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John Benjamin Ridenour

Male 1840 - 1894  (53 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Benjamin Ridenour was born 29 Sep 1840, , Tuscarawas, Ohio (son of David Ridenour, Jr. and Sarah Shauver); died 3 Jan 1894.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 4, 17, 32, 41, 120.
    "Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 93, 216,
    442.

    John — Emma A. Bent. Emma was born 1844; died 1905. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Margaret Ridenour was born 1866; died 1940.
    2. Amos Ridenour was born 1869; died 1934.
    3. Jesse F. Ridenour
    4. Ira L. Ridenour was born 1874; died 1965.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David Ridenour, Jr. was born 7 Feb 1802, , Preston, Virginia (son of David Ridenour and Margareta Wiles); died 13 Aug 1874, , Indiana.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 6, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18,
    24, 32, 51, 55, 67, 68, 69, 118.
    "Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 92.

    David married Sarah Shauver 15 Apr 1824, , Harrison, Ohio. Sarah was born 1806, , Ohio; died 1874, , Indiana. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Shauver was born 1806, , Ohio; died 1874, , Indiana.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 6, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18,
    24, 32, 51, 54, 67, 68, 69, 118.

    Children:
    1. Barbara Ridenour was born 24 Jan 1825; died 5 Nov 1866.
    2. Catherine Ridenour was born 13 Apr 1827.
    3. Samuel Ridenour was born 8 May 1829; died 13 Jan 1893.
    4. Lydia Ridenour was born 29 May 1831.
    5. Susannah Ridenour was born 7 Aug 1833; died 4 Jan 1860.
    6. Isaiah Ridenour was born 7 Mar 1836, , Tuscarawas, Ohio; died 25 Sep 1931.
    7. Sarah A. Ridenour was born 21 Jun 1838; died 6 Dec 1901.
    8. 1. John Benjamin Ridenour was born 29 Sep 1840, , Tuscarawas, Ohio; died 3 Jan 1894.
    9. David Christopher Ridenour was born 1 Apr 1843, , Indiana.
    10. George T. Ridenour was born 28 Mar 1845; died 29 Dec 1911, , Wabash, Indiana.
    11. Mary Ridenour was born 19 Jul 1847; died 13 Jan 1877.
    12. Daniel A. Ridenour was born 18 Mar 1850.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  David Ridenour was born 20 Nov 1775, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland (son of Mathias Reitenauer and Eve); died 14 Aug 1854, Jefferson County, Ohio; was buried Osage Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 4RDS-DB

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 13, 16, 17, 20, 23,
    34, 41, 51, 57, 67, 68, 109.
    "Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 91.
    "Genealogy of the Ridenour Family," Ephraim Valintine Ridenour, 1910, p 12.

    David married Margareta Wiles 20 Jun 1795, , Virginia. Margareta was born 1774; died 4 Feb 1847, Ohio; was buried Osage Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margareta Wiles was born 1774; died 4 Feb 1847, Ohio; was buried Osage Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 13, 16, 17, 20, 23,
    34, 41, 51, 57, 67, 68, 109.

    Children:
    1. Susanna A. Ridenour was born 17 Jun 1797, , Preston, Virginia; died 8 Dec 1862, , Ohio.
    2. Daniel Ridenour was born 13 Jan 1799, , Preston, Virginia; died 6 Mar 1859, , Ohio.
    3. Margareta Ridenour was born 15 Mar 1800, , Preston, Virginia; died 6 Mar 1888, , Ohio.
    4. 2. David Ridenour, Jr. was born 7 Feb 1802, , Preston, Virginia; died 13 Aug 1874, , Indiana.
    5. Samuel Ridenour was born 17 Feb 1804, , Preston, Virginia; died 5 Jul 1883, , Ohio.
    6. Anna Maria Ridenour was born 20 May 1805, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 27 Feb 1891, , Ohio.
    7. Mary Ridenour was born 1806, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 1891, , Ohio.
    8. John Ridenour was born 14 Feb 1807, Jefferson County, Ohio; died 11 Nov 1860, Ohio; was buried Lost Creek Cemetery, Farmer, Defiance County, Ohio.
    9. Jacob Ridenour was born 16 May 1808, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 25 Oct 1890, , Indiana.
    10. Eve Ridenour was born 20 Mar 1810, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 2 Nov 1863, , Ohio.
    11. George Ridenour was born 6 Oct 1811, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 3 Apr 1891, , Defiance, Ohio.
    12. Mathias Ridenour was born 20 Nov 1813, , Jefferson, Ohio.
    13. Sarah Ridenour was born 16 Aug 1816, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 4 Nov 1861, , Ohio.
    14. Elizabeth Ridenour was born 2 Aug 1820, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 1888, , Ohio.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Mathias Reitenauer was born 11 Jan 1727, , Alsace, France; was christened 25 Oct 1725, , Bas-Rhin, France (son of Nicholas Reitenauer, II and Anna Magdalena Arnet); died 14 Feb 1792, , Hagerstown, Maryland.

    Notes:

    Mathias was too old to carry a gun in the Revolutionary War, but served his
    country by furnishing grain for the Army. Mathias took up 3000 acres of land
    during his time at Hagerstown, Maryland.
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    Reference:
    "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 12, 16, 29, 35, 40,
    43, 57, 61, 101.
    Ancestral File 4.02, AFN 4RDS-X3.
    "Ridenour Family 983-1900s", Boulder Genealogical Society Quarterly, May 1979,
    p 72.
    Melvin Otho Ridenour Letter, 21 Jan 1995, p 2.

    Mathias — Eve. Eve died Oct 1816. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Eve died Oct 1816.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 12, 16, 29, 35, 40,
    43, 57, 61, 101.
    "Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 289.

    Children:
    1. Nicholas Ridenour was born 15 Aug 1755, , Maryland; died 28 Jan 1823, , Washington, Maryland.
    2. Henry Ridenour was born 7 Oct 1757, , Maryland; died 8 Jan 1823.
    3. Jacob Ridenour was born 11 Jan 1759, , Maryland; died 21 Sep 1827, , Virginia.
    4. John Ridenour was born 5 May 1762, , Washington, Maryland; died 16 Apr 1801.
    5. Eva Reitenauer was born 24 Dec 1764, , Washington, Maryland.
    6. Rosina Ridenour was born 30 Mar 1765, , Maryland.
    7. Mathias Ridenour, Jr. was born 11 Mar 1770, , Maryland; died 1803.
    8. Daniel Ridenour was born 5 Oct 1773, , Maryland.
    9. 4. David Ridenour was born 20 Nov 1775, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; died 14 Aug 1854, Jefferson County, Ohio; was buried Osage Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio.