Twins, Clara Ann and Amanda McKee, were born 187 years ago – August 9, 1825 – in Crawford County, Indiana. They were the youngest of twelve children of William McKee and Cassandra Frakes. The family moved to Schuyler County, Illinois, where Clara and Amanda married brothers, Jacob and […]
Edith Margaret Klein and Francis Sumber Ritchey were married 102 years ago – June 10, 1910 – in Fillmore County, Nebraska. Edith was the daughter of George Klein and Caroline Jungbluth. Francis was the son of Charles Ritchey and Lucinda Amanda Jewell. Edith and Francis had 8 children: […]
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 […]
Clara Ann McKee and Jacob Ritchey were married 168 years ago – March 7, 1844 – in Schuyler County, Illinois. Clara was the daughter of William McKee and Cassandra Frakes. Jacob was the son of James Ritchey and Susanna Sawyer. Clara and Jacob Ritchey had 7 children: Charles […]
Charles Ritchey was born 193 years ago – January 22, 1819 – in Montgomery County, Ohio. Charles was the son of James Ritchey and Susannah Sawyer. He married Amanda McKee in 1843 in Schuyler County, Illinois. Charles and Amanda had 4 children: William McKee, James Sylvester, Charles Henry, […]
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, […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: In October of 2002 Ritchey and I went on a quest for his relatives – and find them we did! Our first stop was Schuyler County, Illinois. His ancestors here were McKee’s and Ritchey’s. We found a cemetery full of them! The oldest of […]
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