Person:James Ritchey (13)

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James Madison Ritchey
b.22 Feb 1812 Kentucky
d.15 Jun 1877 Cooke County, Texas
  1. James Madison Ritchey1812 - 1877
m. 2 Aug 1837
  1. Jereleane Ritchey1839 - 1875
  2. Mary Jane RitcheyAbt 1842 -
  3. Anna L. Ritchey1849 - 1891
  4. Lucy Eudora Ritchey1853 - 1927
  5. Willie Ritchey1859 -
  6. Dixie H. Ritchey1861 - 1945
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] James Madison Ritchey
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 22 Feb 1812 Kentucky
Marriage 2 Aug 1837 Texasto Louisa C. Smith
Other[3] 1846 Red River County, TexasTax List
Census[4] 1850 Red River County, Texas
Census[5] 1860 Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Census[6] 1870 Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Death[2] 15 Jun 1877 Cooke County, Texas
Burial[2] Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas

Red River County, Texas, 1850 census:[4]

Ritchey, James 38 yrs Farmer (real estate = $3,000) b. Kentucky
      Louisa 30 yrs b. Tennessee
      Jeralene 11 yrs b. Texas
      Mary Jane 8 yrs b. Texas
      Anne 1 yr b. Texas

Cooke County, Texas, 1860 census:[5]

Ritchie, James M. 49 yrs Farmer (real estate = $4,800; personal estate = $4,820) b. Kentucky
      Louisa C. 40 yrs b. Tennessee
      Mary J. 17 yrs b. Texas
      Ann L. 10 yrs b. Texas
      Lucy Edora 6 yrs b. Texas
      Willie [f] 11/12 yr b. Texas

Cooke County, Texas, 1870 census:[6]

Ritchey, James M. 58 yrs Farmer (real estate = $1,500; personal estate = $500) b. Kentucky
      Louisa C. 50 yrs Keeping House b. Tennessee
      Lucy E. 17 yrs "Without Occupation" b. Texas
      Villie 11 yrs At School b. Texas
      Dixie H. 8 yrs b. Texas
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Texas, United States. Descriptive Muster Roll of Captain Becknell's Company Mustered into Service on the 14th of July 1836
    14 Jul 1836.

    Enlisted at Sulphur Fork Prairie as a private, age 24 years.

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Find A Grave.
  3. Texas Tax List Index.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 220B, dwelling/family 333/333.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Cooke, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 223, dwelling/family 43/43.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Cooke, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 200B, dwelling/family 120/121.