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Topic: Ritchie Ritchey Family of Esbon Otego Mankato
Conf: Jewell County Queries, Msg: 106612
From: Cindy Dueringer (kccindy@aol.com)
Date: 6/21/2008 08:00 AM

I'm trying to find family information on the Ritchey, Ritchie, Richey, Richie family.

On a recent weekend drive to the area, we stumbled on James and Catharine A burial at Esbon Cemetery, but it was getting dark and we had to quit searching. The board at the front of the cemetery did not list the remaining family members. I saw a record of Jonathan at the Dodge Old Soldier's home, anyone know where I can find records on him being there?

I am still trying to find the following pairs and information about their church affiliations, deaths, burials. They first arrived about 1880-ish from Iowa then lived in Limestone, Otego, and finally Mankato.

James b 1824(a tailor)
Catharine A b 1820


Jonathan b 1843 (farmer)
Lovina b 1844 nee Luton

Dudley b 1871 (labor)divorced
Etta b 1877 (previous name was Robinson or Robison, but I think it was a previous marriage....or not, it might have been her birth name. Family info is sketchy about her)

If we go back to Mankato to visit in person, can someone tell me where I might go to find death records on these folks, divorce records around 1910-ish, birth records, and where their farm in Otego might have been?

I can be contacted directly:
kccindy@aol.com

Thank you,
CindyD
Lenexa, KS