Still more on John L. Ritter
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In reply to:
Riter of the 87th PA Inf - Civil War
Dennis Brandt 4/02/00
Born: Jan 21, 1843
Died: Apr 4, 1913, in Chapman, Merrick County, Nebraska, as a result of being struck by a Union-Pacific train engine
Family: first wife's name unknown; children: Louis N. (b. 12/30/75), Byron (b. 12/17/78), Frank (b. 04/23/82), and Matilda (b. 01/03/88); first wife died; remarried Mary Ettie Skinner October 1, 1894
Pre-war home: Rossville, York County, Pennsylvania
Post-war: Moved to Chicago in 1867, Fremont, Nebraska, 1867 - 1883, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, 1883 - 1893, Houston, Texas, summer of 1883, North Bend 1894 - 1900, Billings, Montana 1901, Ames, [Iowa?] 1902 - 1906, Chapman, Nebraska, 1906