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William Thomas Ritter 1873–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sept 1873

Birth Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas

Death Date: 28 July 1896

Death Location: Cedar Glades, Arkansas

Father: Thomas Ritter

Mother: Margaret Bledsoe

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William Thomas Ritter was born in 1873 in Cedar Glades, Arkansas, the child of Thomas Hamby Ritter And Margaret Jane Bledsoe. William Thomas Ritter passed away in 1896 in Cedar Glades, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Ritter was born in 1873 in Cedar Glades, Arkansas, the child of Thomas Hamby Ritter And Margaret Jane Bledsoe.
  • William Thomas Ritter passed away in 1896 in Cedar Glades, Arkansas.

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William Ritter's Ancestors

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William Ritter
1873–1896
Birth Place: Cedar Glades, Arkansas
Parents
Thomas Hamby Ritter
1851–1922
Garland County, Arkansas
Margaret (Jane) Bledsoe
1855–1907
Jefferson, AR
Grandparents
John (D) Ritter
1826–1869
Moore, North Carolina, United States
MARGARET (ELIZABETH) HILTON
1834–1888
McNairy, Tennessee, United States
William (Lewis "Lewis") Bledsoe
1834–1906
Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America
Charlotte Dodd
1836–1862
Limestone County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Ritter
1801–1869
Mary Muse
1796–1870
WADE HILTON
1808–1885
Mahala Ward
1807–1840
William Bledsoe
1808–1864
Margaret Williams
1808–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Bledsoe
1784–1830
Elizabeth Brooks
1793–1874

William Ritter's Timeline

2 Records

1873
26 Sept 1873
Birth of William Thomas Ritter in Cedar Glades, Arkansas
Cedar Glades, Arkansas
1896
28 July 1896
Age 23
Death of William Thomas Ritter in Cedar Glades, Arkansas
Cedar Glades, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sept 1873
    Event Place: Cedar Glades, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1896
    Event Place: Cedar Glades, Arkansas

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