Laura M. Kingsolver1

b. 8 August 1868, d. 1891 or 1892
Birth8 Aug 1868 Laura M. Kingsolver was born on 8 Aug 1868 in Washington County, Virginia.2,1,3 
Marriage19 Oct 1888 She married Thomas Franklin Ritchie, son of James Lafayette Ritchie and Rosanna Melissa Duff, on 19 Oct 1888 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Death1891 or 1892 Laura died in 1891 or 1892 of purperal fever in Washington County, Virginia.4,2,5 
  Laura's date of death is not clear. A transcribed county death record states that she died Dec. 1, 1892 of puerpeal fever, which would be consistent with the fact that the same county record states she gave birth to a child two weeks earlier.4,6 
  However a transcribed reading of her cemetery stone states that she died Nov. 18, 1891.2 
  And a family history compiled in 1968 states that she died Oct. 18, 1891.5 
Burial She was buried at Zion Methodist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

Family

Thomas Franklin Ritchie b. 17 Jul 1867, d. 28 Jan 1941
Child
  • male child Ritchie6 (15 Nov 1892 - )
Last Edited20 May 2006

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 257. Stone reported to read: Laura M. Kingsolver Ritchie, w/o Frank Ritchie, 8 Aug. 1868-18 Nov. 1891.
  3. [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 87.
  4. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 214. Abstract states that Laura L. Ritchie (24y 3m) died Dec. 1, 1892 of puerpeal fever; spouse: T.F. Ritchie.
  5. [S1238] Mary Hope Kelly, Betsy's Descendants, p. 87. This source states that Laura died Oct. 18, 1891.
  6. [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.