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Saphronia A. Johnson

Saphronia A. Johnson

Female 1832 -

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  • Name Saphronia A. Johnson 
    Birth 1832  MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11857  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Family Martin Enoch Ritter,   b. 29 Nov 1827, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1900, Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elza H. Ritter,   b. 1849   d. 1936 (Age 87 years)
     2. 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)
     3. George Ritter
     4. See notes for additonal 7 children Ritter
    Family ID F4646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Ritter, Martin Enoch (1827-1900) & Saphronia A. Johnson (b. 1832)
    Ritter, Martin Enoch (1827-1900) & Saphronia A. Johnson (b. 1832)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) Martin Enoch Ritter & Saphronia A. Johnson Ritter was taken possibly in the late 1870s or early 1880s and came from the Ackley/ Vorhes/ Smith Archives by SA Smith.

  • Notes 
    • ********
      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
      ********
      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVS-G5V
      "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVS-G5V : 17 October 2014), Martin E Ritter, Iowa, United States; citing p. 5, family 38, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,891.
      Martin E Ritter
      United States Census, 1870
      Name Martin E Ritter
      Event Type Census
      Event Year 1870
      Event Place Iowa, United States
      Gender Male
      Age 44
      Race White
      Race (Original) W
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1825-1826
      Birthplace Indiana
      Page Number 5
      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Martin E Ritter M 44 Indiana
      Sophrona Ritter F 38 Michigan
      John Ritter M 19 Indiana
      Elizabeth Ritter F 15 Indiana
      Estelle Ritter F 13 Indiana
      Wm Ritter M 10 Indiana
      Mary Ritter F 8 Indiana
      Geo Ritter M 3 Iowa
      Lunetta Ritter F 0 Iowa
      Elzy Ritter M 21 Indiana
      Mary Ritter F 19 Kentucky
      ********
      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.



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