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29. Emerson Bennett Ritchie (5) was born on Apr 23 1880 in Newport Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.(65) He died on Apr 4 1923 in Marietta, Ohio.(66) His Marietta Times obituary reads: "DEATH TAKES E. B. RITCHIE - Emerson Bennett Ritchie, 36, died at his home, 305 Pike street, at noon on Wednesday, following a brief illness with influenza and complications. His condition had been serious only a short time. Mr. Ritchie was born in Newport township, a son of the late St. Clair Ritchie, and had he lived until April 20th, he would have been 36 years of age. He had been a resident of Marietta for the past six years and was employed by the Standard Pipe & Supply company. The deceased is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Eva Riley, of Watertown, and by two sisters, Mrs. Frank Peters, of Third street, Marietta, and Mrs. May Purback, of Cleveland." The age given in the obituary is wrong, he would have been 43 on April 20, 1923. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio. (23)
He was married to Ella Belton (daughter of James Belton and Elizabeth Garry) on Mar 3 1906 in Washington County, Ohio.(67) They were married by N. E. Kidd, a Justice of the Peace. He was divorced from Ella Belton in 1911.(7)
He was married to Bessie McAfee on Jul 3 1912 in Wood County, West Virginia. (68) They were married by Robert Smith. Prior to this wedding there is an a marriage application for Emerson to be married to Alice Courtney of New Matamoras in 1912 but no return was reported (Washington Co., Ohio Marriage Records: Volume 18, Page 108, #215).
He was married to Eva B. Gossett (daughter of Charles Gossett and Adda Arnold) on Oct 7 1922 in Washington County, Ohio. (69) Eva was the widow of a man with the surname of Riley.