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George William Ritchhart
Compiled by Scott Fellers
Generation No. 1
1. George William Ritchhart, born March 17, 1878 in Wayne Township, Pickaway County, Ohio; died October 09, 1959 in Phoenix, Apache County, Arizona. He was the son of 2. John M. Richhart and 3. Mary Ellen Virginia De Camp. He married (1) Mable Bertha Kersey August 17, 1904 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington. She was born November 02, 1888 in Camas, Clark Cnty, Wash, and died August 28, 1969 in Lowell, Mass. She was the daughter of Albert Henry Kersey and Clara Ellen Wright.
More About George William Ritchhart:
Burial: October 1959, Golden Gate National Cemetary, San Bruno, San Mateo Cnty, Calif.
Generation No. 2
2. John M. Richhart, born October 27, 1829 in Ross County, Ohio; died August 21, 1891. He was the son of 4. Fredrick Ferdinand Ritchhard and 5. Elizabeth Gulick. He married 3. Mary Ellen Virginia De Camp October 10, 1861 in Middleton, Logan, Illinois.
3. Mary Ellen Virginia De Camp, born May 29, 1843 in Middleton, Logan, Illinois; died May 10, 1917 in Raymond, Washington. She was the daughter of 6. Parter De Camp and 7. Kaziah Haines.
Children of John Richhart and Mary De Camp are:
i. Malinda C. Ritchhart, born 1862 in Logan, Illinois; died 1888 in Madriver Township, Champaign County, Ohio; married Ervin W. Davis.
ii. Hiram Ritchhart, born Abt. 1864.
iii. Fredrick Ritchart, born 1865 in Yellow Bud, Ross County, Ohio.
iv. John Phillip Ritchhart, born September 11, 1867 in Yellow Bud, Ross County, Ohio.
v. Lucy Ellen Ritchhart, born February 09, 1871 in Yellow Bud, Ross County, Ohio; married Jesse Elmer Shaffer 1890; born Abt. 1867 in Yellow Bud, Ross County, Ohio.
vi. Charles Leslie Ritchhart, born November 14, 1874 in Yellow Bud, Ross County, Ohio; died December 1941.
vii. Marian Walter Ritchhart, born 1876 in Yellow Bud, Ross County, Ohio; died March 1878 in Pickaway County, Ohio.
1 viii. George William Ritchhart, born March 17, 1878 in Wayne Township, Pickaway County, Ohio; died October 09, 1959 in Phoenix, Apache County, Arizona; married Mable Bertha Kersey August 17, 1904 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington.
ix. Cora Beatrice Ritchhart, born March 12, 1881 in Pickaway County, Ohio.
Generation No. 3
4. Fredrick Ferdinand Ritchhard, born March 18, 1805 in Ross County, Ohio; died Abt. 1869 in Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of 8. Christian Ritchhart 2nd and 9. Sophia Mentz/Pentz. He married 5. Elizabeth Gulick April 26, 1827 in Ross County, Ohio.
5. Elizabeth Gulick, born January 22, 1808 in Ross County, Ohio; died June 15, 1840 in Ross County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 10. Ferdinand Gulick and 11. Hannah Bell Leigh.
More About Fredrick Ferdinand Ritchhard:
Burial: Springbank Cemetary, Ross County, Ohio
More About Elizabeth Gulick:
Burial: Springbank Cemetary, Ross County, Ohio
Children of Fredrick Ritchhard and Elizabeth Gulick are:
i. William Richhart, born Bet. 1818 - 1835.
ii. Unknown Richhart
2 iii. John M. Richhart, born October 27, 1829 in Ross County, Ohio; died August 21, 1891; married Mary Ellen Virginia De Camp October 10, 1861 in Middleton, Logan, Illinois.
6. Parter De Camp, born Abt. 1817 in Middleton, Logan, Iowa. He married 7. Kaziah Haines.
7. Kaziah Haines, born Abt. 1821 in Middleton, Logan, Illinois.
Child of Parter De Camp and Kaziah Haines is:
3 i. Mary Ellen Virginia De Camp, born May 29, 1843 in Middleton, Logan, Illinois; died May 10, 1917 in Raymond, Washington; married John M. Richhart October 10, 1861 in Middleton, Logan, Illinois.
Generation No. 4
8. Christian Ritchhart 2nd, born 1739; died 1809. He married 9. Sophia Mentz/Pentz.
9. Sophia Mentz/Pentz, born July 07, 1780 in Oberhoffen, Bern, Switzerland; died 1855.
Child of Christian 2nd and Sophia Mentz/Pentz is:
4 i. Fredrick Ferdinand Ritchhard, born March 18, 1805 in Ross County, Ohio; died Abt. 1869 in Ross County, Ohio; married (1) Elizabeth Gulick April 26, 1827 in Ross County, Ohio; married (2) Temperance Wolf September 24, 1840 in Pickaway County, Wayne Township, Ohio; married (3) Leah Barnhart March 13, 1851 in Ross County, Ohio.
10. Ferdinand Gulick, born November 15, 1756 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died June 04, 1836 in Or 6-4-1832 Muhlenburg Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. He was the son of John Gulick and Magdalena Leanor Quick. He married 11. Hannah Bell Leigh 1780 in Loudon County, Virginia.
11. Hannah Bell Leigh, born July 26, 1758 in Loudon County, Virginia; died October 21, 1830 in Pickaway County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Joseph Leigh and Syche Hogeland.
Notes for Ferdinand Gulick:
Ferdinand was a resident of Hunterdon County, New Jersey when he enlisted in the Revolutionary War at the age of 19. He served six different times in that war; two months in 1775 under Captain Sherrard of the New Jersey unit, one month as a private under captain Chris Johnson, one month in 1775 as a private under Captain Gronindyke, and Colonel Chambers, one month as a private in 1778 under Captain Daniel Brink, one month in 1778 as a private under captain Henry Gulick, and Colonel Beavers, and four months in 1781 as a private under captain Henry in Virginia. Ferdinand is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution records, (Lineage Book Volume 149, Page 180). No doubt his service record in the National Archives would give greater details, but it is known he was in the battle of Millstone Creek in Monmouth New Jersey. He was a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia in 1795, the he moved to Muhlenburg Township in Pickaway County, ohio in th espring of 1827 where he applied for his Revolutionary War Pension on October 27 of 1832 in Pickaway County, Ohio.
More About Ferdinand Gulick:
Burial: Coleman Hills Cemetary
Children of Ferdinand Gulick and Hannah Leigh are:
5 i. Elizabeth Gulick, born January 22, 1808 in Ross County, Ohio; died June 15, 1840 in Ross County, Ohio; married Fredrick Ferdinand Ritchhard April 26, 1827 in Ross County, Ohio.
ii. John Gulick, born 1782 in Loudon County, Virginia; died 1858 in Jasper County, Missouri; married (1) Miriam Taylor January 29, 1807; born 1785; died 1828; married (2) Permelia Meekins January 29, 1807.
Notes for John Gulick:
Moved with father to Hampshire county, Virginia and eventually settled in pickaway County, Ohio about 1917. John went to Jasper county Missouri