1843 Peter Ritner and Mary Jane, daughter of William Davidson were married on February 16. [1]
1845 Mary Jane Ritner, wife of Peter, and daughter of Wm & Mary Davidson, died, in her 23rd year, on June 8, and was buried at Big Spring Presbyterian graveyard in Newville. [2]
1847 Peter Ritner, son of ex governor Ritner, and Amelia Jane, daughter of Alexander Davidson Esq of West Pennsboro were married on January 13, by Rev. Mr. Lillie. [3]
1847 "In 1847 he [Robert Wilson], with Peter Ritner (son of ex-Gov. Ritner, of Pennsylvania), were appointed collectors and general agents for the Cumberland Valley Railroad. At that time business on this road was conducted in a very different manner than now, there being no station agents, and Messrs. Wilson and Ritner were both freight and passenger agents, collecting, as conductors, for passengers and freight." [4]
1860 Peter Ritner (age 41, born in Pennsylvania) lived in West Pennsboro, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at post office Mount Rock, with Amelia J Ritner (age 33), William Ritner (age 17), Anna Ritner (age 10), Mary Ritner (age 8), Walter Ritner (age 5), Joseph Ritner (age 4), Joseph Ritner (age 80), and Mary B Ritner (age 23) [perhaps a niece, daughter of brother Abraham]. [5]
1867 Mrs Amelia Jane Ritner was admitted to the Big Spring Presbyterian Church, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Dated May 12. [6]
1870 Peter Ritner (age 51, born in Pennsylvania) lived in West Pennsboro, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at post office Bloserville, with Amilinen Ritner (age 46), Annie M Ritner (age 21), Mary D Ritner (age 20), Walter C Ritner (age 15), Joseph Ritner (age 13), and Sarah Hefflefinger (age 13). [7]
1870 Amelia Jane Ritner, wife of Peter Ritner, died on October 18 and was buried at Big Spring Presbyterian graveyard in Newville. [8]
1876 Mr Peter Ritner was baptized on February 11, at the Big Spring Presbyterian Church in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [9]
1880 Peter Ritner (age 61, born in Pennsylvania), married, self (head), Farmer, lived in West Pennsborough, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (father born in Pennsylvania and mother born in Pennsylvania) with Jane M. Ritner (age 45), Annie M. Ritner (age 27), and Mary D. Ritner (age 26). [10]
bef 1886 "The farm near Mount Rock which was purchased by ex- Gov. [Joseph] Ritner, and which is now the residence of his son, Peter Ritner, is on a tract for which a warrant was taken out in 1732." [11]
1886 Peter Ritner of West Pennsboro Twp, Cumberland County dated his will on June 23. Legacies of $2000 to each of Anna M, Mary D, Walter C, and Joseph A Ritner, from the legacy left to their mother by the estate of Alexander Davidson, deceased, her father. William D Ritner has already received his share through his mother, Mary Jane Davidson, Peter Ritner's first wife. The remaining estate to current wife Jane M Ritner. [12]
The three daughters shown here were buried with Peter's wives in Big Spring Presbyterian Graveyard, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
[1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society Carlisle, Index Cards, Reel 401, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Cemetery Records (Carlisle, PA: Cumberland County Chapter D.A.R., 1960), 222.
[3] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society, Index Cards, Marriages and Deaths (A-Sn), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Samuel P. Bates, P. A. Durant, and J. Fraise Richard, History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania [Cumberland] (Warner, Beers:1886), 440, [GoogleBooks].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA, Cumberland, Newville, Presbyterian, Big Spring Presbyterian, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Cemetery Records (Carlisle, PA: Cumberland County Chapter D.A.R., 1960), 222.
[9] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA, Cumberland, Newville, Presbyterian, Big Spring Presbyterian, 51, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] Samuel P. Bates, P. A. Durant, and J. Fraise Richard, History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania [Cumberland] (Warner, Beers:1886), 361, [GoogleBooks].
[12] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Cumberland, Will S-469, FHL film 1009844, [FamilySearchImage].