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: […]
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 […]
from the Fillmore County, Nebraska, newspaper Final Rites For Mrs. James Ritchey Fillmore Native Baina Melcena Cellan, the youngest child of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Hubbartt Cellan, was born near Ohiowa, Nebraska, August 7, 1886. She received her education in the schools of Fillmore County and graduated from […]
Thomas W. Jewell was born 197 years ago – April 3, 1815 – in Maine. Thomas was the son of Ebenezer Jewell and Patience Quimby. Thomas married Zillah Ward in 1846. They moved their family west to Schuyler County, Illinois, and finally to Fillmore County, Nebraska. Thomas and […]
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 […]
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