Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Thomas Ritchey and Mary Calhoun




Husband Thomas Ritchey 1 2 3

            AKA: Thomas Richey 4
           Born: Feb 1807 - Indiana Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1891 5
         Buried:  - Concord, Armstrong Co, PA


         Father: John Ritchey (Abt 1768-1833) 6
         Mother: Sarah Hindman (Abt 1788-1857) 6 7


       Marriage: 



Wife Mary Calhoun 1 2 3 4 5 8

            AKA: May Calhoun 9
           Born: 15 Jan 1812 8 10
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1867
         Buried:  - Concord, Armstrong Co, PA


         Father: Judge John Calhoun (1784-1874) 4 8 11 12
         Mother: Elizabeth Anthony (      -1827/1828) 3 8 11 13




Children
1 M [Infant] Ritchey 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 



2 F Mary Frances Ritchey 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when twenty-five years old
         Buried: 



3 M James A. Ritchey 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 F E. A. Ritchey 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



5 F Nannie Ritchey 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



6 F Martha A. Ritchey 5 14

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Joseph T. Shoemaker (1837-      ) 15
           Marr: 3 Oct 1865 14


7 M Dr. John A. Ritchey, M.D. 1 2 5




           Born: 28 Nov 1838 or 1840 - Armstrong Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 May 1906 16
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA 17 18
         Spouse: Hannah Etta Crawford (1862-1898) 19 20
           Marr: 25 Oct 1893 - ? Venango Co, PA 17


8 M Thomas Franklin Ritchey 21




           Born: 18 Jul 1843 - Armstrong Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rebecca E. Colvin (      -      ) 22
           Marr: 16 Aug 1876 22



General Notes: Husband - Thomas Ritchey

Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

For many years he followed the occupations of farmer and carpenter. was a very active man, taking great interest in the affairs of the township in which he resided for so many years. He and his wife were faithful and active members of the Presbyterian Church. They had a family of eight children.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 864.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 114, 1080.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 483.

4 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 733.

5 Editor, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 526.

6 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 482.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1103.

8 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 567.

9 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 430.

10 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 600.

11 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 177.

12 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 599.

13 Marlin A. Field, Peter Smail of Pennsylvania & His Descendants (Ozark, MO: Dogwood Printing, Sept., 1990), Pg 311.

14 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 827.

15 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 826.

16 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 114, 1081.

17 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1081.

18 Various, Grove Hill Cemetery Transcription (Oil City, PA: Privately published, ~1985), Sec. 18.

19 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1071.

20 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 114, 571.

21 Editor, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 525.

22 Editor, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 527.


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