Thomas Franklin Ritchie1

b. 17 July 1867, d. 28 January 1941
FatherJames Lafayette Ritchie2,3,1 b. 10 Jul 1841, d. 8 Jan 1907
MotherRosanna Melissa Duff3,1 b. 21 Feb 1843, d. 7 Oct 1899
Birth17 Jul 1867 Thomas Franklin Ritchie was born on 17 Jul 1867 in Virginia.3,1 
Marriage19 Oct 1888 He married Laura M. Kingsolver on 19 Oct 1888 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
Marriage He married second Martha Magdeline Stata.1 
Death28 Jan 1941 Thomas died on 28 Jan 1941 at age 73.1 

Family

Laura M. Kingsolver b. 8 Aug 1868, d. 1891 or 1892
Child
  • male child Ritchie5 (15 Nov 1892 - )
Last Edited1 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 87.
  2. [S830] James L. Ritchie will (recorded 1907), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 29 (D): 231. The will was dated 7 Jan. 1905; codicil added 1 June 1905; recorded 14 Jan. 1907.
  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. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, entries pp. 62, 90; Thomas M. Ritchie, 21, sgl, b. & resid WCV, s/o James L. & Nell Ritchie AND Laura M. Kingsolver, 20, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Charles J. & M.A. Kingsolver; marr: 19 Oct. 1888.
  5. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 120. Abstract states that a male child was born to T.F. and Laura L. Ritchie on 15 Nov. 1892.