Charles N. Ritchie

As printed in 1908

CHARLES N. RITCHIE, one of Pleasant Township's leading citizens, owning a valuable estate of ninety-eight and two-third acres, all in one farm, situated in Sections.37 and 42, about three miles southeast of Catawba, was born July 4, 1847, and is a son of Solomon and Eliza Ann (Ropp) Ritchie.

The parents of Mr. Ritchie were born in Virginia and they lived near Harper's Ferry. They had the following children: Mary E., deceased, who married Oliver Young, also deceased, had four children, Effie, Willie, Tillie and Bertha, Effie and Tillie being deceased; John S., who was a soldier and was killed during the Civil War; "VYilliam, who was born in 1845, married Mary Ann Brown, and they have three children, Edward, Celia and Anna, all being residents of Champaign County; Charles N.; Edward, who married Lueinda Curl, had four children, Nina, Ora, Elta and a babe that died in infancy; and Martin Luther, who died aged six years.

Charles N. Ritchie was married in Pleasant Township, September 24, 1876, to Mary Wiet, who was born February 15, 1851, and is a daughter of Michael and Ann (Runyan) Wiet. Michael Wiet was born in Virginia and his wife in Clark County, Ohio. They had nine children, as follows: James, who was born in 1847, married Hannah Potee; Eli F., who was born in 1849, married Savilla Paine, and they had two children, Hattie May and Sallie; Mary, who became Mrs. Ritchie; Katherine, who was born in 1853, married Amos Smith, and they had six children, Clifford. Sylvia, Leona, Nina, Fostora and Kate; Sarah, who was born in 1855, died aged two years; Asa, who was born in 1857, died unmarried, aged twenty-six years; Lucinda, who was born in 1858, married Harry Tavner and they had six children, and she died March 17, 1906; Amelia, who was born in 1860, died at the age of thirteen years; and the youngest child, a son, was born and died in 1862.

Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie have had three children, the two survivors being Howard and Lora Estyl. The eldest, a son, was born May 19, 1880, and died an infant. Howard Ritchie was born January 16, 1882, and married Nellie Bumgardner, and they have one child, Gwyneth, who was born December 10, 1904. They reside on their farm of twenty-five acres.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie have lived in Pleasant Township ever since their marriage and on the present farm for the past seven years. It is a valuable property, situated conveniently on the Ellsworth Turnpike, near Catawba, and has been well improved. For a term Mr. Ritchie served as a member of the township School Board and terms as road supervisor. Both he and wife belong to Pleasant Chapel, of which he is one of the trustees.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.