Emanuel Cryder Ridgway (1831 - 1903)

Born 22 Oct 1831 in Ross County, Ohio, USA

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Died 17 Oct 1903 at age 71 in Morris, Illinois USA,

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Biography

From his memorial:

Dr. Emanuel RIDGWAY, physician and druggist, Morris, was a native of Ohio, born October 22, 1831; son of Joshua RIDGWAY, and Sarah (CRYDER) RIDGWAY. He attended the common schools in Grundy County, from 1835 to 1839, but after the death of his father, in 1839, he was taken back to Ohio in 1840, by his mother's people, and finished his education at South Salem Academy. He began reading medicine with Dr. WILLS, of Chillicothe, Ohio, and attended lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, from which institution he graduated in the class of 1855. In 1878, he received an honorary degree of the Chicago Medical College. In April, 1855, he began the practice of his profession at Morris. There he engaged in the drug business in September, 1880, in connection with his practice. He was the Coroner of Grundy County, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and a member of the Board of Education. He enlisted in the Federal army, Seventy-sixth Illinois Regiment, as Assistant Surgeon, in August, 1862, and returned home in August, 1865. He was eventually promoted to first assistant surgeon with full rank as a first lieutenant. He was involved in the action at Vicksburg, and his name is one the monument there. Dr. RIDGWAY was married in Morris, in 1869, to Alcinda B. HOGE

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #10910338