Thomas Edward Ridgeway

Born: Monday, August 4, 1834 in Illinois

Died: Thursday, February 15, 1906 in Missouri

Lived: 71 years 6 months 11 days


Parents

Father:  William C Ridgeway (1810/KY - 1895/OR)

Mother:  Elizabeth Lucas (1814/OH - 1844/IL)


Siblings

Brother:   Abraham L Ridgeway+ ♂ (1837/IL - )

Sister:   Sarah J Ridgeway ♀ (1839/IL - )

Brother:   John Henry Ridgeway ♂ (1841/IL - )

Brother:   William C Ridgeway ♂ (1843/IL - )

Brother:   James Harvey Ridgeway (half-brother)♂ (1846/IL - )

Sister:   Lucinda Anna Ridgeway (half-sister)♀ (1848/IL - )

Sister:   Rebecca Jane Ridgeway (half-sister)♀ (1849/IL - )

Sister:   Mahala Adaline Ridgeway (half-sister)♀ (1851/IL - )

Brother:   Daniel S Ridgeway (half-brother)♂ (1852/IL - )

Brother:   Enoch Rucker Ridgeway (half-brother)♂ (1852/IL - )

Brother:   Reuben Ridgeway (half-brother)♂ (1855/IA - )

Brother:   Uriah Perry Ridgeway (half-brother)♂ (1858/IA - )

Brother:   David Gourley Ridgeway (half-brother)♂ (1860/IA - )

Brother:   Washington Owen Ridgeway (half-brother)♂ (1862/IA - )

Sister:   Sophia Luella Ridgeway (half-sister)♀ (1864/IA - )


Spouse

Name:   Nancy Elizabeth Cox (1835/OH - 1912/MO)


Children

Son:   Sampson Ridgeway ♂ (1856/IA - )

Daughter:   Abagail Ridgeway ♀ (1856/IA - )

Daughter:   Sarah Elizabeth Ridgeway Lawson+ ♀ (1861/IA - 1944/MO)

Son:   George W Ridgeway ♂ (1863/IA - )

Daughter:   Mary Adeline Ridgeway Lawson+ ♀An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1865/IA - 1940/IA)

Daughter:   Ida M Ridgeway ♀ (1868/IA - 1913/IA)

Son:   Charles Ridgeway ♂ (1870/IA - )

Son:   William Riley Ridgeway+ ♂ (1872/IA - 1933/IA)

Son:   Daniel Ridgeway ♂ (1876/IA - )


History/Life Events

  Descendant of a war veteran/patriot (see details).


Sources/Contributors (show only official sources)

  1850 Logan County IL Census

  1860 Jasper County IA Census

  1870 Jasper County IA Census

  1880 Jasper County IA Census

  Isaac Lawson & Mary Ridgeway Certificate of Marriage, 1882

  1900 Putnam County MO Census

  William Ridgeway Certificate of Death, 1933

  Mary Adeline Lawson Death Certificate, 1940

  Sarah Lawson Certificate of Death, 1944


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