FOURTH GENERATION

29. Mahala Isabel Hawkins ⁽⁶⁵⁾ was born on May 2 1881 in Washington Co., Ohio.⁽⁶⁵⁾ She , according to federal census records, was a cook in 1900 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. She died on Sep 3 1973 in Marietta, Ohio.⁽⁵⁸⁾ She was buried in Gravel Bank (Riverview) Cemetery near Constitution, Ohio. ⁽⁶⁶⁾

Mahala Isabel Hawkins had the following children:

74 i. Edward Perry "Pooch" Hawkins was born on Dec 1 1897 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. He died on Dec 24 1937 in Marietta, Ohio. Died at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Death certificate states cause of death as "Cerebral Embolism resulting from dislocation of right hip." He was buried on Dec 26 1937 in Gravel Bank (Riverview) Cemetery near Constitution, Ohio. ⁽⁶⁷⁾

She was married to Floyd "Hode" Leroy Ritchie (son of Theodore "Thee" Ritchie and Martha "Mattie" S. Rollins) on Jan 9 1904 in Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽⁶⁸⁾ Floyd's uncle Elijah McMan (McMahon) was listed as Floyd's guardian and gave consent on their application. They were married by Tom McDermott, a Justice Of The Peace. Nig Ritchie also informed me that Floyd and Mahala set up household an Island on the Ohio River for a period of time. Floyd "Hode" Leroy Ritchie ⁽⁶²⁾ was born on Feb 9 1884 in Dunham Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽⁶⁹⁾ His birth record lists his name as Floid Austin Ritchey, when Social Security enrollment became available he had it corrected at the Washington County Courthouse.

He is listed at age 17 in Winford Ritchie's (his older brother) household in the 1900 Census. He may also have lived with his uncle and aunt, Elijah and Mary F. "Fannie" [Rollins] McMahon. According to Herman "Nig" Ritchie (Floyd's son), when Floyd was about sixteen, he worked in the coal mines for Coke And Coal Company in the Gauley River area of West Virginia. He worked the mines only for a short time because a support beam fell and broke both of his legs. Floyd worked most his life as a black powder man and foreman in a stone quarry near Constitution, Ohio.

He resided at Bramblewood Heights about 1929 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽⁷⁰⁾ Russ Chidester remembers during the great depression, Hode and Mahala would have square dances at their house. They would clear out the furniture in the living room and invite friends and family. Russ played a tenor banjo, while Kelsey Parks played lead on the fiddle. Other musicians included Bun and Clyde Ritchie. He died on Oct 24 1960 in Vienna, West Virginia.⁽⁷¹⁾ His obituary appeared in the Marietta Times on Tuesday October 25, 1960. It reads: "Floyd Leroy Ritchie, 76, of Marietta Route 4 died Monday at 12:15 p.m. at the Riverview Nursing Home at Vienna, W. Va. He was born February 9, 1884 in Dunham Township, a son of the late Theodore and Martha Rollins Ritchie. On January 9, 1904, he married Mahala Hawkins who survives with three sons and five daughters, Gilbert Ritchie of Jackson, Michigan; Herman Ritchie of Lewisville, Fred Ritchie of Marietta; Mrs. Wayne Masters and Mrs. Clifford Harris of Marietta Route 4; Mrs. Hazel Plaugher of Marietta; Mrs. Martin Cagle and Mrs. Charles Schultz of Jolliet, Illinois. One step-son, Perry Hawkins is deceased. There are 30 grandchildren and 17 great- grandchildren. Two brothers survive, Winfield (Winford) Ritchie of Oklahoma and Earl Ritchie of Marietta. Two brothers, Oliver B. Ritchie and William A. Ritchie and two sisters, Mrs. Stella Martin and Mrs. Mattie Armstrong are deceased. He is also survived by a number of other relatives and friends. Mr. Ritchie had been employed in the stone quarries until his retirement 11 years ago. Funeral services will be at the Doudna & McClure Funeral Home with burial in the Gravel Bank Cemetery." He was buried in Gravel Bank (Riverview) Cemetery near Constitution, Ohio.^{(71) (66)} Mahala Isabel Hawkins and Floyd "Hode" Leroy Ritchie had the following children:

+75 i. Thelma Beatrice Ritchie.
+76 ii. Gilbert "Gib" Leroy Ritchie.
+77 iii. Elmer "Nig" Herman Ritchie.
+78 iv. Elsie Marian Ritchie.
+79 v. Frederick Floyd Ritchie.
+80 vi. Hazel Guila Ritchie.
+81 vii. Carrie Louise Ritchie.
+82 viii. Iva "Wilma" Wilma Ritchie.