Lucinda Amanda Jewell Ritchey died 80 years ago – March 18, 1933 – in Fillmore County, Nebraska. Lucinda was the daughter of Thomas W. Jewell and Zillah Ward, born March 18, 1849, in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois. On February 4, 1875, Lucinda married Charles Henry Ritchey. They had […]
Amanda McKee and Charles Ritchey were married 170 years ago – March 9, 1843 – in Schuyler County, Illinois. Amanda was the daughter of William McKee and Cassandra Frakes. Charles was the son of James Ritchey and Susannah Sawyer. Amanda and Charles had 4 children before her early […]
James Sylvester Ritchey was born 165 years ago – September 10, 1847 – in Schuyler County, Illinois. James was the son of Charles Ritchey and Amanda McKee. James died at the age of twenty-nine. His siblings were William McKee, Charles Henry and Jacob Ritchey.
Vivian Eleanora Ritchey Brown, my husband’s mother, was driving home to Nebraska for her Uncle James’ funeral when she was involved in a car accident and died. So tragic for the family – Ritchey was only twelve. from The Nebraska Signal, Geneva, Nebraska James E. Ritchey Fillmore Pioneer […]
My husband, Ritchey, in the photo above, taken in Schuyler County, Illinois, at Sugar Grove North Cemetery. He is standing between the gravestones for William McKee and Cassandra Frakes and Charles Ritchey and Amanda McKee, his 3 gr and 2 gr grandparents. My Husband’s Family After spending 25 […]
Charles Henry Ritchey was born 164 years ago – April 14, 1848 – in Rushville, Illinois. Charles was the son of Charles Ritchey and Amanda McKee. Charles Henry married Lucinda Amanda Jewell. They had 8 children: Charles Thomas, Mary Emma, James Eben, Elmer Cross, Edith Helen, Zillah Maude, […]
Amanda McKee and Charles Ritchey were married 169 years ago – March 9, 1843 – in Schuyler County, Illinois. Amanda was the daughter of William McKee and Cassandra Frakes. Charles was the son of James Ritchey and Susanna Sawyer. Amanda and Charles had 4 sons: William McKee, James […]
Thomas W. Jewell and Zillah Ward Jewell Thomas W. Jewell and Zillah Ward Jewell are Ritchey’s great-great-grandparents. These were pioneers who moved westward to the center of our great nation. Thomas Jewell was born April 3, 1815, in Maine, the son of Ebenezer Jewell and Patience Quimby. Ebenezer […]
William McKee Ritchey was born 168 years ago – January 19, 1844 – in Schuyler County, Illinois. William was the son of Charles Ritchey and Amanda McKee. William was named for his maternal grandfather, William McKee. I do not have marriage information. William had 3 brothers: James Sylvester, […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House