His father has recently been proven in Daughters of the American Revolution as a DAR patriot. Anyone who can prove their lineage back to John Ridenour and Christina Zumwalt is not eligible to join DAR or SAR.
Here is the patriot information for the John Ridenour who married Christina Zumwalt:
RIDENOUR, JOHN
Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #: A216690
Service: MARYLAND Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: CIRCA 1757 ROBESON TWP BERKS CO PENNSYLVANIA
Death: ANTE 6-15-1803 ST LOUIS DIST LOUISIANA
Service Source: ARCH OF MD, VOL 18, P 261
Service Description: 1) CAPT HENRY FISTER, COL NICHOLAS HUSSECKER, GERMAN BATT, 1776
Contributor:Linda(46626647) • [email protected] - rec'd via FAG Jan 17, 2023
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Father was John Ridenhour. Killed in Franklin County on his land, Survey 161, Otters, MO. He was watering his white horse when an Osage Indian approached him and wanted the horse for his chief. When John didn't sale his horse, the man shot and killed John.
Source: Franklin County, Goodspeed 1888. History of Maries County, by: King. Page 665. After long research on John Ridenhour, (Ritonaur, Reitenauer) His name and wife's name pop up in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in Lutheran Baptismal records, The German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania 1772-1791 Vol. 1, Paul Miller Ruff Page 5, Baptism of Anna Elisabetha and Johannes Philip. Page 11, Johannes, born April 6, 1778. There is a strong possibility he is related to the Klingenschmidt Family of Sept. 11th 1738, John Daniel Michael and wife Anna Christina Rientenauer. Contributor: Daniel Westerhold (49507299)
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John and Elizabeth had the following known children:
1. Reuben died ca 1877
2. Martin
3. Elizabeth married Samuel Hawkins
4. Elvira Clara married Wm. Chambers
5. Adam
6. Thomas Benton
7. Margaret Christina mar. Alex. Shockley
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Home in 1860: Maries Co, Jefferson Twp, MO
House #514/508
Ridenhour, Elizabeth, 59 $90/35 KY
Ridenhour, Margaret, 14, MO
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1852 Osage Co, MO Administrations Book "A", 1841-1858
Ridenhour, John Died intestate. Administrator: Samuel H. Hawkins; Date: 30 August 1852; page 195
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Home in 1850: Osage Co, Jefferson Twp, MO
21 Aug 1850 House #123 (pg 423)
Ridenhour, John, 48, male, Farmer $00/0 MO
Ridenhour, Elizabeth, 50, female, KY
Ridenhour, Elvira, 14, female, MO
Ridenhour, Adam, 10, male, MO
Ridenhour, Thomas, 7, male, MO
Ridenhour, Margaret, 4, female, MO

Home in 1850: Osage Co, Jefferson Twp, MO
21 Aug 1850 House #122
Hawkins, Samuel L, male 22 "Rafter" TN
Hawkins, Elizabeth, female 18, MO
Hawkins, Missouri A, female 10/12, MO
Ridenhour, Reuben male 24, MO

Home in 1850: Osage Co, Jefferson Twp, MO
21 Aug 1850 #143
Ridenhour, Martin, male 22, Lab. MO
Ridenhour, Sarah Ann, female 16, MO
Ridenhour, John L, male 5/12, MO

1830 Census, Franklin Co, MO
Ridenhour, John
2 males age 0-5; 1 male age 20-30
1 female age 0-5; 1 female age 20-30