Euphemia Eva (Ridge) Bither (1873 - 1938)

Born 5 May 1873 in Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Scotty Elliot — married [date unknown] in California

Wife of Rosco Bither — married 3 Jul 1894 in Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Oct 1938 at age 65 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States

Biography

Euphemia Eva Ridge daughter of Henry Ridge and Mary Dyer was born ca 1873 in Anoka, Minnesota. Her father died in 1875 when she was age 1. That year at age 1, she was in her Mother's home in Anoka, Anoka, Minnesotta, along with her siblings.^[1]

On June 4, 1880 Eupemy (age 7) was living in Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, in the home of her Step-Father, John Starkey, and Mother, Annie.^[2][3]

On June 20, 1885 Eluma Phemie Eva (age 12) was living in Bethel, Anoka, Minnesota.^[4]

She married Roscoe Bither (1848-1930) on July 3, 1894 in Bethel, Anoka, Minnesota.^[5] They had 2 known children. Roscoe had a child, Ruby Bither from a previous marriage.

1. Earl Clifford Bither (1895-1959)
2. Byri Vivian Bither (1897-1958)

In 1895, they lived in Ornor, Sherburne, Minnesota, where Roscoe was a Farmer, and she was taking care of the home and family, His daughter Ruby-3, and their baby Earle. ^[6]

They lived in Bethel Twp., Anoka, Minnesota in 1900.^[7]

They moved on West by 1910, where they made their home in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Rosco was working as a House Carpenter, with her working as a Seamstress in a Department Store, taking care of the home with Earl now15, and Byrl-12.^[8]

She died at age 65, on ca May 14, 1938 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, and was buried in the Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery.

Research Notes

Facts with no date

Notes: 1880 Census:

Note: Starkey: John A.; Unknown: Mary Ann [Starkey]; Ridge: Howard R., Cora E., Abby, Eupemy;

Starkey: May L., John

1880 Census: Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota

Conducted on 4 Jun 1880 - district 41 - page 12 (lines indicated below)

line: name {color, sex, age, by, relation, marital status, occupation, place of birth,

father's pob, mother's pob}

22: John A Starkey {W, M, 27, 1853, self, M, teamster, PA, NY, NY}

23: Annie Starkey {W, F, 32, 1848, wife, M, keeping house, New Brunswick, ME, NB}

24: Howard R Ridge {W, M, 12, 1868, step son, S, at school, MN, England, NB}

25: Cora E Ridge {W, F, 11, 1869, step daughter, S, at school, MN, England, NB}

26: Abby Ridge {W, F, 9, 1871, step daughter, S, , MN, England, NB}

27: Eupemy Ridge {W, F, 7, 1873, step daughter, S, , MN, England, NB}

28: Mary L Starkey {W, F, 3, 1877, daughter, S, , MN, PA, NB}

29: John Starkey {W, M, 1M, 1880, son, S, , MN, PA, NB}

Born this year: John Starkey was born in May.

The following attended school: Howard R, Cora E, Abby, Eupemy.

[Names (different from above) used by Ancestry.com: John A. Starkey, Howard R. Ridge, Cora

E. Ridge, Mary L. Starkey.]

Note CN23510Starkey: John A.; Unknown: Mary Ann [Starkey]; Ridge: Howard R., Eupemy; Starkey: May L.,

Pearl A

1885 Census: Bethel, Anoka, Minnesota

Conducted on 20 Jun 1885 - page 11 - schedule 1 (lines indicated below)

line: name {age, b-year, sex, color, place of birth, father foreign?, mother foreign?}

5: John A Starkey {38, 1847, M, W, IA, , }

6: Mary A Starkey {40, 1845, F, W, NB, , y}

7: Howard Ridge {18, 1867, M, W, MN, y, y}

8: Eufeny Ridge {11, 1874, F, W, MN, y, y}

9: May Starkey {7, 1878, F, W, MN, , y}

10: Pearly Starkey {3, 1882, M, W, MN, , y}

[Roll: MNSC_20; Mary was born in New Brunswick]

Sources

1. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1875", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKN4-2VV : Sun Mar 10 14:26:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Anna Ridge and H R Ridge, 1875.
2. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: 615; Page: 13B; Dwelling 106; Family 113; Line 27; June 4; Enumeration District: 041; Ancestry's 1880 Census Ancestry Record 6742 #32994368
3. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: 615; Page: 13B; Dwelling 106; Family 113; Line 27; Jun 4, 1880; Enumeration District: 041; Ancestry's 1880 Census Image
4. ↑ Census: Abbreviation: 1885 Type: Census Title: 1885 state. Citing: Page: Bethel, Anoka, Minnesota Note: @CN23510@ TOPI Census (accessed before 23 August 2011)
5. ↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2TB-CQ6 : Wed Mar 06 06:27:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Rosco Bither and Euphemia Ridge, 1894.
6. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQD3-PYK : Sun Mar 10 11:30:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Roscoe Bither and Euphemia Bither, 1895.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M995-PFS : Tue Mar 05 14:54:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Rossco Bether and Euphemia H Bether, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL3-2J7 : Thu Mar 07 10:12:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Roscoe Bither and Eva Bither, 1910.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Ridge-154 created through the import of TrimmedForWikiTree_3.GED on Aug 23, 2011 by Al Hibbard.