49. Earl Alexander Ritchie (74) was born on Aug 3 1890 in Fairfield Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.(85) He is listed as a nephew,age 9, in the household of Elijah and Mary F. "Fannie" [Rollins] McMahon in the 1900 Census. He died on Sep 24 1964 in Logan, Ohio. (86) His obituary appeared in the Friday Evening, Sep 25 1964 edition of the Marietta Times, "Earl Alexander Ritchie, 74, of 139 Leland Ave., Marietta, died yesterday afternoon at Saunders Nursing Home in Logan. - He was born in Dunham Township, Washington County, on Aug. 3, 1890, a son of the late Theodore and Mattie Rollins Ritchie. He was a stationary engineer. - Survivors are his wife, Mazie Adams Ritchie; three sons, Vernon of Loup City, Neb., Earl Jr., of Alton, Kans., and Kenneth of Logan; two daughters, Mrs. May DeVelder of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Sylvia Villingsly of Houston, Tex.; one brother, Winford Ritchie of Luling, Tex.; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. - The body is at the Doudna & McClure Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete." He was buried in Gravel Bank (Riverview) Cemetery near Constitution, Ohio.(13) His marker reads: Earl A. Ritchie 1890 - 1964. After his son, Earl Edward Ritchie was born, he was referred to as "Big Earl".
He was married to Mazie Rogolia Adams
on Jun 11 1910 in Wood County, West Virginia.(87)
They where married by S. Scollay Moore. They, along with the families
of Albert and Minnie Ritchie, Winford and Nellie Ritchie, Hollie and Hazel Park
and possibly others, moved to Oklahoma around 1912 because work was available
in the oil fields. Earl and Mazie returned to Ohio around 1921.
Mazie Rogolia Adams was born on Jan 10 1892 in Wingett Run, Ohio.
(88) Mazie's marriage application lists her
place of birth as Morgan County, Ohio She died on Dec 2 1986 in Marietta Memorial
Hospital, Marietta, Ohio.(89) Her obituary
read; " Mazie L. Ritchie, 94, of Jaycee Estates died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday
in Marietta Memorial Hospital. - She was born Jan. 10, 1892, at Wingett Run.
She lived most of her life at Marietta and was a member of Harmar Hill Church
of Christ. - She married June 11, 1910, to Earl Ritchie, who preceded her in
death Sept. 24, 1964. - She is survived by three sons, Vernon of Grand Island,
Neb., Earl E. of Marietta, and Kenneth of Blairsville, Pa,: two daughters, Mrs
John (Cecile) Micholski of Sun City, Ariz., and Mrs. John (Sylvia) Billingsley
of Houston, Texas; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. -
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in McClure-Schafer Funeral Home with Evangelist
Terry Varner officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Bank Cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral Home." She was buried on Dec 6 1986 in Gravel Bank
(Riverview) Cemetery near Constitution, Ohio.(90)
Her marker reads: Mazie A. Ritchie 1892 - 1986. Earl Alexander Ritchie
and Mazie Rogolia Adams had the following children:
113 i.
Vivian E. Ritchie(74) was born on
May 10 1911 in Marietta Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.
(91) She died on Feb 25 1912.(13)
She was buried in Gravel Bank (Riverview) Cemetery near Constitution,
Ohio.(13)
+114 ii.
Cecile Mae Ritchie.
+115 iii.
Vernon Russell Ritchie.
+116 iv.
Sylvia M. Ritchie.
+117 v.
Earl Edward Ritchie.
+118 vi.
Kenneth Jackson Ritchie.
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