Martha (Corle) Ritchey (1815 - 1865)

Born 23 Sep 1815 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Ferdinand Ritchey — married 1842 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1865 at age 50 in Pavia Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Martha Corle was born on 27 July 1815 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania to Adam Corle and Martha Shull.

Martha married Ferdinand Ritchie in 1842 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. They had eight children together Daniel B. (1843–) John Calvin "Piper John" (1844–1925), Mary Ann (1845–1921) Jacob (1847–1925), Sarah (1849–), George Winfield (1853–1864), and Samuel B. (1855-).

Martha passed away on 28 October 1865 in Pavia, Bedford County, Pennsylvania^{[1] [2]}

Census

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44J-QBW : 23 December 2020), May Ritch in household of Ferdinand Ritch, Pavia Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPX-Z6L : 18 February 2021), Martha Richy in entry for Ferdinand Richy, 1860.

Sources

1. ↑ Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYZ-BGHY : 12 January 2021), Martha Ritchey, 1865.
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-L17D?cc=1999196&wc=9PMD-HZS%3A268498201%2C268700701 : 3 July 2014), Bedford > Orphans' Court dockets and guardian appointments 1864-1869 vol 12-13 > image 290 of 667; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.