Ritchie Gertrude Carpenter1

b. 29 September 1885, d. 24 December 1963
Thomas and Ritchie (Carpenter) Barnes with daughter Bonnie
photo courtesy Betty Mealy
FatherWilliam Patrick Carpenter2,1 b. 27 Oct 1853, d. 3 Jun 1935
MotherMary Alice Broughman2,1 b. 11 Oct 1861, d. 1 Apr 1939
Birth29 Sep 1885 Ritchie Gertrude Carpenter was born on 29 Sep 1885 in Tennessee.3,4 
Marriage24 Dec 1901 She married Thomas William Barnes, son of John Thomas Barnes and Mary Susan Zimmerman, on 24 Dec 1901 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.1 
Migration Ritchie and Thomas moved to Texas in the first years after their marriage. Their daughter, and only child, Bonnie, was born in Ft. Worth Texas in early 1905. 
  Ritchie's parents also moved to Ft. Worth. It is likely the families made the move together. 
Cens-191023 Apr 1910 However, Thomas and Ritchie did not remain in Texas. By the Spring of 1910 they were living in Oklahoma City where Thomas worked as a printer for a newspaper. The family lived on West Grand Avenue.4 
Death24 Dec 1963 Ritchie died on 24 Dec 1963 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at age 78.1 

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Ritchie with husband Thomas and daughter Bonnie cir 19105
Carpenter family reunion group photo circa 1914-16. Click on camera icon for larger image (Ritchie is in the second row - 3rd from right - move cursor over faces to see names)6
Ritchie and Thomas lived for a few years in Texas, settling in Tarrant County. See the Texas map (also accessible via the Misc. Locations link in the menu bar at the top of any page).

Family

Thomas William Barnes b. Jan 1873, d. 18 Mar 1930
Child
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Descendants of John Maiden and Susanna Landis
Last Edited10 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 21, 28 & 29 March 2005. Ritchie was Betty's great aunt.
  2. [S574] William Carpenter household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring district, ED 109, sheet 12A (94 stamped), dwelling 230, family 239, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 1 of 1. William Carpenter, 43, marr 19 yrs, b. Oct. 1856 VA, parents b. VA; Mary E., wife, 38, marr 19 yrs, mother 3 children, all living, b. Oct. 1861 VA, father b. TN, mother b. VA; Frank, son, 18, b. Feb. 1882 VA, sgl; B or R___, dau, 14, sgl, b. Sept 1885; Roy, son, 5, b. May 1895 VA.
  3. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 21 March 2005. Betty lists full date.
  4. [S1255] Thomas W. Barnes household, 1910 U.S. cens., Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Oklahoma City, ED 215, sheet 11B, dwelling 156, family 237, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr. 2005, image 22 of 48. Enumeration includes: Thomas W. Barnes, 36, marr 8 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, printer for newspaper; Ritchie, wife, 24, marr 8 yrs, mother of 1 child/living, b. TN, father b. VA, mother TN; Bonnie, dau, 5, b. TX, father b. VA, mother TN.
  5. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Margaret (Barnes) and Brett Breen.
  6. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Betty Mealy.
  7. [S90] Betty Mealy, "RamblingRoots Updated," e-mail to Diana Powell, 3 May 2005. Betty cites the probate record of Bonnie (Barnes) Wood which was obtained from the lawyers handling the estate in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1993.