theiss
1704–1748
Susanna Lauer
–1748

William Ridenour's Descendants

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William (W) Ridenour (7 Dec 1841–15 Oct 1908)
  1. 1. Martin (M.) Ridenour 1871–1962 m. Minerva Evans 1871–1950
    1. 1. Arthur (L.) Ridenour 1896–1898
    2. 2. Mildred Ridenour 1902–2002 m. Hurley (W.) Watson 1898–1980
      1. 1. Betty (M.) Watson 1924–

William Ridenour's Timeline

2 Records

1841
7 Dec 1841
Birth of William W Ridenour in , Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1908
15 Oct 1908
Age 67
Death of William W Ridenour in New Stanton, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
New Stanton, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1841
    Event Place: , Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
    [2] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1908
    Event Place: New Stanton, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
    [2] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Stanton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

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