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William Curtis Ridgway 1884–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 9, 1884

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: January 10, 1962

Death Location: Lincoln County, Arkansas

Father: Benjamin Ridgway

Mother: Pachant Crook

Spouse(s): Eddie Thornton

Children(s):

The story of William Curtis Ridgway began in 1884 in Arkansas. William Curtis Ridgway married Eddie Jane Thornton. William Curtis Ridgway passed away in 1962 in Lincoln County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • The story of William Curtis Ridgway began in 1884 in Arkansas.
  • William Curtis Ridgway married Eddie Jane Thornton.
  • William Curtis Ridgway passed away in 1962 in Lincoln County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Ridgway
1853–1918
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Pachant Crook
1857–1915
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Eddie Thornton
1886–1981
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Children(s)

William Ridgway's Ancestors

Self
William Ridgway
1884–1962
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Ridgway
1853–1918
Mississippi
Pachant (Jennette "Nettie") Crook
1857–1915
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (J.) Ridgway
1817–1895
Georgia
Nancy (Jane) Tarver
1820–1885
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ridgway's Timeline

2 Records

1884
September 9, 1884
Birth of William Curtis Ridgway in Arkansas
Arkansas
1962
January 10, 1962
Age 78
Death of William Curtis Ridgway in Lincoln County, Arkansas
Lincoln County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 9, 1884
    Event Place: Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 10, 1962
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Arkansas
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