"Joseph Ritner, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, but who resigned from the army, married, and took a professorship in Washington College; afterward received a commission as first lieutenant in the army, but died at home, in 1833, before assuming his duties; he had served with great distinction in the Black Hawk war." [1]
1834 "Joseph Ritner, served US Army and late Professor of Civil and Topographical Engineering in Washington College, (died) on Tuesday 18th instant of Pulmonary complaint at the residence of his father Joseph, Esq. in Buffalo Twp." [2]
1834 Lieut. Joseph Ritner (1807-1834) died and was buried at the Alter Family Cemetery, Canton Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. [3] [4] [5]
[1] Samuel P. Bates, P. A. Durant, and J. Fraise Richard, History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania [Cumberland] (Warner, Beers:1886), 587, [GoogleBooks].
[2] Rootsweb file, Newspaper: The Muncy Telegraph, 4 March 1834, [Rootsweb].
[3] Find A Grave Memorial 37768934, [FindAGrave].
[4] USGenWeb Archives, Alter Family Cemetery, [USGenWeb].
[5] USGenWeb Archives, Burials, Washington County, Pennsylvania, [USGenWeb].