Ruth Nevitt, daughter of Isaac and Rachel (Barrett) Nevitt, was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1792. She married John Ridgway in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1818. The couple moved to Indiana in 1833, where they remained for the rest of their lives. Their children were Abijah J., Lydia, Daniel, Catharine, Richard, John, Ruth A., Rudolph and Jane. She passed away in 1871.
Sources
Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1898. Vol. 1, Pages 498-499. [1]
Quaker Meeting Records, Ohio, Plainfield Monthly Meeting, Women's Minutes (March 26, 1818, marriage intention; April 23, 1818, approval to marry; May 21, 1818, accomplishment of marriage in good order)
Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, 6 vols, 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991-1994. Volume IV, Pages 344, 349 (reporting marriage of John Ridgway and Ruth Nevit on April 30, 1818 in Notingham, Harrison County, Ohio)
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Nevitt-221 and Nevitt-16 appear to represent the same person because: I was creating a wife for John Ridgway with Ruth's information from Find A Grave id#85189204 (same id as you listed in sources).
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Unknown-373050 and Nevitt-16 appear to represent the same person because: Nevitt-16 had a son named Abijah whose information matches the son attributed to Unknown-373050 and there is no significant conflicting information.
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Your Nevitt-16 showed on that page as a choice so I clicked to use that Nevitt-16. Have no clue why wikitree created Nevitt-221, I don't see a info difference.