
Governor Joseph Ritner and Susannah Alter
Husband Governor Joseph Ritner [3587]
Born: 25 Mar 1780 - , , Berks, PA 1 2 3 4
Christened:
Died: 16 Oct 1869 - , near Mount Rock, Cumberland, PA 1 2 3 4
Buried: 1869 - Mount Rock Methodist Churchyard, Mount Rock, Cumberland, PA 3
Married: 26 Apr 1801 - , , , PA 1 4 5 6 7 8More records for this person:
Biography 1
Other references 9
Wife Susannah Alter [3603]
Born: 30 Oct 1780 - , , , PA 1 2 3 4 5 6
Christened:
Died: Abt 1840-1852 - , Mount Rock, Cumberland, PA 2 4 10 11
Buried: 1840-1852 - Mount Rock Methodist Churchyard, Mount Rock, Cumberland, PA 3
Father: Jacob Johann Alter [3551] (Abt 1742-1815)
Mother: Margaret Landis [3552] (Abt 1743-1805/1806)
Children
1 M Jacob Ritner [133] 1
Born: 28 Feb 1802 - , of, Washington, PA 3 4
Christened:
Died: 21 Mar 1873 - , South Middleton, Cumberland, PA 3 4
Buried: 1873 - Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA 3
Spouse: Hannah Lamb Scott [141] (Bef 1835-) 4 Marr: 15 Feb 1827 - , Carlisle, Cumberland, PA 1 4
Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith [142] (Abt 1805-) Marr: Bef 1850 12
2 M Henry A. Ritner [134] 1
Born: 12 Dec 1803 - , of, Washington, PA 4 8 13 14
Christened:
Died: 22 Feb 1863 - , Burlington, Des Moins, IA 3 4 8 14
Buried: 1863 - Jagger Cemetery, Danville, Des Moines, IA 3
Spouse: Louisetta Alter [143] (1807-1888) 1 4 Marr: 10 May 1827 - , Carlisle, Cumberland, PA 4
3 M Joseph Ritner Lieut. [5143] 1
Born: 1807 - , of, Washington, PA 4 8
Christened:
Died: 18 Feb 1834 - , Canton, Washington, PA 3 4
Buried: 1834 - Alter Burial Ground near Buffalo Church, Buffalo, Washington, PA 3
4 F Susannah Ritner [140] 1
Born: Abt 1811 - , of, Washington, PA 4 8
Christened:
Died: 1854 4
Buried:
Spouse: George Peter Kreichbaum [148] (Abt 1806-) 4
5 F Emma Ritner [139] 1
Born: 1809 - , of, Washington, PA 3 4 8
Christened:
Died: 27 Mar 1876 - , , , PA 3 4
Buried: 1876 - Mount Rock Graveyard, Mount Rock, Cumberland, PA 3
Spouse: Louis Everett Roberts [7953] (Bef 1835-) 3
6 M Abraham Ritner [137] 1
Born: 15 Sep 1812 - , of, Washington, PA 3 4 8
Christened:
Died: 22 Jun 1852 - , Chambersburg, Franklin, PA
Buried: 1852 - Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chamberaburg, Franklin, PA 3
7 F Margaret Anna Ritner [129] 1
Born: 13 Apr 1816 - , of, Washington, PA 3 4 8
Christened:
Died: 4 Jun 1896 - , Mitchell, Lawrence, IN 3 4
Buried: 1896 - Mithcell City Cem, Mitchell, Lawrence, IN 3
Spouse: David Mell Alter [128] (1811-1877) Marr: 20 Apr 1837 - , Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA 1 4
8 M Michael Ritner [136] 1
Born: Abt 1817 - , of, Washington, PA 4
Christened:
Died: 7 Feb 1872 - , Bloomfield, Essex, NJ 4
Buried:
Spouse: Abigail Baldwin [7357] (1813-1846) Marr: 16 Dec 1840 - , , , CT 4
9 M Peter Ritner [138] 1
Born: 13 Sep 1818 - , of, Washington, PA 4 8 12 15
Christened:
Died: 1886-1889 - , West Pennsboro, Cumberland, PA 4
Buried:
Spouse: Mary Jane Davison [145] (Abt 1822-1845) Marr: 16 Feb 1843 - , Newville, Cumberland, PA 1 4 8
Spouse: Amelia Jane Davison [144] (1823-1870) Marr: 13 Jan 1848 - , West Pennsboro, Cumberland, PA 1 8
Spouse: Mrs. McKeehan [147] (Abt 1822-)
Sources:
1 B007. "The Family of Alter", Notes and Queries Relating to Pennsylvania, Series 3, V. 1, by Egle, William Henry, editor (Egle: Harrisburg PA, 1895), p. 521-524.
2 Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley, Pennsylvania, by Frank Cowan (J.M Runk & Co, 1897); available online at http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/frank-cowan/commemorative-biographical-encyclopedia-of-the-juniata-valley--comprising-the-c-mah/page-44-commemorative-biographical-encyclopedia-of-the-juniata-valley--comprising-the-c-mah.shtml.
3 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.
4 Janet and Robert Wolfe, Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy: Notes for Joseph Ritner and Susan Alter (http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/WolfeGenealogy.htm).
5 B062. History of Westmoreland County, PA, by Boucher, John Newton, (Lewis Publishing Co.: NY, 1906).
6 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ, p. 362.
7 B284. Old and New Westmoreland (PA), Vol. 4, by Boucher, John Newton (American Historical Society: NY, 1918); available on the internet at books.google.com/books?id=6s8wAQAAMAAJ, p. 1077.
8 Ancestral File Database, "Ancestral File" database, FamilySearch; published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/.
9 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ.
10 B007. "The Family of Alter", Notes and Queries Relating to Pennsylvania, Series 3, V. 1, by Egle, William Henry, editor (Egle: Harrisburg PA, 1895), p. 521-524, says d. 1840.
11 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/, says d. 1852.
12 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850.
13 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/, says b. Dec. 16, 1808.
14 M009. International Genealogical Index, database kept by LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.
15 C86. United States Federal Census, year 1860.
Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.
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