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Location: Prince George's County, MD
Surnames/tags: Ridgeway Cator Fowler
In determining the ancestry of Ruth Ridgeway, our Grandmother, I tracked the 1880 Census for Spauldings MD to find clues!
MAPPING THE 1880 CENSUS: Spauldings, Prince Georges, Maryland FROM GEORGE RIDGEWAY HOUSEHOLD to GEORGE FOWLER HOUSEHOLD http://www.familysearch.org/
GEORGE RIDGEWAY HOUSEHOLD:
- George (Washington) RIDGEWAYSelf M Male W 28 MD Farm Hand MD MD
- Henrietta (Anderson) RIDGEWAY Wife M Female W 25 MD Keeping House MD MD
- Elizabeth RIDGEWAY Dau S Female W 11 MD MD MD
- Wm. RIDGEWAY Son S Male W 6 MD MD MD
- (John) Henry RIDGEWAY Son S Male W 5 MD MD MD (Father of Grandmother Ruth Alice Ridgeway per Donna Cator)
- George W. RIDGEWAY Son S Male W 2 MD MD MD
- (Margaret) Eva RIDGEWAY Dau S Female W 4 MD MD MD
Source Information: Census Place Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland Family History Library Film 1254513, NA Film Number T9-0513 Page Number 133D
- Note: Margaret Geneva RIDGEWAY is "Eva" Ridgeway, Daughter age 4 (1876) : :Note: Margaret Geneva Ridgeway married Richard Oliver "Ollie" DeVaughn.
Both Eva and Ollie are buried at St. Barnabas.
ONE HOUSEHOLD LATER:
RIDGEWAY HOUSEHOLD:
- Willett RIDGEWAY Self M Male W 66 MD Farmhand MD MD
- Mary A. RIDGEWAY Wife M Female W 64 MD Keeping House MD MD
- John RIDGEWAY Son S Male W 30 MD Farm Hand MD MD
Source Information:Census Place Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland Family History Library Film 1254513 NA Film Number T9-0513 Page Number 133D
- Note: From a Ridgeway descendant regarding Mary A. Willet Ridgeway: "I went over to St. Barnabas - the only headstone I could find in the whole row of Ridgeways was Mary A. - the headstone is very faded, but I made it out to be Mary A., Wife of Willett Ridgeway." Willett Ridgeway (full name was George Washington Willett Ridgeway) and Mary Ann Weaver were married in 1835 in Washington DC and became the parents of George Washington Ridgeway.
SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS LATER:
MASTERS HOUSEHOLD:
- Nathan MASTERS Self W Male W 50 MD Farmer MD MD
- Catherine MASTERS Mother W Female W 76 MD Keeping House MD MD
- John W. MASTERS Son S Male W 21 MD Farm Hand MD MD
- Thos. J. MASTERS Son S Male W 18 MD Farm Hand MD MD
- Edward M. MASTERS Son S Male W 13 MD Farm Hand MD MD
- Clara E. MASTERS Dau S Female W 7 MD MD MD
- Rosana MASTERS Sister S Female W 40 MD At Home MD MD
- Julia JONES Cousin S Female W 80 MD At Home MD MD
Source Information: Census Place Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland Family History Library Film 1254513 NA Film Number T9-0513 Page Number 133D
SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS LATER:
CATOR HOUSEHOLD:
- George T. CATOR Self S Male W 45 MD Farm Hand MD MD
Source Information: Census Place Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland Family History Library Film 1254513 NA Film Number T9-0513 Page Number 134A
SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS LATER:
LUSBY HOUSEHOLD:
- George W. LUSBY Self M Male W 33 MD Farm Hand MD MD
- Martha LUSBY Wife M Female W 21 MD Keeping House MD MD
- Mary A. LUSBY Dau S Female W 13 MD MD MD
- Ada M. LUSBY Dau S Female W 11 MD MD MD
- Mary Ellen LUSBY Dau S Female W 6 MD MD MD
- James H. LUSBY Son S Male W 2 MD MD MD
Source Information: Census Place Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland Family History Library Film 1254513 NA Film Number T9-0513 Page Number 134B
SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS LATER:
RIDGEWAY HOUSEHOLD:
- Francis RIDGEWAY Self M Male W 51 MD Farmer MD MD
- Ellen N. RIDGEWAY Wife M Female W 44 MD Keeping House MD MD - possibly the daughter of Clement Hill Brooke and his wife Anne (Nancy) Carroll BROOKE? If so, her parents are buried at St. Ignatius in Oxon Hill, Md. per grannieann2@comcast.net Ann Chandler 9/2/03
- Merril Brooke RIDGEWAY Son S Male W 10 MD At Home MD MD
- Jennie KING GNiece S Female W 13 DC At Home MD MD
- James GRAY Other S Male W 21 PA Farmhand PA PA
- Robert LOCKER Other S Male MU 35 MD Farmhand MD MD
Source Information: Census Place Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland Family History Library Film 1254513 NA Film Number T9-0513 Page Number 136A
SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS LATER:
CATOR HOUSEHOLD (OUR ANCESTORS):
- Thomas CATOR Self M Male W 46 MD Farmer MD MD
- Sarah E. CATOR Wife M Female W 34 MD Keeping House MD MD
- William CATOR Son S Male W 18 MD MD MD
- Ella CATOR Dau S Female W 14 MD MD MD
- Florence CATOR Niece S Female W 6 MD MD MD
- John Thomas RIDGEWAY Other S Male W 32 MD Farm Hand MD MD
Source Information: Census Place Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland Family History Library Film 1254513 NA Film Number T9-0513 Page Number 137D
SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS LATER:
GEORGE FOWLER HOUSEHOLD (there are other Fowler households further along these streets):
- George FOWLER Self M Male W 31 MD Teamster MD MD
- Rosetta FOWLER Wife M Female W 26 MD Keeping House MD MD
- Mary E. FOWLER Dau S Female W 8 MD MD MD
- Benjamin FOWLER Son S Male W 5 MD MD MD
- Ida E. FOWLER Dau S Female W 3 MD MD MD
- Arthur P. FOWLER Son S Male W 9M MD MD MD
- John TAYLOR Other S Male B 19 VA Farm Hand VA VA
Source Information: Census Place Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland Family History Library Film 1254513 NA Film Number T9-0513 Page Number 139D
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