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Ross A. Ritter

Male 1899 - 1948  (~ 48 years)


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  • Name Ross A. Ritter 
    Birth Aug 1899  Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Jul 1948  Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11700  forneyclark
    Last Modified 31 May 2024 

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

    Family Venetia Irene Wagner,   b. 13 Aug 1910, Wright Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1972, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA; burial:West Side Cem.,Marble Rock,Floyd Co.,IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Children 
     1. Rodney Lee Ritter,   b. 2 May 1939 (Age 85 years)
     2. Joann Faye Ritter,   b. 27 Oct 1932, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1994, Stanislaus, Stanislaus Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F4591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2024 

  • 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:
      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
      D Jul 1948
      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
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      Source:
      SA Smith:
      George Martin Ackley
      Children
      1. Elroy Luther Ackley
      B: 24 Jan 1905 Marble Rock, Floyd County, IA
      D: 2 Nov 1974
      Burial: West Side Cemetery, Marble Rock, Floyd County, Ia
      M: 21 Oct 1949
      Spouse: Venetia Irene Wagner
      B: 13 Aug 1910
      D: 20 Aug 1972
      Burial: West Side Cemetery, Marble Rock, Floyd County, IA
      She married first
      Ross A. Ritter
      B:Aug 1899
      D: Jul 1948
      Burial: West Side Cemetery, Marble Rock, Floyd County, IA
      2. Cecil Milo Ackley
      B: 3 May 1906 Marble Rock, Floyd County, Ia
      D: 9 Apr 1950 Marble Rock, Floyd County, IA
      Burial: West Side Cemetery, Marble Rock, Floyd County, IA
      Spouse: Frances Pearl Barr
      B: 9 Sep 1903
      D: 9 Apr 1950
      Burial: West Side Cemetery, Floyd County, IA
      3. Lorraine Veonne Ackley
      B:5 Oct 1911 Marble Rock, Floyd County, Ia
      D: 9 Feb 1986 Charles City, Floyd County, Ia
      M: 31 Dec 1929
      Spouse 1: Doyle Edgar Vorhes
      B: 23 Dec 1903 Marble Rock, Floyd County, Ia
      D: 24 Jan 1951 Marble Rock, Floyd County, Ia
      Died of complications from ALS
      47y 1m 1d
      Burial: West Side Cemetery, Marble Rock, Iowa
      Spouse 2: Max Wilber Ripley
      B: 25 Jul 1909
      D: 7 Sep 1983 Charles City, Floyd County, IA
      Burial: West Side Cemetery, Marble Rock, Floyd County, Ia
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      Source:
      SA Smith:
      Ross A. Ritter/Venetia Irene Wagner (F4566)

      Child 1 Rodney Lee Ritter
      B 2 May 1939

      Child 2 Joann Faye Ritter
      B 27 Oct 1932 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA
      D 24 Oct 1994
      Bur Stanislaus California
      Spouse Unknown Paulus
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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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