Person:Timothy Rittgers (1)

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Timothy Denny Rittgers
  • HTimothy Denny Rittgers1866 - 1944
  • WAgnes Wilson1866 - 1935
m. 6 Mar 1895
Facts and Events
Name Timothy Denny Rittgers
Gender Male
Birth? 8 Sep 1866 Jefferson Twp., Polk Co., IA
Census? 1870
Census? 1880
Marriage 6 Mar 1895 to Agnes Wilson
Census[2] 1900 Grant Twp., Dallas Co., Ia
Census[3] 1910 Granger, Grant Twp., Dallas Co., Ia
Census[4] 1920 Granger, Grant Twp., Dallas Co., Ia
Death[1] 7 May 1944 Dallas Center, Dallas Co., IA
Reference Number 161.4

We are told Timothy attended Drake University and was a farmer and stock raiser near Grimes, Ia. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and member of the Farm Bureau. He died from a heart attack and is buried with Agnes in Sec E, lot 13, Brethren Cemetery, east of Dallas Center, Dallas Co., Ia.

References
  1. Tombstone.
  2. ED 9, p. 5, fam #86/87
    Rittgers, Timothy, head, b Sept 1866, 32, b Ia to father b Oh, mother b Del, farmer
    Agnes, wife, b May 1866, born 2 children/2 alive, b Ire to par b Ire
    William, son, b May 1897, 3, b Ia
    Francis, son, b July 1899, 11 mo, b Ia
  3. ED 9, p. 4B, fam #76/77
    Rittgers, Timothy D., head, 43, m15yr, b Ia to father b Oh, mother b Del, farmer, gen.
    farm, owns mortgaged farm
    Agnes, wife, 43, m15yr, born 4children/4alive, b Ire to par b Ire
    Arthur, son, 12, b Ia
    Francis, son, 11, b Ia
    Elizabeth, 7, b Ia
    Robert, 3, b Ia
  4. ED 10, p 7A, fam 138/143
    Rittgers, Timothy D., head, 53, b Ia to father b Oh, mother b Del, farmer-general farm
    Agnes W., wife, 53, b Ire to par b Ire
    Francis, son, 20, b Ia
    Elizabeth A., dau, 16, b Ia
    Robert T., son, 13, b Ia