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Willie Merrill Ritchie 1918–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1918

Birth Location: Delta County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1997

Death Location: Shallowater, Lubbock County, Texas, USA

Father: Ira Ritchie

Mother: Willie Womack

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In 1918, Willie Merrill Ritchie entered the world in Delta County, Texas, USA, born to Ira Jay Ritchie And Willie Victoria Womack. Willie Merrill Ritchie passed away in 1997 in Shallowater, Lubbock County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Willie Merrill Ritchie entered the world in Delta County, Texas, USA, born to Ira Jay Ritchie And Willie Victoria Womack.
  • Willie Merrill Ritchie passed away in 1997 in Shallowater, Lubbock County, Texas, USA.

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Willie Ritchie's Ancestors

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Willie Ritchie
1918–1997
Birth Place: Delta County, Texas, USA
Parents
Ira Jay Ritchie
1893–1983
Lott, Falls Co., Texas
Willie (Victoria) Womack
1899–1935
Pecan Gap, Delta Co., Texas
Grandparents
Jay (Uriah) Ritchie
1866–1945
Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Lula Venable
1867–1965
Evergreen, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Ritchie
1813–1874
Theresa Traywick
1819–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Traweek
1811–1896
Sarah Yeldell
1811–1856

Willie Ritchie's Timeline

2 Records

1918
07 Dec 1918
Birth of Willie Merrill Ritchie in Delta County, Texas, USA
Delta County, Texas, USA
1997
24 Feb 1997
Age 79
Death of Willie Merrill Ritchie in Shallowater, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Shallowater, Lubbock County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Delta County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1997
    Event Place: Shallowater, Lubbock County, Texas, USA

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