Born in Louisiana
Daughter of Girth Joseph Jolly
and Tojuhwa Redbird
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Anderson Ritchie
— married
18 Nov 1868 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 98
in 908 East Calhoun St., El Campo, Wharton County, Texas
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Biography
Name: Ritha Jane JOLLY. Given Name: Ritha Jane. Surname: JOLLY. Also Known As: Mary Jane JOLLY. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
Died Y. 13 SEP 1939. 908 East Calhoun St., El Campo, Wharton County, Texas. Age: 98.
Buried 14 SEP 1939. Lakeview Cemetery, El Campo, Wharton County, Texas.
Note: Ritha Jane Jolly Ritchie told her great grandchildren that her family was killed by renegades, she and her little sister ran into the woods and looked back to see their home burning. Neighbors found them and took them in. Later the neighbors moved to Texas bringing Ritha and Nancy, her sister, with them. Ritha Jane Jolly Ritchie told her great grandchildren that her family was killed by renegades, she and her little sister ran into the woods and looked back to see their home burning. Neighbors found them and took them in. Later the neighbors moved to Texas bringing Ritha and Nancy, her sister, with them. Ritha Jane Jolly Ritchie told her great grandchildren that her family was killed by renegades, she and her little sister ran into the woods and looked back to see their home burning. Neighbors found them and took them in. Later the neighbors moved to Texas bringing Ritha and Nancy, her sister, with them.
Sources
- Source: Mary Vetrus Ritchie (Capehart-163), my mother, kept a hand written "genealogy" book of "Ritchies and "Capeharts" which I have a copy.
- GEDCOM from Donald and Peggy Norman
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/161030410/ritha-mary_jane-ritchie : accessed 07 May 2021), memorial page for Ritha Mary Jane Jolly Ritchie (5 Jun 1841–13 Sep 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #161030410, citing Lakeview Cemetery, El Campo, Wharton County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Dodson Cemetery Association (contributor 47740398) .
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