Christian Ridenour: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Christian Ridenour was born 28 Dec 1838 (son of David Ridenour and Elizabeth Easterday); died 23 Apr 1851. Notes: ---------- Reference: "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 16, 109.

Generation: 2

David Ridenour was born 30 Sep 1793, , Preston, Virginia (son of Jacob Ridenour and Susanna Barbara Semple); died 1849, , Preston, Virginia.

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 16, 33, 36, 54, 107.
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 90, 190.

David married Elizabeth Easterday 22 Aug 1817, , Jefferson, Ohio. Elizabeth died 1869, , Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Easterday died 1869, , Ohio.

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 16, 33, 36, 54, 107.

Children:

Martin Ridenour was born 19 Feb 1818, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 22 Dec 1898, , Kansas.
Barbara Ridenour was born 6 Sep 1819.
John Ridenour was born 1821.
Margaret E. Ridenour was born 10 Nov 1824, , Jefferson, Ohio.
Jacob Ridenour was born 24 Mar 1826, , Jefferson, Ohio; died 15 Feb 1907, , Ohio.
Susanna Ridenour was born 1828.
David Ami Ridenour was born 1830.
Daniel Ridenour was born 1832.
1. Christian Ridenour was born 28 Dec 1838; died 23 Apr 1851.

Generation: 3

Jacob Ridenour was born 11 Jan 1759, , Maryland (son of Mathias Reitenauer and Eve); died 21 Sep 1827, , Virginia.

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 16, 36, 42, 52, 57,
105.
"Genealogy of the Ridenour Family," Ephraim Valintine Ridenour, 1910, p 11.

Jacob married Susanna Barbara Semple 1781, , Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Susanna Barbara Semple

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 16, 36, 42, 52-53, 57,
105.

Children:

Martin Ridenour was born 5 Jul 1781, , Washington, Maryland; died 1849.
Rosina (Roxanna) Ridenour was born 14 Sep 1784, , Washington, Maryland.
Mary Magdalene Ridenour was born 1787.
John Henry Ridenour was born 1789; died 1875.
Samuel Ridenour was born 1791.
2. David Ridenour was born 30 Sep 1793, , Preston, Virginia; died 1849, , Preston, Virginia.
Susanna Ridenour was born 23 Feb 1796, , Preston, Virginia.
Jacob Ridenour was born 28 Mar 1798, , Preston, Virginia.
Sarah Ridenour was born 27 Mar 1803, , Preston, Virginia.
Eva Catarina Ridenour was born 1805.

Generation: 4

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]

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:

Nicholas Ridenour was born 15 Aug 1755, , Maryland; died 28 Jan 1823, , Washington, Maryland.
Henry Ridenour was born 7 Oct 1757, , Maryland; died 8 Jan 1823.
4. Jacob Ridenour was born 11 Jan 1759, , Maryland; died 21 Sep 1827, , Virginia.
John Ridenour was born 5 May 1762, , Washington, Maryland; died 16 Apr 1801.
Eva Reitenauer was born 24 Dec 1764, , Washington, Maryland.
Rosina Ridenour was born 30 Mar 1765, , Maryland.
Mathias Ridenour, Jr. was born 11 Mar 1770, , Maryland; died 1803.
Daniel Ridenour was born 5 Oct 1773, , Maryland.
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.