Person:Jacob Ritter (29)
Jacob A Ritter
b.20 Mar 1855 Wayne Co., Ohio, United States
d.23 Aug 1927 Angola, Steuben Co., Indiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bet 1850 and 1851
  1. Maria Ritter1851 - 1861
  2. Hiram P Ritter1853 - 1930
  3. Jacob A Ritter1855 - 1927
  4. Barbara Ellen Ritter1857 -
  5. Thomas J Ritter1858 - Aft 1927
  6. Kerletus Ritter1860 - 1916
  7. Andrew Brade Ritter1863 - 1907
  8. Della Ritter1865 - 1946
  9. Nettie Ritter1867 - 1928
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Dec 1877
  1. Lewis Albert Ritter1880 - 1928
  2. Gary A Ritter1886 - 1946
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Jacob A Ritter
Gender Male
Birth[2][3][4][5] 20 Mar 1855 Wayne Co., Ohio, United States
Marriage 25 Dec 1877 Steuben Co., Indiana, United Statesto Mary A Lucas
Other 15 Jun 1880 Steuben twp., Steuben Co., Indiana, United StatesCensus1880
with Mary A Lucas
Occupation[8][9] Bet 1880 and 1900 Steuben twp., Steuben Co., Indiana, United Statesa farmer
Residence[10][16] 1897 Angola, Steuben Co., Indiana, United States
Other[11][17] 4 Jun 1900 Steuben twp., Steuben Co., Indiana, United StatesCensus1900
Occupation[12] 1920 Angola, Steuben Co., Indiana, United Statesa driver of a cream wagon
Other 6 Feb 1920 407 West Felicity Street, Angola, Steuben Co., Indiana, United StatesCensus1920
with Mary A Lucas
Death[6][14] 23 Aug 1927 Angola, Steuben Co., Indiana, United States
Burial[7][15] Aug 1927 Mount Zion Cemetery, Golden Lake, Steuben Co., Indiana, United States
Other[13][18] Aug 1927 Steuben Co., Indiana, United StatesObituary
Reference Number 41353
References
  1. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    age 4.
  2. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    age 4.
  3. ↑ Karen Mateas. Ritter/Billman family information on a CD. (self-published, Downey, California, March 2004. Copy sent to me by authorin Jan 2005).
  4. ↑ United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    age 65.
  5. ↑ United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    born Mar 1855, age 45.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Audrée Seibel. Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana: Two Volumes. (Orland, Indiana, United States: A.S. Lewis, 1990)
    page 1531.
  7. ↑ Tombstone, Record Type: Photograph of tombstone, Subject: grave marker.
  8. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    ED#4; page 306A; sheet 23; ancestry image: 23.
  9. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    ED#109; page 153B; sheet 2B; ancestry image: 4.
  10. ↑ Cazetteer and Complete Directory of Steuben County, Indiana. (Strong & Clapham, publishers, Columbia City, Indiana, 1897)
    page 85.
  11. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    ED#109; page 153B; sheet 2B; ancestry image: 4.
  12. ↑ United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    ED#160; page 225B; sheet 14B; ancestry image 28.
  13. ↑ Steuben Necrology Files, Record Type: Index cards, obituaries and notes,the majoritiy have no sources cited.
  14. ↑ aged 72y 5m 3d
  15. ↑ beside wife and on same stone with her. Plus they have markers on each oftheir graves. I have photos of markers
  16. ↑ listed as a "farmer" he owns 80 acres in Section 5 and 40 acres insection 8
  17. ↑ own their farm with a mortgage. Mary lists she is the mother of twochildren after 22 years of marriage. They are living two doors down fromJacob's sister, Della Sunday's family. On the other side of Jacob twodoors down is the family of William Ritter, a second cousin
  18. ↑ "Jacob Ritter, son of Joseph and Eva Ritter, was born near Wooster, Ohio,March 21, 1855. Departed this life at his home in Angola, Indiana, onAugust 23, 1927, aged 72 years, five months and three days. He came toIndiana in October 1859, and resided on a farm until 1906, when heretired from farm life and came to Angola where he has since made hishome. On December 25, 1877, he was united in married to married Lucas,and to this union were born to sons, Louis A. and Gary, who with hisloving companion and five grandchildren, three brothers, Hiram Ritter,of Angola; Thomas Ritter, of Detroit MI; and George Ritter, of Toledo,Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Emmet Wehrly and Mrs. Adam Shafer of Angola,and Mrs. George Sunday, of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, are left to mourn theloss of a loving companion, father and brother."
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