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 […]
from Biographical Review of Cass, Schuyler and Brown Counties Martin W. Greer Martin W. Greer, a life-long resident of Rushville township, was born August 5, 1843, a son of James Greer, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, born in the month of May, 1812. Martin Greer, the paternal […]
Cassandra McKee was born 205 years ago – February 11, 1807 – in Hardin County, Kentucky. Cassandra was the daughter of William McKee and Cassandra Frakes. After Cassandra’s birth the family moved first to Crawford County, Indiana, then on to Schuyler County, Illinois. Cassandra’s siblings were Hannah, 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 […]
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, […]
William McKee was born 230 years ago – January 11, 1782 – in Hardin County, Kentucky. William was the son of the James McKee and Agnes Dickson who moved their family from Pennsylvania to Kentucky, when the state was actually still part of Virginia. William married Cassandra Frakes […]
from Biographical Review of Cass, Schuyler and Brown Counties Schuyler County, Illinois William McKee, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Schuyler County, was born in Crawford County, Indiana, January 22, 1813, a son of William McKee, who was a native of Kentucky. The paternal grandfather, […]
Lucinda J. Walker and George F. Ritchey were married 168 years ago – December 6, 1843 – in Schuyler County, Illinois. George was the son of James Ritchey and Susannah Sawyer, of Montgomery County, Ohio. Lucinda and George had 7 children: John Henry, George Franklin, William Green, Charles, […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
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