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William Alexander Ritter 1860–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1860

Birth Location: Ritter Township, Moore, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Feb 1943

Death Location: Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Elizabet Ritter

Spouse(s): Carrie Brower

Children(s): Sammy Ritter, Sarah Person, Henry Ritter, Roy Ritter, Charlie Ritter, Annie McLaughlin, Lula Letterlough, Carina Ritter, Curtis Ritter, Minnie Ritter, Lester Ritter

The story of William Alexander Ritter began in 1860 in Ritter Township, Moore, North Carolina, United States. In 1920, William Alexander Ritter resided in Ritters, Moore, North Carolina, USA. William Alexander Ritter married Carrie B Brower, and had children including Annie Jane Mclaughlin, Carina Adalide Ritter, Charlie Mitchell Ritter, Curtis Benjamin Ritter, Henry Jackson Ritter, Lester Hutee Ritter, Lula Creta Letterlough, Minnie Ritter, Roy William Ritter, Sammy Turner Ritter, Sarah Adelade Person. William Alexander Ritter passed away in 1943 in Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Alexander Ritter began in 1860 in Ritter Township, Moore, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1920, William Alexander Ritter resided in Ritters, Moore, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Alexander Ritter married Carrie B Brower, and had children including Annie Jane Mclaughlin, Carina Adalide Ritter, Charlie Mitchell Ritter, Curtis Benjamin Ritter, Henry Jackson Ritter, Lester Hutee Ritter, Lula Creta Letterlough, Minnie Ritter, Roy William Ritter, Sammy Turner Ritter, Sarah Adelade Person.
  • William Alexander Ritter passed away in 1943 in Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ritter's Ancestors

Self
William Ritter
1860–1943
Birth Place: Ritter Township, Moore, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Thomas Ritter Sr
1814–1892
Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabet Ritter
1842–1929
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Anderson Walden
1800–1869
Chatham, North Carolina
Julia Walden
1822–1907
Chatham, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Walden
1784–1831
Elizabeth Lytle
1799–1833
Kal Williams
1790–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walden
1750–1829
Francis Lytle
1773–1869
Mary Moore
1774–1850

William Ritter's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Ritter (6 Jan 1860–28 Feb 1943) m. Carrie (B) Brower (Apr 1862–28 March 1934)
  1. 1. Sammy (Turner) Ritter 1883–1951 m. Ida (L) Ritter 1874–1942
    1. 1. Glennie (Ritter) Cash 1899–1983 m. Robert Cash 1886–1972 m. Robert (L) Cash 1886–1972
      1. 1. Wilson Cash 1930–1991
      2. 2. Bittie (M.) Cash 1929–2009
      3. 3. Ida (Frances Cash) Pratt 1926–1989 m. Jahue Pratt 1926–
      4. 4. Julia (Mae (Cash)) Smith 1921–2002
        1. 1. William (Haywood Smith) Jr 1940–2006
      5. 5. Betty (C.) Tate 1929–2009
      6. 6. Lottie (B) Rollins 1915–1987
      7. 7. Wilson (Cash) Sr 1923–1989
      8. 8. Agatha (Lee) Cash 1933–2021
    2. 2. Aggie (Dayton Elizabeth) Maness 1908–1990
    3. 3. Lottie (B) Ritter 1914–
    4. 4. Thomas Ritter 1918–
  2. 2. Sarah (Adelade) Person 1881–1948
  3. 3. Henry (Jackson) Ritter 1880–1968
  4. 4. Roy (William) Ritter 1895–1979
  5. 5. Charlie (Mitchell) Ritter 1894–1918
  6. 6. Annie (Jane) McLaughlin 1889–1983 m. Neil (Lacy Garfield) McLaughlin 1880–1971
    1. 1. Coshie (Edward) Mclaughlin 1913–1975
    2. 2. Kinley (Hezakiah) McLaughlin 1919–1999
    3. 3. Chattie McLaughlin 1910–
    4. 4. Annie (Cornelia) McLaughlin 1914–1992
    5. 5. Robert (Leonard) McLaughlin 1915–2002
    6. 6. Baxter (Ernest) McLaughlin 1917–2000
    7. 7. Lucille (Catherine) McLaughlin 1921–1980
    8. 8. Jessie (James) McLaughlin 1925–2004
    9. 9. John (Henry) McLaughlin 1924–1964
    10. 10. Charles (Anna) McLaughlin 1922–1976
    11. 11. Herbert McLaughlin 1928–2017
  7. 7. Lula (Creta) Letterlough 1886–1972
  8. 8. Carina (Adalide) Ritter 1891–1940
  9. 9. Curtis (Benjamin) Ritter 1901–1992
  10. 10. Minnie Ritter 1892–1989
  11. 11. Lester (Hutee) Ritter 1918–1987

William Ritter's Timeline

3 Records

1860
6 Jan 1860
Birth of William Alexander Ritter in Ritter Township, Moore, North Carolina, United States
Ritter Township, Moore, North Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 60
William Alexander Ritter resided here in Ritters, Moore, North Carolina, USA
Ritters, Moore, North Carolina, USA
1943
28 Feb 1943
Age 83
Death of William Alexander Ritter in Ritters, Moore, North Carolina, United States
Ritters, Moore, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Ritter Township, Moore, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ritters, Moore, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1943
    Event Place: Ritters, Moore, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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