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Samuel Ritenour
(1804-1883)
Catherine Harshbarger
(1803-1840)
William Lightfoot
(1808-After 1870)
Mary Ann Hughes
(1810-1889)
Daniel Perry Ritenour
(1836-1912)
Lydia Alicia Lightfoot
(1853-1939)
William Davis Ritenour
(1872-1927)

 

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William Davis Ritenour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 24 April 1872, Lock Port, OH 1 2 3 4 6
  • Died: 23 December 1927, Detroit, MI at age 55 6 7
  • Buried: After 23 December 1927, Pleasant View Union Cemetery, Fayette, OH 7
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: William Davis Ritenour
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 24 Apr 1872
Event Place: Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): Brady Twp., Williams, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Race: W
Father's Name: Ritenour
Mother's Name: Ritenour
Reference ID: v 1 p 50
Record Number: 1005

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X631-R91 : 31 August 2020), William Davis Ridenour, 1872.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: William Ritenour
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 23 Dec 1927
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 21 Apr 1872
Birthplace: Lockport, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Father's Name: Daniel Ritenour
Mother's Name: Lydia Lightfeet

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF4Q-DL4 : 13 March 2018), William Ritenour, 23 Dec 1927; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,985.
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bullet  Burial Notes:


Find a Grave Memorial 39684558

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:



• Birth Image: 24 April 1872, in Lock Port, OH. 1

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brady Township, Williams, OH on 18 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Sheet 506D, District 5, Family 104, Roll 1077
Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States
William D. Ridenour..Son..8..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fayette, OH on 2 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 10, Family 30
Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, United States
Home rented
William D. Ritenour..Son..Apr 1872..28..Ohio..Farm Laborer

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fayette, OH on 15 April 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 12, Family 30, Roll 1184
Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, United States
Home rented
William Ritenour..Son..37..Ohio..Laborer, Working out

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 15 January 1920. 5

1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 531, Family 207, Roll 816
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
778 Seminole Street; Home rented
William D. Ritenour..Son..35..Ohio..Mechanic, auto industry

(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 24 Apr 1872, then his age should have been 37 instead of 35.
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Sources

1 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 31 August 2020); William Davis Ridenour, 1872.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Brady Township, Williams, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 5, p. 506D, family 104, Daniel Perry Ritenour and Lydia Alicia Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 August 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1077.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 2A, family 30, Daniel Perry Ritenour and Lydia Alicia Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 August 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 2A, family 30, Daniel Perry Ritenour and Lydia Alicia Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 August 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1184.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 531, sheet 10A, family 207, Lydia Alicia Lightfoot; index and images (accessed 31 August 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 816.

6 "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 August 2020), William Ritenour, 23 Dec 1927; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,985.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 31 August 2020, memorial page for William D Ritenour (21 Apr 1872-23 Dec 1927), Find a Grave Memorial no. 39684558, citing Pleasant View Union Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio, USA

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