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William Augustus Ridgely

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William Augustus Ridgely

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
14 Jul 1889 (aged 51)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A, Lot 5
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Son of Absalom Ridgely and Julia Marsh, he appears on the 1850 census, Ohio County, Virginia, before West Virginia statehood with his parents and siblings Absalom 10, Eugenious 9 and Samuel H 7.

He was married to Mary/Mollie Elizabeth Lowther in 1866. She is daughter of Samuel Lowther and Sarah Jane Mitchell who married in 1836.

William A 42 and wife Mary E 37 are listed on the 1880 census, Richland Dist, Ohio, WV, where he is a farmer, and with their children Lucien F 14, Milton E 12, Sarah 7, Kirk 5 and Susan R 2 mons born May.

His widow Mary E. Ridgely made her last Will, Nov 24, 1894, in which she made bequests to her six children Lucian L, Milton E, Sarah E, Kirk H, Frank C and Lee F., including the home farm of 100 acres along the waters of Short Creek in Ohio County WV. She appointed her daughter Sarah E Ridgely guardian of minor children Kirk H, Frank C, Lee F. Lucien L and Lee F were name Executors.
Son of Absalom Ridgely and Julia Marsh, he appears on the 1850 census, Ohio County, Virginia, before West Virginia statehood with his parents and siblings Absalom 10, Eugenious 9 and Samuel H 7.

He was married to Mary/Mollie Elizabeth Lowther in 1866. She is daughter of Samuel Lowther and Sarah Jane Mitchell who married in 1836.

William A 42 and wife Mary E 37 are listed on the 1880 census, Richland Dist, Ohio, WV, where he is a farmer, and with their children Lucien F 14, Milton E 12, Sarah 7, Kirk 5 and Susan R 2 mons born May.

His widow Mary E. Ridgely made her last Will, Nov 24, 1894, in which she made bequests to her six children Lucian L, Milton E, Sarah E, Kirk H, Frank C and Lee F., including the home farm of 100 acres along the waters of Short Creek in Ohio County WV. She appointed her daughter Sarah E Ridgely guardian of minor children Kirk H, Frank C, Lee F. Lucien L and Lee F were name Executors.


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