Elza H. Ritter

1849 - 1936  (87 years)

• Name	Elza H. Ritter
  Birth	1849
  Gender	Male
  Death	1936
  Person ID	I11995	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Martin Enoch Ritter,   b. 29 Nov 1827, IN d. 5 May 1900, Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Saphronia A. Johnson,   b. 1832, MI d. Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA
  Family ID	F4647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  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.

  
  

• 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: 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 ******* 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 ******** 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 Source: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=87&p=localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.floyd Jeanne Catron: Descendants of Martin Enoch Ritter Generation No. 1 1. MARTIN ENOCH2 RITTER (JOHN1) was born January 03, 1826 in Wayne, Indiana, and died May 09, 1900. He married SAPHRONIA JOHNSON. Children of MARTIN RITTER and SAPHRONIA JOHNSON are: i. GEORGE3 RITTER, m. KATE RIEH. ii. JACOB RITTER. iii. JOHN RITTER, m. ELLEN SAUERS. iv. LIB RITTER, m. (1) ALVIN ROSENKRANS; b. 1837; d. 1917; m. (2) JOE LINES. v. NONE ANNA RITTER, m. MATT STAUDT. vi. STELL RITTER, m. WILL CAMPBELL. vii. WILL RITTER, m. DESTOMOND ACKLEY. viii. ELZA H RITTER, b. 1849; d. 1936; m. FANNY ELLY. ix. SARAH ELLEN RITTER, b. September 10, 1862; d. December 25, 1946, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; m. CHARLES C SCHUMP, 1885, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; b. September 01, 1862; d. October 02, 1946, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa.. x. MYRA AMANDA RITTER, b. August 26, 1873, Marble Rock, IA; d. February 11, 1967, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; m. EDWARD LOUIS SCHUMP, January 09, 1896, Iowa City, Iowa; b. January 31, 1872, Iowa City, Iowa; d. March 12, 1963, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.