James Walker Ritchie1

b. 10 June 1866, d. 11 August 1897
James Walker Ritchie
photo courtesy Susan Henderson
FatherJames Lafayette Ritchie2,3,4 b. 10 Jul 1841, d. 8 Jan 1907
MotherRosanna Melissa Duff3,4 b. 21 Feb 1843, d. 7 Oct 1899
Birth10 Jun 1866 James Walker Ritchie was born on 10 Jun 1866 in Virginia.3,1,4 
Marriage21 Apr 1888 He married Laura A. Berry, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Berry and Virginia Miriam Ramsey, on 21 Apr 1888 in Johnson County, Tennessee.5,6 
Death11 Aug 1897 James died on 11 Aug 1897 at age 31.1,4 
Burial He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 

Family

Laura A. Berry b. 7 Apr 1867, d. 19 Jun 1908
Children
Last Edited4 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 221. Stone reported to read: James Walker Ritchie, s/o Jas L. & Rosannah Ritchie, 10 June 1866-11 Aug. 1897.
  2. [S818] J.L. Ritchie settlement (recorded 1910), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 30 (E): 231. D.G. Ritchie, executor; record reflects payments beginning in Feb. 1907 and includes a 1/10 share to the heirs of J.W. Ritchie.
  3. [S162] James L. Ritchie household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 93, page 26D (stamped), dwelling 36, family 36, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 28 of 56. Enumeration includes: James L. Ritchie, 38, marr, tax collector; Rosanna, 36, wife, keeping house; James W., 14, son, farmer; Frank T. 13, son, farmer; Wm C. 11, son, farmer; Martha F.J., 10, dau; Margaret H., 9, dau; Armenia C., 8, dau; David G., 7, son; Mary __, 5, dau; Amelia C., 3, dau; Benj C., 2, son; Elizabeth, 59, mother, widowed; Madison M., 22, brother, farming; Lida L. Brooks, 22, hired/house work; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  4. [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 87.
  5. [S2677] Susan Henderson, "Ethel Ritchie," e-mail to D. Powell, 5 Apr 2011. Ethel (Ritchie) DeBoe was Susan's maternal grandmother.
  6. [S2176] "Johnson Co. Tennessee Marriage License Records", Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002, digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : 68), Entry reads: James W. Ritchie and Laura A. Berry; Apr 21, 1888 by R.W. Keys, JP.
  7. [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]
  8. [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 88.