Benjamin Clark Ritchie1

b. 30 March 1879, d. 22 January 1944
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
Birth30 Mar 1879 Benjamin Clark Ritchie was born on 30 Mar 1879 in Virginia.1 
Death22 Jan 1944 Benjamin died on 22 Jan 1944 at age 64.1 
Last Edited24 Nov 2010

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.