John Jacob Ritger

1842 - 1927  (85 years)

• Name	John Jacob Ritger  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1842	New York, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  	Age: 8
  Residence	1860	Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [3]
  	Age: 18; Occupation: Farm Laborer; AttendedSchool: Yes
  Occupation	1870	Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [4]
  	Wagonmaker
  Residence	1870	Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [4]
  	Age: 28; FatherForeignBirth: Y; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; MotherForeignBirth: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 2000; Occupation: Wagon Maker
  Occupation	1880	Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [6]
  	Wagonmaker
  Residence	1880	Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [5]
  	Age: 38; Occupation: Wagon Maker; EnumerationDistrict: 240; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self
  Death	1927  [7]
  Siblings	7 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. John Eduard Ritger,   b. 16 Oct 1841, Kleinwallstadt, Miltenberg, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany d. 4 Oct 1894, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 52 years) ▻ Anna Gertrude Fohn,  m. 23 Oct 1866 + 2. John Jacob Ritger,   b. 1842, New York, USA d. 1927  (Age 85 years) ▻ Katherina Fohn,  m. 13 Nov 1865   3. Joseph Edward Ritger,   b. Sep 1842, Kleinwallstadt, Miltenberg, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany ▻ Catherine Kopf,  m. 9 Jul 1860 + 4. Paulina Ritger,   b. 28 Jan 1846, Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA d. 23 Mar 1918, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 72 years) ▻ Leopold Mack,  m. 28 Apr 1869 + 5. Mary Anna Ritger,   b. 18 May 1848, New York, USA d. 4 Sep 1929, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 81 years) ▻ Michael Ruplinger,  m. 28 Oct 1872 + 6. Philip J. Ritger,   b. 8 Jan 1851, New York, USA d. 13 Oct 1917, York, York County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 66 years) ▻ Theresia Setser,  m. 1873 + 7. Peter Anton Ritger,   b. 11 Aug 1852, Wisconsin, USA d. 4 Jun 1922, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 69 years) ▻ Susan Ansay;   Magdalena Seubert,  m. 24 Oct 1876 ;   Magdalene Steger,  m. 1883 + 8. Francis Jacob Ritger,   b. 1854, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA d. 1883, York, York County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 29 years) ▻ Catharina Mack,  m. 1875 + 9. August Jacob Ritger,   b. 27 Nov 1857, Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Sep 1927, Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 69 years) ▻ Margarete Seubert,  m. 1880   10. Catherine Ritger,   b. 27 May 1859, Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA d. 29 May 1859, Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 0 years)   11. Jacob Ritger,   b. 27 May 1859, Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA d. Apr 1860, Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Person ID	I6535	Descendants of Christmann Rittger | Descendants of Catherine Ritger
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Philipp Ritger,   b. 2 Feb 1815, Kleinwallstadt, Miltenberg, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany d. 3 Jun 1885, Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katharina Wolf,   b. 7 Mar 1820, Trennfurt, Miltenberg, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany d. 9 Jun 1859, Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Jan 1841	Kleinwallstadt, Miltenberg, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany   [7]
  Family ID	F2231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Katherina Fohn,   b. Jun 1850, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage	13 Nov 1865	St. Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [8]
  	St. Lawrence Catholic Church
  Children	1. John Edward Ritger,   b. 2 Oct 1866, Wisconsin, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Joseph Ritger,   b. 22 May 1868, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Jun 1871, Wisconsin, USA (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Joseph Anton Ritger,   b. 13 Apr 1872, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Aug 1873, Wisconsin, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Anton P. Ritger,   b. 16 Dec 1877, Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Nov 1937 (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1842 - New York, USA Residence - Age: 8 - 1850 - Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - Age: 18; Occupation: Farm Laborer; AttendedSchool: Yes - 1860 - Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Marriage - 13 Nov 1865 - St. Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Occupation - Wagonmaker - 1870 - Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - Age: 28; FatherForeignBirth: Y; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; MotherForeignBirth: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 2000; Occupation: Wagon Maker - 1870 - Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Occupation - Wagonmaker - 1880 - Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - Age: 38; Occupation: Wagon Maker; EnumerationDistrict: 240; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self - 1880 - Saint Lawrence, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		1860 United States Federal Census(3)
  		1870 United States Federal Census(7)

  
  

• Notes

  Lived in Milwaukee and Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA John Jacob Ritger's house and wagonmaking shop is on the National Register of Historic Places in Addison,, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S364] Ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Marriages, 1820-1907, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;). Record for Jacob Ritger http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4997&h=3215796&indiv=try [S347] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1008; Page: 15A; Image: 36. Record for John Richards http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=12241984&indiv=try 1850 United States Federal Census - Franz Anton Dölger [S338] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1438; Page: 43; Family History Library Film: 805438. Record for John Ritger http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=36305348&indiv=try 1860 United States Federal Census - George Seubert [S363] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1742; Page: 349A; Family History Library Film: 553241. Record for Jacob Ritger http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=14996224&indiv=try 1870 United States Federal Census - Anna Gertrude Fohn [S323] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Lawrence, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: 1450; Page: 316D; Enumeration District: 240. Record for Jacob Hitzer http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=46335125&indiv=try 1880 United States Federal Census - Anton P Ritger [S323] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Lawrence, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: 1450; Family History Film: 1255450; Page: 316D; Enumeration District: 240. Record for John Hitzer http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=46335186&indiv=try 1880 United States Federal Census - Anton P Ritger [S79] Gus Lang, Leon Straub, Descendants of Philip Ritger of Wisconsin, (Name: descendants of philip ritger.FTW;). Date of Import: Jan 11, 2001 [S110] Jay Scott German, German - Ambrowiak Family Tree, (Name: GermanAmbrowiak.FTW;). Date of Import: 14 Jan 2005