John Ritter, Sr.

1777 - 1867  (89 years)

• Name	John Ritter
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	3 Apr 1777	NC (see notes for ancestors)
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Feb 1867
  Person ID	I11858	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Barbara "Barbary" Garber,   b. 31 Aug 1785, VA (see notes for ancestors) d. 11 Oct 1887, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA; burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 102 years)
  Marriage	1805
  Children	1. Martin Enoch Ritter,   b. 29 Nov 1827, IN d. 5 May 1900, Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F4648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Ritter, John, Sr. (1777-1867) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. Individual photo of John Ritter, Sr., was taken in the 1860s and came from the Ackley/ Vorhes/ Smith Archives by SA Smith.

  
  

  Documents

  Ritter, John, Sr. (1777-1867): Obituary of John Ritter, Sr. (1777-1867) Obituary of John Ritter, Sr., came from The Gospel Visitor, March 1867 and was added to the site below by eduardo1966 on 19 Mar 2014: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15931699/john-ritter/photo John Ritter, Sr. died Feb 7, 1867 aged 89 yrs 10 mos 4 dys · Maintained by: BrysonSearcherJMM · Originally Created by: SM · Added: 29 Sep 2006 · Find A Grave Memorial 15931699 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2018), memorial page for John Ritter, Sr (3 Apr 1777–7 Feb 1867), Find A Grave Memorial no. 15931699, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by BrysonSearcherJMM (contributor 48032707). Site referred by SFC SA Smith.

  
  

  Headstones

  Ritter, John, Sr. (1777-1867) John Ritter, Sr. (1777-1867): Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA. Photo came from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15931699/john-ritter/photo Died Feb 7, 1867 aged 89 yrs 10 mos 4 dys · Maintained by: BrysonSearcherJMM · Originally Created by: SM · Added: 29 Sep 2006 · Find A Grave Memorial 15931699 · Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2018), memorial page for John Ritter, Sr (3 Apr 1777–7 Feb 1867), Find A Grave Memorial no. 15931699, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by BrysonSearcherJMM (contributor 48032707) . Added to that site by Cindi on 24 May 2010 Site referred by SFC 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. ******** Source: Donna Forney Clark: for the ancestors of John Ritter, Sr. see the ancestors of Sarah Ritter (1812-1901) ******** Source: SA Smith: William Henry Ritter D 4 Feb 1942 Married 29 Mar 1885 Floyd Co IA Parents Martin Enoch Ritter B 29 Nov 1827 D 5 May 1900 Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Saphronia A. Johnson B 1832 D Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Parents of Martin Enoch Ritter John Ritter Sr. B 3 Apr 1777 North Carolina D 10 Feb 1867 Bur Married 1805 Barbara "Barbary" Garber B 31 Aug 1785 Virginia D 11 Oct 1887 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Parents of Barbara Garber John Garber B 1758 D 1819 Spouse Barbara B D Parents of John Garber Johnannes (John) H. Garber B 1717 Germany D Dec 1787 Bur Cemetery near Flat Rock Church, Virginia Married 1752 New York Co Pennsylvania Barbara Miller B 15 Aug 1733 D 15 Jan 1808 Bur Cemetery near Flat Rock Church, Virginia ******** 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 ********