SECOND GENERATION


3. Ellen J. Ritchey (3) was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania. (8)

She was married to Samuel Hunter (son of David Hunter and Elizabeth Mellan) on Apr 19 1855 in Washington County, Ohio.(9) They were married by Rev. Samuel D. Jones. The following is from Williams History of Washington County; "Samuel Hunter was born in Pennsylvania in 1833; married Ellen Ritchie, who was born in 1832. Their children are dead. They have an adopted son, Emerson Burnett Hunter. Mr. Hunter has a farm of sixty-seven acres in Newport Township, where he resides." Wallace Ritchie is in their household in the 1880 Census, the son of Isaac Ritchey, Ellen's younger brother. Samuel Hunter(7) was born in 1833 in Pennsylvania.(8) Ellen J. Ritchey and Samuel Hunter had the following children:

child13 i. Emerson Burnett Hunter(8) was born about 1864 in Ohio. He was adopted.

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