Charles Lawrence Ritts

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Name Charles Lawrence Ritts Born 11 Nov 1891 Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois [1]
Gender Male Died 02 Jan 1983 White Pines Nursing Home, Oregon, Ogle, Illinois [1]
Buried Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph, Illinois [2]
Person ID I4 My Genealogy Last Modified 27 May 2014
Father Barney Vensel Ritts, b. 14 Mar 1854, St. Petersburg, Clarion, Pennsylvania , d. 13 Feb 1925, Yale, Payne, Oklahoma, Mable Dale Hospital
(Age 70 years)
Mother Anna Elnora Martin, b. 07 Jun 1865, Norwalk, Huron, Ohio , d. 25 Jan 1901, Quay, Pawnee, Oklahoma
(Age 35 years)
Married 20 Dec 1886 Norwalk, Huron, Ohio [3]
Notes - Ancestry.com
Ohio Marriages 1803 - 1900
REF: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Library
Norwalk Daily Reflector
December 30, 1886 p4 c2
Barnard Ritts, of Lima, and Miss Annie E. Martin, of this city, were married at the home of the bride's parents on Corwin street yesterday morning by Rev. J. Nelson Lewis. They left in the evening for Lima, their future home.
Family ID F6 Group Sheet
Family Alice Juanita Stephenson, b. 17 Jan 1893, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois , d. 01 Jan 1976, DesMoines, , Iowa
(Age 82 years)
Married 20 Dec 1916 Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois Children 1. Margaret Ellen Ritts, b. 18 Feb 1923, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa , d. 11 Sep 1997, Oregon, Ogle Co., Illinois
(Age 74 years)
2. Charles Stephenson Ritts, b. 01 Aug 1918, Davenport, Iowa , d. 06 Feb 1991, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
(Age 72 years)
3. Edward Martin Ritts, b. 17 Aug 1924, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa , d. 29 Aug 2004, Santa Martin, Santa Clara, California
(Age 80 years)
4. William John Ritts, b. 29 Apr 1927, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa , d. 21 Mar 2016, Fort Worth, , Texas
(Age 88 years)
Family ID F5 Group Sheet
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Photos Charles Lawrence Ritts
Wedding photoHoneymoon Trail by C. L. Ritts
Painting by Charles L. Ritts
Headstones Charles L. Ritts
Charles L.
Born Nov 11, 1891
Died Jan 2, 1983
Histories Charles Lawrence Ritts History
Collection of family stories, history, and photos
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Notes - REF: Doris Ritts
A. Juanita Stephenson married Charles Lawrence Ritts born in Sparta, November 11, 1891 in Sparta to Barney V. Ritts and Ann E. Martin. Both Juanita and Charles graduated from Sparta Township High School. Charles graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana in Architecture in 1915 (?). They were married December 20, 1916 in Sparta.
REF: University of Illinois Directory By University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus), Vergil Vivian Phelps, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus
Edited by Vergil V. Phelps, D.B., Ph.D.
1916
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
p556
Ritts, Charles Lawrence (arch eng 1911- ) Stu Drumright, Okla
p1028
Sparta, Illinois
Ritts, Charles L. (arch eng '11- ) Stu
p1201
Drumright, Oklahoma
Ritts, Charles L. (arch eng '11-) stu
Charles attended University of Illinois from Fall of 1911 to Spring of 1916. He earned a BS in Architecture on 6/14/1916.
REF:
The semi-centennial alumni record of the University of Illinois
By University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus), Frank William Scott
Published by University of Illinois, 1918
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Oct 31, 2007
1147 pages
Page 642
7893. CHARLES LAWRENCE RITTS
Supt., Constr.; B.S. in A. E.; b. N 11, 1891, Sparta, Ill.; s. Barney Vencle (b. Clarion Co., Pa.) and Anna Elnora (Martin) Ritts (b. Norwalk, O.). Prepared in Sparta H. S. Alpha Rho Chi; Arch. Club; 2nd Lt. and Capt., Univ. Brig. Arch. Draftsman, Whitsitt and Schulzke, Archs., Moline, Ill., 1916-18; Supt. of Const., Temple and Burrows, Archs., Davenport, Ia., 1918 -. Married Alice Juanita Stephenson, D 20, 1916, Sparta, Ill. Child. Charles Stephenson, b. Ag 1, 1918. Address, 63 Davenport Saving Bank Bldg., Davenport, Ia.
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Sources - Footnote: Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 7, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Oct 21, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.7.77898.14.
- [S22] Cemeteries of Randolph County, Illinois Vol 3, Compiled by Lucille Wittenborn Wiechens, (Name: 1991;), 74.
Ritts, Charles L. 11 Nov 1891 2 Jan 1983 w/Juanita S. Section C - [S163] Ohio Marriages, 1803 - 1900, Jordan Dodd, (Name: Liahona Research;), Ritts, Barney V. and Martin, Anna E. married 20 Dec 1886 in Huron Co., Ohio.
- Footnote: Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 7, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Oct 21, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.7.77898.14.