Born in Nebraska, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Henry Ritchey
and Mary Ann (Wolf) Ritchey
Sister of
Loretta Emmaline (Ritchey) Fleener, John William Ritchey, Lorraine Caroline (Ritchey) Beaudry, Eugene Carl Ritchey and Mary Juanita (Ritchey) Molzan
Wife of
John Stanley Ficken
— married
26 Jul 1924 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
Died
at age 87
in Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Dec 2021
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Biography
Minerva was born in 1906 in Nebraska to William V Ritchey and Mary A Wolfe[1].
She married John S Ficken 26 Jul 1924 in Vancouver, WA[2][3].
Minerva passed away in 1993 in Oregon[4].
Sources
- ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/159314084/person/222165192552/facts
- ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZK-C5Y1 : 22 July 2021), John S Ficken and Minerva A Ritchey, 1924.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRTN-WDX : 3 February 2020), J S Ficken, Spray Election Precinct, Wheeler, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35-9, sheet 5A, line 33, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3384.
- ↑ Minerva A. Ficken in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3693&h=19114412&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2378
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minerva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minerva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minerva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minerva:
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~12.50%
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