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Dr. Adam Ritchie

Dr. Adam Ritchie

Male 1795 - 1823  (28 years)    Has no ancestors but 21 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Adam Ritchie 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Birth 1795 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1823 
    Person ID I105517  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2000 

    Family Rebecca Garner,   b. 1797, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1861, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1818 
    Children 
    +1. William Mason Romaine Ritchie,   b. 19 Mar 1819, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1901, Hunt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +2. Margaret Jane Ritchie,   b. 27 Apr 1820   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Columbus Ritchie,   b. Abt 1821   d. Abt 1821 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F42731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2000 

  • Notes 
    • - First postmaster in what is now state of Arkansas.

      - 1817 - Postmaster at Davidsonville, Lawrence Co, AR.

      - 1823 - Murdered by a man named Tattman on trip from Walnut (later Vicksburg), MS.

      REF: Ralph Dean: Said to be first postmaster in Arkansas, Davidsonville in Lawrence County--according to a letter from Ruth Garner Huddleston, Conway, AR, to Mrs. Stephens, dated Jan. 18, 1938. There is today an "Old Davidsonville State Park" on the boundary between Lawrence and Randolph Counties. This is corroborated in "History of Randolph Co., AR", Lawrence. He says that Adam Ritchie was the first Postmaster, the the PO opened 6/28/1817. He further reports that one L. Ritchie was magistrate ca. 1819-20. It seems that the boundaries of Lawrence and Randolph Cos. may have shifted after Arkansas joined the union.



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