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William Lewis Ridge 1841–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Petersburg VA (CSA)

Father: Daniel Ridge

Mother: Amanda Cowan

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William Lewis Ridge was born in 1841 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Daniel Ridge And Amanda Cowan. In 1850, William Lewis Ridge resided in Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina. William Lewis Ridge passed away in 1862 in Petersburg VA (CSA).

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Biography

  • William Lewis Ridge was born in 1841 in South Carolina, United States, the child of Daniel Ridge And Amanda Cowan.
  • In 1850, William Lewis Ridge resided in Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina.
  • William Lewis Ridge passed away in 1862 in Petersburg VA (CSA).

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William Ridge's Ancestors

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William Ridge
1841–1862
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
Daniel Ridge
1810–1863
Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Amanda Cowan
1811–1854
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Scar (The Law Sky Buck William) Ridge
1769–1843
Hiwassee Town, North Carolina now, Tennessee, United States
Susannah (Charity) Reese
1790–
Samuel Cowan
1777–1854
Cowans Ferry, South Carolina, USA
Martha ("Patsy") Groce
1784–1826
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Susanna (Raven)
1742–1776
John Cowan
1739–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ridge's Timeline

3 Records

1841
1841
Birth of William Lewis Ridge in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 9
William Lewis Ridge resided here in Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1862
1862
Age 21
Death of William Lewis Ridge in Petersburg VA (CSA)
Petersburg VA (CSA)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: 848; Page: 26a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: 848; Page: 26a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Petersburg VA (CSA)

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