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Benjamin Nolan Ritchey

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Benjamin Nolan Ritchey Veteran

Birth
Kansas, USA
Death
19 Jan 1959 (aged 88)
Arkansas, USA
Burial
Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Blk 11 Lot 6 Space 5
Memorial ID
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Marriage: 29 DEC 1909 Harrison, Boone, Arkansas
Death: 10 JAN 1959
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Harrison, Ar.

Father: JAMES HARRISON RITCHEY
Mother: SARAH REBECCA MORETZ (Mortz/Moritz?)

Son of James H. and Sarah R. (Moritz)
Married Pearl McCann 29 Dec 1899
His infantry was volunteer and was organized by Capt. John R. Newman
At the time of his death Benjamin left only two survivors of company K.

Children in 1930:

Mary Lee (Ritchey) Stephens 19
Helen V or B (Ritchey) Hegarty 17
Elva Pearl (Ritchey) Stephens 15
Alna Ethel (Ritchey) Watkins 13
Juanita Ritchey - born in 1919
Elsie (Ritchey) Starr 5

Full Siblings:

Elvira - b. possibly 1861 - KS
Harrison Winifred - b. possibly 1867 - KS
Edwin P. -b. possibly 1875 - KS
Minnie L. - b. possibly 1878 - KS
Viola N. - b. possibly 9/1881 - MO
Marriage: 29 DEC 1909 Harrison, Boone, Arkansas
Death: 10 JAN 1959
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Harrison, Ar.

Father: JAMES HARRISON RITCHEY
Mother: SARAH REBECCA MORETZ (Mortz/Moritz?)

Son of James H. and Sarah R. (Moritz)
Married Pearl McCann 29 Dec 1899
His infantry was volunteer and was organized by Capt. John R. Newman
At the time of his death Benjamin left only two survivors of company K.

Children in 1930:

Mary Lee (Ritchey) Stephens 19
Helen V or B (Ritchey) Hegarty 17
Elva Pearl (Ritchey) Stephens 15
Alna Ethel (Ritchey) Watkins 13
Juanita Ritchey - born in 1919
Elsie (Ritchey) Starr 5

Full Siblings:

Elvira - b. possibly 1861 - KS
Harrison Winifred - b. possibly 1867 - KS
Edwin P. -b. possibly 1875 - KS
Minnie L. - b. possibly 1878 - KS
Viola N. - b. possibly 9/1881 - MO

Inscription

Sgt Co K 2 Regt Ark Inf
Spanish American War



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