Leo Clare Ritter

1905 - 1982  (77 years)

• Name	Leo Clare Ritter
  Birth	1904-1905	Floyd Co., IA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Dec 1982	Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA
  Person ID	I11699	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Henry Ritter,   b. Jul 1862, South Bend, Saint Joseph Co., IN d. 4 Feb 1942, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Desdemona A. Ackley,   b. Mar 1863, IA d. 8 Aug 1929, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1885	Floyd Co., IA
  Family ID	F4503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Alma Wagner,   b. 19 Jul 1905   d. 14 Mar 2002, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Robert Ritter   2. Clair Eugene Ritter,   b. 7 Jun 1926, Union Twp., Floyd Co., IA d. 1955, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 28 years)   3. Kenneth Richard Ritter,   b. 15 Oct 1927, Union Twp., Floyd Co., IA d. 4 Feb 1998, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 70 years)   4. Ronald Dean Ritter   5. Vern Ritter   6. Connie Ritter   7. Arlene Ritter   8. Darlene Ritter   9. Dorothy Ritter   10. Fran Ritter   11. Donna May Ritter
  Family ID	F4590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Source: https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22leo%20Clare%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Aritter~&offset=20 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLWD-L2S : 4 November 2017), Leo C Ritter and Ethel Wagner, 18 Apr 1925, , Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,481,692. No image available Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 Leo C Ritter mentioned in the record of Leo C Ritter and Ethel Wagner Name Leo C Ritter Event Type Marriage Event Date 18 Apr 1925 Event Place Floyd, Iowa, United States Gender Male Age 21 Birth Year (Estimated) 1904 Spouse's Name Ethel Wagner Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1907 Source: https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22leo%20Clare%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Aritter~ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMT1-KYL : accessed 26 February 2018), Leo C Ritter, Marble Rock, Union Township, Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-21, sheet 4A, line 31, family 71, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1161. Leo C Ritter United States Census, 1940 Name Leo C Ritter Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Marble Rock, Union Township, Floyd, Iowa, United States Sex Male Age 35 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Iowa Birth Year (Estimated) 1905 Last Place of Residence Charles City, Iowa Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Leo C Ritter Head M 35 Iowa Ethel Ritter Wife F 33 Minnesota Kenneth Ritter Son M 12 Iowa Dorothy Ritter Daughter F 10 Iowa Donna Ritter Daughter F 8 Iowa Ronald Ritter Son M 7 Iowa Fern Ritter Daughter F 5 Iowa Arlene Ritter Daughter F 3 Iowa Darlene Ritter Daughter F 3 Iowa Vern Ritter Son M 2 Iowa Robert Ritter Son M 0 Iowa Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95645561 SFC Shirley Ann Smith: Leo Clare Ritter BIRTH 24 Oct 1897 Iowa, USA DEATH Dec 1982 Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA BURIAL Westside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd County, Iowa, USA MEMORIAL ID 95645561 Source: https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22leo%20clare%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Aritter~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Aiowa~ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BR-1XH : accessed 15 May 2017), Leo Ritter in household of Harley G Ritter, Scott, Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing ED 123, sheet 3B, line 89, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 490; FHL microfilm 1,820,490. Leo Ritter United States Census, 1920 Name Leo Ritter Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Scott, Floyd, Iowa, United States Gender Male Age 17 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Brother Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Brother Birth Year (Estimated) 1903 Birthplace Iowa Father's Birthplace Indiana Mother's Birthplace Iowa Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 3 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Harley G Ritter Head M 33 Iowa William Ritter Father M 58 Indiana Destomona Ritter Mother F 56 Iowa Ross Ritter Brother M 21 Iowa Leo Ritter Brother M 17 Iowa ******** Source: SA Smith: William Henry Ritter/Desdemona A. Ackley Child 1 Harley Glenn Ritter B 29 Apr 1886 Union Township Floyd County IA D 17 Jul 1959 Bur Riverside Cemetery Rockford Floyd County IA Spouse Wilhelmina "Minnie" Thieman B 14 Oct 1878 D 11 Oct 1963 Married 24 Dec 1920 Parents August Wilhelm Thieman B 1847 D 1927 Bur Riverside Cemetery Rockford Floyd County IA Helen C. Schultz B 1852 D 1930 Bur Riverside Cemetery Rockford Floyd County IA Child 2 Frank E. Ritter B 18 Nov 1887 Floyd Floyd County IA D 28 Apr 1954 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Service WWI Child 3 Grace Ritter B Oct 1889 Floyd County IA D Feb 1942 Child 4 Eva Mae Ritter B 17 Feb 1891 Marble Rock Floyd County IA D 24 Jul 1950 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IAIA Married 9 Feb 1910 Floyd County IA Spouse John Arthur Nott B 12 Dec 1881 Ontario Canada D 6 Feb 1965 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Child 5 Judson Martin Ritter B 2 Sep 1892 Marble Rock Floyd County IA D 18 Apr 1964 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Service WWI Child 6 Clifford J. Ritter B 10 Jun 1896 Scott Township Floyd County IA D 29 Feb 1971 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Married 17 Mar 1929 Charles City Floyd County IA Service WWI Spouse Dorothy May Taylor B 21 May 1907 D 12 May 1988 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Child 7 Josephine Victoria Ritter B 21 Aug 1896 Marble Rock Floyd County IA D 20 Jan 1992 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Married 23 Sep 1914 Floyd County IA Spouse Arthur Glenn Reams B 4 Sep 1891 D 22 May 1954 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Child 8 Leo Clare Ritter B Aug 1899 Floyd County IA (date corrected Feb. 2018) D Jul 1948 (date corrected Feb. 2018) Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Spouse Ethel Alma Wagner B 19 Jul 1905 D 14 Mar 2002 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Child 9 Ross A. Ritter B Aug 1899 Floyd County IA D Jul 1948 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Spouse Venetia Irene Wagner B 13 Aug 1910 Wright County IA D 20 Aug 1972 Los Angeles California Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA ******** Source: SA Smith: Leo Clare Ritter/Ethel Alma Wagner Child 1 Robert Ritter Child 2 Clair Eugene Ritter B 7 Jun 1926 Union Township Floyd Co IA D 1955 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Child 3 Kenneth Richard Ritter B 15 Oct 1927 Union Township Floyd Co IA D 4 Feb 1998 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Child 4 Ronald Dean Ritter Child 5 Vern Ritter Child 6 Connie Ritter Child 7 Darlene Ritter Child 8 Arlene Ritter Child 9 Dorothy Ritter Child 10 Fran Ritter Child 11 Donna May Ritter ******** 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