Homer Derr Ritenour

Homer Derr Ritenour
(1879-After 1920)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer

Albert F. Ritenour

Homer Derr Ritenour ¹ ² ³

Born: 17 September 1879, Winchester, MD ¹ ³
Marriage (1): Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer in 1903 ¹ ²
Died: After 1 January 1920

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Frederick, MD on 26 April 1910. ¹

1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 54, Family 183, Roll 564
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 West Fourth Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 7 years
Homer D. Redenour..Head..30..VA..Watchmaker, Jewelry Store
(Living with wife and mother-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Frederick, MD on 10 January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 61, Dwelling 82, Family 85, Roll 672
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 Dill Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Homer D. Ritenour..Head..39..VA..Jeweler, Retail Store
(Living with wife, adopted son, and widowed mother-in-law.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 17 Sep 1879, then his age should have been 40 instead of 39.
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Homer married Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer, daughter of John Edward Shafer and Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller, in 1903.¹ ² (Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer was born on 15 March 1883 in Maryland ¹ ² ³ ⁴ and died on 23 November 1985 in Randallstown, MD ³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Frederick, MD on 26 April 1910. ¹

1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 54, Family 183, Roll 564
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 West Fourth Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 7 years
Homer D. Redenour..Head..30..VA..Watchmaker, Jewelry Store
Anna M. E. Redenour..Wife..27..MD..0/0
Lauretta F. Shafer..Mother-in-Law..61..MD..Widowed..9/7
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Frederick, MD on 10 January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 61, Dwelling 82, Family 85, Roll 672
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 Dill Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Homer D. Ritenour..Head..39..VA..Jeweler, Retail Store
Anna M. Ritenour..Wife..36..MD
Albert F. Ritenour..Adopted son..20..MD
Lauretta F. Shaffer..Mother-in-law..70..MD..Widowed
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Homer and Anna apparently had no children of their own. At sometime after 1910, they adopted a child they named Albert who was born in 1899 making him at least 11 years old when adopted.
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1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 8A, family 183, Homer Derr Ritenour and Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 4A, dwelling 82, family 85, Homer Derr Ritenour and Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer; index and images (accessed 28 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

3 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 9 Sep 2013).

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 13A, dwelling 264, family 273, John Edward Shafer and Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

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