Solomon
Ritchie
Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Ritchie
and Maria Catharina (Wolfe) Ritchie
Brother of
Jacob Ritchie, John Ritchie, Isaac Ritchey, Michael Ritchie, Phillip Ritchie Sr., Henry Ritchie and Christina (Ritchie) Baer
Husband of
Elizabeth (Baker) Ritchie
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 74
in Fulks Run, Rockingham County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Sep 2014
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Biography
He was the son of Jacob Ritchie and Maria Turner.
Rockingham Death Index show Solomon Ritchie died November 6, 1857 at age Years: 74 Months: 9
Days: 27
Family links: Parents: Isaac Ritchie (1735 - 1824) Memorial# 47398211 wikitree: Ritchey-54 Maria Catharina Wolfe Ritchie (1738 - 1787) Memorial# 47398250
Spouse: Elizabeth Baker Ritchie (1795 - 1869) Memorial# 63287192
Children: John D Ritchie (1811 - 1865)* Memorial# 64601816 Melvina Ritchie Hulvey (1812 - 1909)* Memorial# 80008755 Phoebe Rebecca Ritchie Brown (1813 - 1885)* Memorial# 75064139 Peter Ritchie (1817 - 1901)* Memorial# 63805352 Mary Ann Ritchie Frank (1831 - 1908)* Memorial# 63287051 Solomon Ritchie (1838 - 1920)* Memorial# 70483940
Siblings: Jacob Ritchie (1762 - 1850)* Memorial# 49555573 John Ritchey (1766 - 1860)* Memorial# 63810060 Isaac Ritchey (1777 - 1843)* Memorial# 25213593 Michael Ritchie (1778 - ____)* Memorial# 82064839 Philip Ritchie (1779 - 1841)* Memorial# 46918093 Solomon Ritchie (1783 - 1857) Memorial# 63287158 Henry Ritchie (1785 - 1860)* Memorial# 47397967 Christina Ritchie Bear (1787 - ____)* Memorial# 64358557
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Note: Parent information provided by Gathering Roots 5 Sept 2012
Burial:
Solomon Ritchie Family Cemetery
Fulks Run
Rockingham County
Virginia, USA
Fulks Run Rockingham County Virginia USA
Cemetery notes and/or description: Location: Fulks Run, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Fulks Run Grocery, continue west on Highway 259 for 1 mile. Turn left at the Valley Land store onto Highway 818 (Little Dry River Road). After crossing the bridge, turn at the first left onto Higyway 817. The Ritchie Cemetery is unmarked, no fence, no rocks. It was originally on the Solomon Ritchie place, now owned by Clay Hinkle. As you face the Clay Hinkle home, cemetery is to the left on the corner of their front yard. Notes "There are probably 30 to 50 graves here. " More information on the Ritchie family can be found in book "Descendants of Isaac Ritchie of Virginia" by Vergie Lantz, in 1983.
Survey Date and Recorder 1999 Patricia Turner Ritchie
Information used with permission of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society Cemetery Project
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63287158/solomon-ritchie: accessed 9 September 2022), memorial page for Solomon Ritchie (10 Jan 1783–3 Nov 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63287158, citing Solomon Ritchie Family Cemetery, Fulks Run, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Gathering Roots (contributor 47213048) .
- Shirley A Wilson
Created by: RaderFarm Record added: Dec 25, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 63287158
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Solomon by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Solomon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Solomon by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Solomon:
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~0.78%
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