Claude Ritchie1

b. 8 August 1891, d. 27 April 1913
FatherJames Walker Ritchie2,3 b. 10 Jun 1866, d. 11 Aug 1897
MotherLaura A. Berry b. 7 Apr 1867, d. 19 Jun 1908
Birth8 Aug 1891 Claude Ritchie was born on 8 Aug 1891 in Washington County, Virginia.1,4 
Fath-Death1897 He was about 6 years old when his father died. 
Childhood  For a time Claude lived with his father's sister Florence and her husband James Beattie Ryburn where he was enumerated in June 1900. Claude's mother had remarried the previous month. Eight years later she also died.1 
Cens-1910  By 1910 Claude and his older siblings, Edgar and Ethel lived together in Damascus, Virginia. Both Claude and Edgar worked in a lumber mill.5 
Death27 Apr 1913 Claude died on 27 Apr 1913 at age 21.4 
Burial He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.4 
Last Edited24 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S574] Beattie Ryburn household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 5B, dwelling 79, family 82, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 10 of 70. Beattie Ryburn, 26, Nov. 1873, marr 1 yr, farmer; Florence, wife, 30, b. Apr 1870, marr 1 yr, mother of 1 child who is living; William, son, 2/12, b. March 1900; Claude Ritchie, nephew, 8, b. Aug. 1891; all b. VA.
  2. [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 88.
  3. [S2593] Craig Ritchie, "Craig Ritchie," e-mail to Diana Powell, 1 Nov. 2011. Craig cites Washington Co. Chancery Proceeding: David G. Ritchie, executors vs M.M. Ritchie, et al; copy of case provided by the Library of Virginia. The complaint lists the heirs of Columbus Ritchie, which included: "Ethel Ritchie, Claude Ritchie and Edgar Ritchie, children of J. Walker Ritchie, deceased". [J. Walker Ritchie was the son of James L. Ritchie who was the deceased brother of Columbus Ritchie]
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 221. Stone reported to read: Claude C. Ritchie, 8 Aug. 1891-27 Apr. 1913, WOW [Woodman of the World].
  5. [S237] Edgar L. Ritchie household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Damascus, ED 119, sheet 10A, dwelling 197, family 202, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 19 of 26. Enumeration includes: Edgar L. Ritchie, 21, sgl; Ethel R., sister, 20; Claude C., brother, 18; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.