Benjamin Wigginton Ridgway, husband of Mary Jane Hoagland (1847-1905) and father of two sons: Owen Jackson Ridgway (1868-1935) and James Tillman Ridgway (1872-1945).
The verified parents of Benjamin are still in question and have been for 20 years:
Option 1: Parents are Benjamin Ridgway (1803-1848) and Katherine "Kitty" Trunnell (1800-1874); however, in the 1850 census in Bullitt Co., Ky, 9-year-old Benjamin W. Ridgeway is NOT listed with mother;
Option 2: Parents are Benjamin Ridgway (1809-1866)and either 1st wife Nancy Trunnell or 2nd wife: Manerva Simmons -- in the 1850 census of Bullitt, Co., KY a "Benjamin N. Ridgway", age 6, IS listed with Benjamin and Manerva.
The Trunnells and Ridgeways intermarried quite a bit and Benjamin Ridgeway and "Wigginton" appears quite often in Bullitt County, KY and Sullivan Co., IN. The search continues and we welcome any additional information to verify THIS Benjamin's parentage and would love to communicate with any descendants of these families.
The verified parents of Benjamin are still in question and have been for 20 years:
Option 1: Parents are Benjamin Ridgway (1803-1848) and Katherine "Kitty" Trunnell (1800-1874); however, in the 1850 census in Bullitt Co., Ky, 9-year-old Benjamin W. Ridgeway is NOT listed with mother;
Option 2: Parents are Benjamin Ridgway (1809-1866)and either 1st wife Nancy Trunnell or 2nd wife: Manerva Simmons -- in the 1850 census of Bullitt, Co., KY a "Benjamin N. Ridgway", age 6, IS listed with Benjamin and Manerva.
The Trunnells and Ridgeways intermarried quite a bit and Benjamin Ridgeway and "Wigginton" appears quite often in Bullitt County, KY and Sullivan Co., IN. The search continues and we welcome any additional information to verify THIS Benjamin's parentage and would love to communicate with any descendants of these families.
Benjamin Wigginton Ridgway, husband of Mary Jane Hoagland (1847-1905) and father of two sons: Owen Jackson Ridgway (1868-1935) and James Tillman Ridgway (1872-1945).
The verified parents of Benjamin are still in question and have been for 20 years:
Option 1: Parents are Benjamin Ridgway (1803-1848) and Katherine "Kitty" Trunnell (1800-1874); however, in the 1850 census in Bullitt Co., Ky, 9-year-old Benjamin W. Ridgeway is NOT listed with mother;
Option 2: Parents are Benjamin Ridgway (1809-1866)and either 1st wife Nancy Trunnell or 2nd wife: Manerva Simmons -- in the 1850 census of Bullitt, Co., KY a "Benjamin N. Ridgway", age 6, IS listed with Benjamin and Manerva.
The Trunnells and Ridgeways intermarried quite a bit and Benjamin Ridgeway and "Wigginton" appears quite often in Bullitt County, KY and Sullivan Co., IN. The search continues and we welcome any additional information to verify THIS Benjamin's parentage and would love to communicate with any descendants of these families.
The verified parents of Benjamin are still in question and have been for 20 years:
Option 1: Parents are Benjamin Ridgway (1803-1848) and Katherine "Kitty" Trunnell (1800-1874); however, in the 1850 census in Bullitt Co., Ky, 9-year-old Benjamin W. Ridgeway is NOT listed with mother;
Option 2: Parents are Benjamin Ridgway (1809-1866)and either 1st wife Nancy Trunnell or 2nd wife: Manerva Simmons -- in the 1850 census of Bullitt, Co., KY a "Benjamin N. Ridgway", age 6, IS listed with Benjamin and Manerva.
The Trunnells and Ridgeways intermarried quite a bit and Benjamin Ridgeway and "Wigginton" appears quite often in Bullitt County, KY and Sullivan Co., IN. The search continues and we welcome any additional information to verify THIS Benjamin's parentage and would love to communicate with any descendants of these families.
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Benjamin W. Ridgeway
Died Dec. 6, 1872
Aged 31 Ys., 2 Mo. 14 Ds.
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