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CHARLES WOOD RITCHIE was born in Washington, Mason Co., Kentucky, Dec. 13, 1801, and died in Burlington, Io., June 29, 1871, aged 69 years. His paternal ancestors came from England, and settled near Philadelphia. His grandfather, David Ritchie, was born in Your Co., Penn., Dec. 13, 1745; was the eldest of twelve children, and served in many scenes of difficulty and danger as captain of a military company, against the Indians. He was among the early settlers of Kentucky, where he lived to a good old age, and died in his ninetieth year, Feb. 132, 1835. His son William, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in York County, Penn., June 21, 1767. He served in Wayne’s campaign against the Indians in 1794; married Esther Wood, Oct. 15, 1795, daughter of George Wood, a Pennsylvania German, who was also an early settler of Kentucky, and who had twelve children, most of whom had large families, so that when they all met together at their father’s they numbered nearly one hundred.
William and Esther Ritchie were persons of devoted piety. The former was an elder of the Presbyterian church for nearly forty years. The latter possessed a vigorous mind, rich in Christian knowledge and experience. They had fifteen children, of whom Charles Wood Ritchie was the fourth. Brought up in the ways of piety, he subjected himself in youth to the method and discipline of life taught by Christ, and made a profession of religion in his fifteenth year. To live in communion with God, to give himself to prayer and the study of the Bible, and to shun evil company, were the settled principles and habits of his youth. From his own experience in that critical period he knew the value of prayer, and earnestly commended it to the young as the great safegard of virtue and piety.
For a number of years, Mr. Ritchie carried on a large and extensive business in his native place, not without reverses of fortune. In trying circumstances he was strict in his integrity, and enjoyed the general esteem of the community in which he had grown up, and in which he lived for forty years. In 1843, he removed to Iowa, and from that period until his death, was engaged most of the time in active business in Burlington. Few persons are more regular, systematic, careful, and frugal in their habits, or pursue the even tenor of their way with so uniform fidelity, courtesy, and good will to all. Scrupulously conscientious and just, and of benevolent and peaceful disposition, he minded his own business, and kept aloof from all scenes of bitterness and strife. He was a fine example of that balance of character of which the apostle speaks, “Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” Amid many cares, and with habits of close attention to details, he preserved spirituality of mind, and never lost his relish for acts of Christian duty, for works of charity, or for services of divine worship.
Mr. Ritchie was among the early members of the Congregational church in Burlington. In its years of feebleness and poverty, he frequently served as a trustee and as treasurer of the society, and by painstaking and care, by the prudence of his counsels, the sincerity and steadiness of his devotion, and the uniform kindliness of his spirit, contributed largely to the peace and harmony and prosperity of the congregation. Upon the death of Deacon James G. Edwards, in 1851, he was chosen deacon of the church, and many “are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblamably” he fulfilled its ministry. Gifted in prayer, which he made a study, as well as delight, and ready to every good work, he maintained special sympathy with the poor and neglected, and often embraced opportunities to speak a word for his Master to the humblest and lowest. For several years, and with great heartiness, he acted as depositary of the Des Moines County Bible Society, and helped in promoting the circulation of the Scriptures. Among his last services in the Sunday school was the teaching of a large class of the colored refugees, who were sent to Burlington by the military authorities at St. Louis in the time of the rebellion. Having filled out life with usefulness, he was borne to his grave “as a shock of corn in his season,” with a bunch of ripened grain in his hand.
Dea. Ritchie married Elizabeth Sargent, April 21, 1825. She died Aug. 8 1866. They had ten children, of whom four are now living. He also married Mary Dunn, Sept. 9, 1867, who survives him.
Source: The Congregational Quarterly, Vol. 14, Boston, 1872, pp. 326-8
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CHARLES WOOD RITCHIE was born in Washington, Mason Co., Kentucky, Dec. 13, 1801, and died in Burlington, Io., June 29, 1871, aged 69 years. His paternal ancestors came from England, and settled near Philadelphia. His grandfather, David Ritchie, was born in Your Co., Penn., Dec. 13, 1745; was the eldest of twelve children, and served in many scenes of difficulty and danger as captain of a military company, against the Indians. He was among the early settlers of Kentucky, where he lived to a good old age, and died in his ninetieth year, Feb. 132, 1835. His son William, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in York County, Penn., June 21, 1767. He served in Wayne’s campaign against the Indians in 1794; married Esther Wood, Oct. 15, 1795, daughter of George Wood, a Pennsylvania German, who was also an early settler of Kentucky, and who had twelve children, most of whom had large families, so that when they all met together at their father’s they numbered nearly one hundred.
William and Esther Ritchie were persons of devoted piety. The former was an elder of the Presbyterian church for nearly forty years. The latter possessed a vigorous mind, rich in Christian knowledge and experience. They had fifteen children, of whom Charles Wood Ritchie was the fourth. Brought up in the ways of piety, he subjected himself in youth to the method and discipline of life taught by Christ, and made a profession of religion in his fifteenth year. To live in communion with God, to give himself to prayer and the study of the Bible, and to shun evil company, were the settled principles and habits of his youth. From his own experience in that critical period he knew the value of prayer, and earnestly commended it to the young as the great safegard of virtue and piety.
For a number of years, Mr. Ritchie carried on a large and extensive business in his native place, not without reverses of fortune. In trying circumstances he was strict in his integrity, and enjoyed the general esteem of the community in which he had grown up, and in which he lived for forty years. In 1843, he removed to Iowa, and from that period until his death, was engaged most of the time in active business in Burlington. Few persons are more regular, systematic, careful, and frugal in their habits, or pursue the even tenor of their way with so uniform fidelity, courtesy, and good will to all. Scrupulously conscientious and just, and of benevolent and peaceful disposition, he minded his own business, and kept aloof from all scenes of bitterness and strife. He was a fine example of that balance of character of which the apostle speaks, “Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” Amid many cares, and with habits of close attention to details, he preserved spirituality of mind, and never lost his relish for acts of Christian duty, for works of charity, or for services of divine worship.
Mr. Ritchie was among the early members of the Congregational church in Burlington. In its years of feebleness and poverty, he frequently served as a trustee and as treasurer of the society, and by painstaking and care, by the prudence of his counsels, the sincerity and steadiness of his devotion, and the uniform kindliness of his spirit, contributed largely to the peace and harmony and prosperity of the congregation. Upon the death of Deacon James G. Edwards, in 1851, he was chosen deacon of the church, and many “are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblamably” he fulfilled its ministry. Gifted in prayer, which he made a study, as well as delight, and ready to every good work, he maintained special sympathy with the poor and neglected, and often embraced opportunities to speak a word for his Master to the humblest and lowest. For several years, and with great heartiness, he acted as depositary of the Des Moines County Bible Society, and helped in promoting the circulation of the Scriptures. Among his last services in the Sunday school was the teaching of a large class of the colored refugees, who were sent to Burlington by the military authorities at St. Louis in the time of the rebellion. Having filled out life with usefulness, he was borne to his grave “as a shock of corn in his season,” with a bunch of ripened grain in his hand.
Dea. Ritchie married Elizabeth Sargent, April 21, 1825. She died Aug. 8 1866. They had ten children, of whom four are now living. He also married Mary Dunn, Sept. 9, 1867, who survives him.
Source: The Congregational Quarterly, Vol. 14, Boston, 1872, pp. 326-8
Note: this individual does not appear in cemetery records and is known only through the grave marker.
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CHARLES WOOD RITCHIE was born in Washington, Mason Co., Kentucky, Dec. 13, 1801, and died in Burlington, Io., June 29, 1871, aged 69 years. His paternal ancestors came from England, and settled near Philadelphia. His grandfather, David Ritchie, was born in Your Co., Penn., Dec. 13, 1745; was the eldest of twelve children, and served in many scenes of difficulty and danger as captain of a military company, against the Indians. He was among the early settlers of Kentucky, where he lived to a good old age, and died in his ninetieth year, Feb. 132, 1835. His son William, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in York County, Penn., June 21, 1767. He served in Wayne’s campaign against the Indians in 1794; married Esther Wood, Oct. 15, 1795, daughter of George Wood, a Pennsylvania German, who was also an early settler of Kentucky, and who had twelve children, most of whom had large families, so that when they all met together at their father’s they numbered nearly one hundred.
William and Esther Ritchie were persons of devoted piety. The former was an elder of the Presbyterian church for nearly forty years. The latter possessed a vigorous mind, rich in Christian knowledge and experience. They had fifteen children, of whom Charles Wood Ritchie was the fourth. Brought up in the ways of piety, he subjected himself in youth to the method and discipline of life taught by Christ, and made a profession of religion in his fifteenth year. To live in communion with God, to give himself to prayer and the study of the Bible, and to shun evil company, were the settled principles and habits of his youth. From his own experience in that critical period he knew the value of prayer, and earnestly commended it to the young as the great safegard of virtue and piety.
For a number of years, Mr. Ritchie carried on a large and extensive business in his native place, not without reverses of fortune. In trying circumstances he was strict in his integrity, and enjoyed the general esteem of the community in which he had grown up, and in which he lived for forty years. In 1843, he removed to Iowa, and from that period until his death, was engaged most of the time in active business in Burlington. Few persons are more regular, systematic, careful, and frugal in their habits, or pursue the even tenor of their way with so uniform fidelity, courtesy, and good will to all. Scrupulously conscientious and just, and of benevolent and peaceful disposition, he minded his own business, and kept aloof from all scenes of bitterness and strife. He was a fine example of that balance of character of which the apostle speaks, “Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” Amid many cares, and with habits of close attention to details, he preserved spirituality of mind, and never lost his relish for acts of Christian duty, for works of charity, or for services of divine worship.
Mr. Ritchie was among the early members of the Congregational church in Burlington. In its years of feebleness and poverty, he frequently served as a trustee and as treasurer of the society, and by painstaking and care, by the prudence of his counsels, the sincerity and steadiness of his devotion, and the uniform kindliness of his spirit, contributed largely to the peace and harmony and prosperity of the congregation. Upon the death of Deacon James G. Edwards, in 1851, he was chosen deacon of the church, and many “are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblamably” he fulfilled its ministry. Gifted in prayer, which he made a study, as well as delight, and ready to every good work, he maintained special sympathy with the poor and neglected, and often embraced opportunities to speak a word for his Master to the humblest and lowest. For several years, and with great heartiness, he acted as depositary of the Des Moines County Bible Society, and helped in promoting the circulation of the Scriptures. Among his last services in the Sunday school was the teaching of a large class of the colored refugees, who were sent to Burlington by the military authorities at St. Louis in the time of the rebellion. Having filled out life with usefulness, he was borne to his grave “as a shock of corn in his season,” with a bunch of ripened grain in his hand.
Dea. Ritchie married Elizabeth Sargent, April 21, 1825. She died Aug. 8 1866. They had ten children, of whom four are now living. He also married Mary Dunn, Sept. 9, 1867, who survives him.
Source: The Congregational Quarterly, Vol. 14, Boston, 1872, pp. 326-8
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CHARLES WOOD RITCHIE was born in Washington, Mason Co., Kentucky, Dec. 13, 1801, and died in Burlington, Io., June 29, 1871, aged 69 years. His paternal ancestors came from England, and settled near Philadelphia. His grandfather, David Ritchie, was born in Your Co., Penn., Dec. 13, 1745; was the eldest of twelve children, and served in many scenes of difficulty and danger as captain of a military company, against the Indians. He was among the early settlers of Kentucky, where he lived to a good old age, and died in his ninetieth year, Feb. 132, 1835. His son William, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in York County, Penn., June 21, 1767. He served in Wayne’s campaign against the Indians in 1794; married Esther Wood, Oct. 15, 1795, daughter of George Wood, a Pennsylvania German, who was also an early settler of Kentucky, and who had twelve children, most of whom had large families, so that when they all met together at their father’s they numbered nearly one hundred.
William and Esther Ritchie were persons of devoted piety. The former was an elder of the Presbyterian church for nearly forty years. The latter possessed a vigorous mind, rich in Christian knowledge and experience. They had fifteen children, of whom Charles Wood Ritchie was the fourth. Brought up in the ways of piety, he subjected himself in youth to the method and discipline of life taught by Christ, and made a profession of religion in his fifteenth year. To live in communion with God, to give himself to prayer and the study of the Bible, and to shun evil company, were the settled principles and habits of his youth. From his own experience in that critical period he knew the value of prayer, and earnestly commended it to the young as the great safegard of virtue and piety.
For a number of years, Mr. Ritchie carried on a large and extensive business in his native place, not without reverses of fortune. In trying circumstances he was strict in his integrity, and enjoyed the general esteem of the community in which he had grown up, and in which he lived for forty years. In 1843, he removed to Iowa, and from that period until his death, was engaged most of the time in active business in Burlington. Few persons are more regular, systematic, careful, and frugal in their habits, or pursue the even tenor of their way with so uniform fidelity, courtesy, and good will to all. Scrupulously conscientious and just, and of benevolent and peaceful disposition, he minded his own business, and kept aloof from all scenes of bitterness and strife. He was a fine example of that balance of character of which the apostle speaks, “Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” Amid many cares, and with habits of close attention to details, he preserved spirituality of mind, and never lost his relish for acts of Christian duty, for works of charity, or for services of divine worship.
Mr. Ritchie was among the early members of the Congregational church in Burlington. In its years of feebleness and poverty, he frequently served as a trustee and as treasurer of the society, and by painstaking and care, by the prudence of his counsels, the sincerity and steadiness of his devotion, and the uniform kindliness of his spirit, contributed largely to the peace and harmony and prosperity of the congregation. Upon the death of Deacon James G. Edwards, in 1851, he was chosen deacon of the church, and many “are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblamably” he fulfilled its ministry. Gifted in prayer, which he made a study, as well as delight, and ready to every good work, he maintained special sympathy with the poor and neglected, and often embraced opportunities to speak a word for his Master to the humblest and lowest. For several years, and with great heartiness, he acted as depositary of the Des Moines County Bible Society, and helped in promoting the circulation of the Scriptures. Among his last services in the Sunday school was the teaching of a large class of the colored refugees, who were sent to Burlington by the military authorities at St. Louis in the time of the rebellion. Having filled out life with usefulness, he was borne to his grave “as a shock of corn in his season,” with a bunch of ripened grain in his hand.
Dea. Ritchie married Elizabeth Sargent, April 21, 1825. She died Aug. 8 1866. They had ten children, of whom four are now living. He also married Mary Dunn, Sept. 9, 1867, who survives him.
Source: The Congregational Quarterly, Vol. 14, Boston, 1872, pp. 326-8
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