1898 Joseph Ritts of Washta, Cherokee County, Iowa, visited Nebraska.
Sioux Valley News, Correctionville, Iowa, May 5, 1898. [44]
1850 Joseph Ritts (age 28, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Concord Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana, in a household with Mary Ritts (age 24), Sarah Ann Ritts (age 8), Mary Ellen Ritts (age 5), Daniel Ritts (age 3), and Nancy Ritts (age 0). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
1860 Joseph Ritts was listed on the agriculture census in Chickasaw County, Iowa. [7]
1860 Mary Ritts (age 35, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Bradford Twp, Chickasaw County, Iowa, in a household with Joseph Ritts (age 37), Sarah A Ritts (age 17), Mary E Ritts (age 15), Daniel Ritts (age 14), Nancy Ritts (age 10), Margaret Ritts (age 8), Adelia Ritts (age 6), Martha Ritts (age 3), Michael Ritts (age 1), and Eliot Ritts (age 1). [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
1860-1868 Perhaps Mary died during this time period.
1868 Joseph Ritts and Catharine Green were married on November 18 in Chickasaw County, Iowa. (FHL film 1027444). [19] [20]
1880 Joseph Ritts (age 63, born in Pennsylvania, married) lived in Willow Twp, Cherokee County, Iowa, in a household with Catherine Ritts (age 49), Michael Ritts (age 20), Kenny Ritts (age 17), Levi Ritts (age 14), Ellet Ritts (age 21), and Andrew Todd (age 73). Joseph Ritts's occupation was farmer. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
Daughter Martha may have died soon after her marriage to William Kinyon.
1880 Martha J. Kinyon (age 23, born in Iowa, married), wife, lived in Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa, in a household with William Kinyon (age 29), Lewella Kinyon (age 7), Alice M. Kinyon (age 4), and Arthur Kinyon (age 1). Martha J. Kinyon's father was born in Indiana. [26] [27] [28] [29]
1881 Child Kinyon, child of Wm L Kinyon and Martha Jane Ritts Kinyon, was born on April 30 in Quorn [Kingsley], Plymouth County, Iowa. [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
1885 Luella Kenion (age 11) and Arthur Clifton Kenion (age 7) lived in Iowa in the household of Henry MIlls (age 36) and Jennie MIlls (age 26, born in Illinois). Luella and Arthur were born in Plymouth County, Iowa. [36] [37]
1882 Michael R Ritts and Olive Kirkpatrick were married on July 4, 1882, in Plymouth County, Iowa. Michael R Ritts was a child of Joseph Ritts and Mary Hay. [38] [39] [40]
1884 Wm H C Miles, age 36, and Jane Ritts, age 26, were married on November 27, 1884, in Cherokee County, Iowa. Jane Ritts was a child of Joseph Ritts and Mary Hayes. [41]
1885 Joseph (age 63) and Catherine (age 53) Ritts lived in Cherokee County, Iowa with Levi Ritts (age 19). [42]
1885 Catherine D., wife of Joseph Ritts, died on March 11, 1885, at age 53y 10m ?d, and was buried at Sunset View Cemetery, Washta, Cherokee County, Iowa,. Catherine D. Todd Ritts was born on May 1, 1831. [43]
1898 Joseph Ritts visited Nebraska.
1900 Joseph Ritts (born in Pennsylvania in Jan 1817, widowed), father, lived in Grattan, Holt County, Nebraska, in a household with Henry Ritts (age 38), Mary Ritts (age 39), Ella Ritts (age 12), and Flossie Ritts (age 10). [45] [46]
1904 Joseph Ritts died on February 21, 1904 and was buried at O'Neill Cemetery, O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. No grave marker photo is shown at the memorial. [47]
1905 Nancy Ritts Kirkpatrick and John Safely were married on December 14, 1905, in Cherokee County, Iowa. Nancy Ritts was a child of Joseph Ritts and Mary Hay. [48] [49] [50]
1908 Son Joseph Ellot Ritts died on July 18 and was buried at Graceland Cemetery, Burke, Gregory County, South Dakota. Joseph Ellot Ritts was born on January 18, 1857. [51] [52]
1922 Daniel Ritts, son of Joe Ritts, spouse of Mary C Ritts, died on February 25, at age 75, in Washta, Cherokee County, Iowa. [53] [54] [55]
1925 Mary Ellen Cagley, married, daughter of Joseph Ritts and Mary Haye, died on December 30, 1925, at age 81, in Iowa. Mary Ellen Cagley was buried on January 3, 1926, in Kingsley County, Iowa. Mary Ellen Cagley was born on February 14, 1844, in Indiana. [56] [57] [58]
Research Notes:
Joseph Ritts has been reported as a brother of Michael Ritts, spouse of Margaret Winebrenner. We suspect that Mary Hay's mother was Mary Winebrenner-Rivir-Hay by a second marriage to Hay. Mary and Margaret Winebrenner were half-sisters.
DNA [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71]
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[2] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
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[8] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[11] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[12] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[14] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[15] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[16] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[17] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
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[22] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].
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[24] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].
[25] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].
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[28] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].
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[33] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, [AncestryRecord].
[34] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, [AncestryRecord].
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[40] Iowa, Marriage Records, [AncestryRecord].
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[43] Find A Grave Memorial 144494597, [FindAGrave].
[44] Sioux Valley News, Correctionville, Iowa, May 5, 1898, page 8, [NewspapersClip].
[45] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[46] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryRecord].
[47] Find A Grave Memorial 102728627, [FindAGrave].
[48] Iowa, Marriage Records, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[49] Iowa, Marriage Records, [AncestryRecord].
[50] Iowa, Marriage Records, [AncestryRecord].
[51] Find A Grave Memorial 50780292, [FindAGrave].
[52] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
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[54] Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, [AncestryRecord].
[55] Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, [AncestryRecord].
[56] Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, [AncestryRecord].
[57] Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, [AncestryRecord].
[58] Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, [AncestryRecord].
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