Broken Bow, Nebraska, is the county seat of Custer County. The town was named for a broken bow and arrow found at an old Indian camping ground. It was platted in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1888. A small city, it has a total area of […]
The following biography was written by James Eben Ritchey, Charles Henry Ritchey’s son, and given to his children to hand down through the family. My husband, Ritchey Brown, is very proud of his plains states heritage. We were fortunate to visit Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska in 2002. Charles […]
This is my husband’s beautiful great-grandmother, Lucinda Amanda Jewell Ritchey! Only recently did someone send us a scan of this photo – and we were thrilled to get it! Lucinda was the daughter of Thomas W. Jewell and Zillah Ward. She was born March 18, 1849, in Rushville, […]
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 […]
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