James
Washington
Ritter
Born in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Ritter
and Isabella Welborn
Brother of
Sarah Parker Ritter and Newton Perry Ritter
Husband of
Dorcas (Gibson) Ritter
— married
28 Mar 1853 in St. Francois, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mallie Ritter and Lucinda Mirandy (Ritter) Merrill
Died
at age 77
in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2022
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Biography
James Ritter was born on May 25, 1836 in St. Francois County, Missouri[1] to James Ritter and Isabella Willborn.[2]
According to the 1850 census, James lived with his parents and siblings in St. Francois County, Missouri.[2]
On March 27, 1853, James married Dorcus Gibson in St. Francois County, Missouri.[3]
Dorcus died in 1871.
On August 17, 1871, James married Minerva Watson in St. Francois County.[4]
Minerva died before 1890.
On December 19, 1890, James married Mary Storly in Bollinger County, Missouri.[5]
James died on April 4, 1914 in St. Francois County, Missouri.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Death Certificates; https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1914/1914_00013679.PDF
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5PW-Q54 : 22 December 2020), James Ritter in household of James Ritter, St. Francois, St. Francois, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQGY-VLN2 : 18 January 2020), James Walter Ritter, 1853.
- ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DN-228 : 18 January 2020), James W. Ritter, 1871.
- ↑ Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002; https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/2655006?mark=33a9a10d4970db3c66841e2904a4e38c8fc294b802d1b9767bebd597deb30ff3
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 James:
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~1.56%
Andrew Barocco
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Ruby Black :
23andMe, GEDmatch M205625 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A848822 [compare], Ancestry member jolynnalv1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B10656
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~0.78%
Don Wilborn :
23andMe, GEDmatch M321245 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kenneth McLain :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RE4178518 [compare], yourDNAportal KEN0cc69569, Ancestry member KkMacTavish
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JH1531839 [compare], yourDNAportal KEN0cc69569, FTDNA kit #B829179
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