Franklin L. "Bub" Witherup and Ruth Elizabeth Ritts

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Husband Franklin L. "Bub" Witherup ¹

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           Born: 1897 - Evans City, Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1972
         Buried:  - Scrubgrass Stone Church Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Abraham Franklin Pierce Witherup (      -Aft 1919) 1
         Mother: Mary Porter (      -Bef 1920)

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       Marriage: 10 Mar 1920 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3

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Wife Ruth Elizabeth Ritts

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            AKA: Ruth E. Ritz
           Born: 1902 - Emlenton, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1938
         Buried:  - Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA 4

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         Father: Samuel H. Ritz (Abt 1880-Bef 1920)
         Mother: Katie B. Shoup (Abt 1883-      )

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Children

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1 F Marguerite Witherup

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 28 Feb 1921 - Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Junior Witherup

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 8 May 1922 - Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Franklin L. "Bub" Witherup

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He served with the American army in France during WWI.

Possible SSDI: FRANKLIN L WITHERUP 17 Aug 1896 13 Jul 1972 (VA) (none specified) 716-14-4198 Long-time or retired railroad workers

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1068.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 3, Scrubgrass Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1995), Pg 55.

3 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #13758.

4 Margaret Segui Kahle, Emlenton Cemetery Interments (Emlenton, PA: Self-published, 1977), Pg 111.