Mary A (Shoenfelt) Ritts (1834 - 1904)

Born 5 Apr 1834 in Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John L Ritts — married 1856 in Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1904 at age 70 in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Mary A /Shoenfelt/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Birth

Birth: Source: Martinsburg obit & Mirror story; Shenefield Family pg 43

Date: 05 APR 1834

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^{[11][12][13][14][15][16]}

Object: @M3135@

Death

Death: Trolley accident; full story Altoona mirror; obit Martinsburg Herald; Shenefield Family pg 43

Date: 17 SEP 1904

Place: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^[17]

Object: @M2837@

Object: @M3135@

Object: @M5593@

Burial

Burial: Fairview Cemetery Plot: C 56 ns Source: findagrave.com

Date: 1904

Place: Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^[18][19]

Event

Event: Lost boys of the Alleghenies

Type: History

Date: MAY 1856

Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Object: @M496@

Event: Blair County formed this date

Type: History

Date: 1846

Place: Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Event: Civil War Ends

Type: History

Date: 09 APR 1865

Place: Appomattox, Virginia, USA

Object: @M3833@

Event: At 4:30 AM Confederates under General Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War begins. Source: civilwar.com

Type: History

Date: 12 APR 1861

Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Object: @M1067@

Residence

Residence: Jacob Shonefett 58 Betsey Shonefett 58 Andrew Shonefett 22 George Shonefett 20 Mary Shonefett 16 Susan Shonefett 14 John Shonefett 13 Harriett Shonefett 10 James Shonefett 8 John Hoover 61

Date: 1850

Place: Huston, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^[20]

Residence: Woodberry, Males - Under 5: 1 Males - 10 thru 14: 2 Males - 15 thru 19: 2 Males - 40 thru 49: 2 Females - Under 5: 1 Females - 5 thru 9: 2 Females - 15 thru 19: 2 Females - 30 thru 39: 1 Employed in Ag: 4 over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2 Under 20: 1

Date: 1840

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^[21]

Residence: Son John born

Date: 03 MAY 1871

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Object: @M3946@

Residence: daughter Luria born

Date: 1869

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Object: @M1466@

Residence: son Harry born

Date: 23 APR 1863

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Object: @M3946@

Residence: son Albert born

Date: 27 MAR 1861

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Object: @M3946@

Residence: daughter Sarah born

Date: 27 MAR 1859

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Object: @M1466@

Residence: daughter Catherine Jane born

Date: 11 SEP 1857

Place: Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Object: @M1466@

Residence: father's 90 b'day; his daughter Mrs Ritz living in Taylor , grandsons Elmer & Albert in attendance

Date: 1882

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Object: @M727@

Residence: 2 girls Catherine & Sarah

Date: 1860

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^[22]

Residence: can not write/ 3 girls Catherine, Sarah, Luria & 2 boys Albert, Harry

Date: 1870

Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^[23]

Residence: Living @ son Elmer's house/ Elmer;s wife is not living at residence/ Relation to Head of House: Mother Years Married: 45 Parent's Birthplace: Maryland Mother: # of living children: 5 Mother: How many children: 10

Date: 1900

Place: Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^[24]

Residence: Keeping house/ living w/husband John/ parents from Penna/ 5 kids living @ home Catherine, Sarah, Albert, Harry & Elmer

Date: 1880

Place: Blair, Pennsylvania, USA^[25]

Religion

Religion: Reformed Church

Date: 1835

PHOTO

PHOTO @M5593@

Object

Object: @M727@

Object: @M1067@

Object: @M1274@

Object: @M1466@

Object: @M2438@

Object: @M2558@

Object: @M2837@

Object: @M3135@

Object: @M3530@

Object: @M3658@

Object: @M3833@

Object: @M3946@

Object: @M4296@

Object: @M5593@

Sources

1. ↑ Shoenfelt-4 was created by Kim Armstrong through the import of joy burket tree.ged on Mar 31, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S114 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Huston, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_755; Page: 123B; Image: 250
3. ↑ Source: #S112 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1078; Page: 516; Image: 517. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1833 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=1646170&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. ↑ Source: #S114 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: North Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_755; Page: 63A; Image: 130
5. ↑ Source: #S115 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1103; Family History Film: 1255103; Page: 524.4000; Enumeration District: 178; Image: 0606. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Sharpsburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=28879694&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
6. ↑ Source: #S113 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Residence date: 1870 CONT Residence place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=7578498&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
7. ↑ Source: #S155 LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=news-pa-al_mi&h=474271745&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
8. ↑ Source: #S118 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Altoona Ward 6, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Data: Text: Birth date: Apr 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Marriage date: 1855 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Altoona City, Blair, Pennsylvania Object: @M9808@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=45980591&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
9. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Woodberry, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 462; Page: 153; Image: 310; Family History Library Film: 0020546 Object: @M6517@
10. ↑ Source: #S542
11. ↑ Source: #S114 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Huston, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_755; Page: 123B; Image: 250
12. ↑ Source: #S112 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1078; Page: 516; Image: 517. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1833 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=1646170&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
13. ↑ Source: #S114 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: North Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_755; Page: 63A; Image: 130
14. ↑ Source: #S115 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1103; Family History Film: 1255103; Page: 524.4000; Enumeration District: 178; Image: 0606. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Sharpsburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=28879694&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
15. ↑ Source: #S113 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Residence date: 1870 CONT Residence place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=7578498&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
16. ↑ Source: #S118 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Altoona Ward 6, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Data: Text: Birth date: Apr 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Marriage date: 1855 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Altoona City, Blair, Pennsylvania Object: @M9808@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=45980591&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
17. ↑ Source: #S542
18. ↑ Source: #S122 Page: Cited in the family tree "Decendants of Johannes Heinrich Schönfeld 4 12 08" created by "NShanafelt" LINK http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6153402/person/-1336235936
19. ↑ Source: #S542
20. ↑ Source: #S114 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Huston, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_755; Page: 123B; Image: 250
21. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Woodberry, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 462; Page: 153; Image: 310; Family History Library Film: 0020546 Object: @M6517@
22. ↑ Source: #S112 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1078; Page: 516; Image: 517. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1833 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=1646170&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
23. ↑ Source: #S113 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Residence date: 1870 CONT Residence place: Taylor, Blair, Pennsylvania LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=7578498&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
24. ↑ Source: #S118 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Altoona Ward 6, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Data: Text: Birth date: Apr 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Marriage date: 1855 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Altoona City, Blair, Pennsylvania Object: @M9808@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=45980591&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
25. ↑ Source: #S115 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Sharpsburg, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1103; Family History Film: 1255103; Page: 524.4000; Enumeration District: 178; Image: 0606. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 CONT Birth place: Pennsylvania CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Sharpsburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=28879694&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• Source: S112 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1; Repository: #R2
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• Source: S113 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes; Repository: #R2
• Source: S114 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,; Repository: #R2
• Source: S115 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite; Repository: #R2
• Source: S118 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,; Repository: #R2
• Source: S122 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R2 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
• Source: S155 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Altoona Mirror (Altoona, Pennsylvania) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Altoona Mirror. Altoona, PA, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.Original data: Altoona Mirror. Altoona, PA, USA. Database created from microf; Repository: #R2
• Source: S542 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2012 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R2
• Source: S85 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 58; Repository: #R2