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George W. Ritter

George W. Ritter

Male 1876 - 1955  (79 years)

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  • Name George W. Ritter 
    Birth 3 Aug 1876  Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Nov 1955  Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11610  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Elza H. Ritter,   b. 1849   d. 1936, Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Mary Fanny Ellery,   b. 1850   d. 1939, Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F4619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Elveretta Rex,   b. 3 Mar 1875, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1936, Charles City, Floyd Co., IA; burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 3 Apr 1918 
    Children 
     1. Rodney R. Ritter,   b. ABT. 1914
    Family ID F4548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Ritter, George W. (1876-1955) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Ritter, George W. (1876-1955) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Individual photo of George W. Ritter was taken about 1879 and came from the Ackley/ Vorhes/ Smith Archives by SA Smith.
    Ellery, Mary Fanny (1850-1939) & Maud J. Ritter (b. abt 1892) Elza H. Ritter (1849-1936) & George W. Ritter (1876-1955) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Ellery, Mary Fanny (1850-1939) & Maud J. Ritter (b. abt 1892) Elza H. Ritter (1849-1936) & George W. Ritter (1876-1955) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Group photo of (L-R) Mary Fanny Ellery Ritter & Maud J. Ritter & Elza H. Ritter & (standing) George W. Ritter was taken in the 1890s and came from the Ackley/ Vorhes/ Smith Archives by SA Smith.

    Documents
    Ritter, George W.: Obituary of George W. Ritter (1876-1955)
    Ritter, George W.: Obituary of George W. Ritter (1876-1955)
    Obituary came from the Ackley/ Vorhes/ Smith Archives by SA Smith.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      This individual appears in more than one place in our family tree. To avoid a confusing merge, it is necessary to make each appearance of this individual separate.
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      Source:
      SA Smith:
      Samuel "Sam" Rex/Mary Jane Ackley

      Child 1 Charles Thomas "Charlie" Rex
      B 26 Dec 1864 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 23 Jun 1944 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Spouse Mary Esther Manchester
      B 24 Jun 1866 Aurerola now Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 18 Jan 1919 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Child 2 Clifford P. Rex. Dr.
      B Sep 1887 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Child 3 Clyde Judson Rex
      B 23 Oct 1882 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 16 Feb 1950 Ames Story Co IA
      Bur Homewood Cemetery Ellsworth Hamilton Co IA
      Spouse Alice May Wilson
      B 16 Oct 1881
      D 14 Dec 1946
      Bur Homewood Cemetery Ellsworth Hamilton Co IA

      Child 4 Ransom R. "Rant" Rex

      Child 5 Ruth Elveretta Rex
      B 3 Mar 1875 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 11 Mar 1936 Charles City Floyd Co IA
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Spouse George W. Ritter
      B 3 Aug 1876 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 27 Nov 1955
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Married 3 Apr 1918

      Child 6 Mettie M. Rex
      B 10 Apr 1877 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 1947
      Spouse Justin H. Haynes
      B 1869
      D 1951
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Parents
      Eli B. Haynes MD
      B 9 Aug 1827
      D 10 Aug 1916
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Julia Janette Hunt
      B 7 Mar 1832
      D 1 Feb 1918
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Child 7 Belva Blaine "Belle" Rex
      B 13 Oct 1884 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 3 Sep 1931 Yankton SD
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Child 8 Jennie Ellen Rex
      B 30 Mar 1879 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 16 May 1916 Waterloo Black Hawk IA
      Married 26 Jun 1896
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Spouse George W. Ritter
      B 3 Aug 1876
      D 27 Nov 1955
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Child 9 Nina Rex
      Died in infancy
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Child 10 Samuel J. Rex Jr.
      B 21 Feb 1871 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 24 Apr 1932
      Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Spouse Ella Rebecca Hawks
      B 1877
      D 1957
      Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Parents
      Andrew Wolsey Hawks
      B 2 Mar 1834
      D 15 Oct 1901
      Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Phoebe Jane Tift
      B 7 May 1848 Enosburg, VT
      D 10 Dec 1921
      Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Child 11 Ina V. Rex
      B 20 Jan 1862 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 19 Dec 1895
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      Spouse Elijah Parker "Park" Walster
      B 10 Aug 1861 Sauk Co Wisconsin
      D Sep 1951 Burleigh Co ND
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA

      Child 12 Carl Rex

      Child 13 Claude Rex

      Child 14 Grace Rex
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      Source:
      SA Smith:
      George W. Ritter

      Parents
      Elza Ritter
      B 1849
      D 1936
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA

      Mary Fanny Ellery
      B 1850
      D 1939
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA
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      Source:
      SA Smith:
      George W. Ritter/Jennie Ellen Rex

      Child 1 Rodney Rex Ritter
      B 1914

      Child 2 Hetta Marvel Ritter
      B 2 Jul 1897
      D 4 Feb 1993
      Spouse John Mooberry

      Child 3 Myna Jay Ritter
      B 4 Feb 1903
      D 28 Jun 1972
      Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA
      Spouse Verle J. Sallee
      B 15 Apr 1902
      D 29 Apr 1975
      Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA
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      Source:
      SA Smith:
      George W. Ritter
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA
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      Sources:
      In general, SA Smith researched at Floyd County Court House, Charles City, Floyd County, Ia; birth records, death records, marriage records
      and also got information from:
      Death certificates
      Marriage certificates
      Birth certificates
      Cemetery tombstones
      Family Bible family info
      Cemetery records
      Obituaries
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      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aelza~%20%2Bsurname%3Aritter~%20%2Bresidence_place%3Aiowa~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Afanny~%20%2Bother_givenname%3Ageorge~
      "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3M-5F5 : 17 November 2014), Elzy H Ritter, Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing p. 673, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,351.
      Elzy H Ritter
      Iowa State Census, 1895
      Name Elzy H Ritter
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1895
      Event Place Floyd, Iowa, United States
      Gender Male
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1850
      Page 673
      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Elzy H Ritter M 45
      Mary F Ritter F 44
      George W Ritter M 18
      Maud J Ritter F 13
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      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22george%20w%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Aritter~%20%2Bresidence_place%3Aiowa~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Aruthe~
      "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJH-CJ3 : accessed 21 June 2017), Geo W Ritter, Union, Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 6A, line 6, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 655; FHL microfilm 2,340,390.
      Geo W Ritter
      United States Census, 1930
      Name Geo W Ritter
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1930
      Event Place Union, Floyd, Iowa, United States
      Gender Male
      Age 52
      Marital Status Married
      Race White
      Race (Original) White
      Relationship to Head of Household Head
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
      Birthplace Iowa
      Father's Birthplace Indiana
      Mother's Birthplace Missouri
      Sheet Letter A
      Sheet Number 6
      Household
      Role
      Sex
      Age
      Birthplace
      Geo W Ritter Head M 52 Iowa
      Ruth Ritter Wife F 55 Iowa
      Rodney R Ritter Son M 16 Iowa



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