John B. T. Ritchey

MOREY, RITCHEY

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/12/2004 at 19:45:49

J. B. T. Ritchey, Penn twp., farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Earlham; owns 640 acres of land; born in 1829 in Schuyler county, Illinois; came to Knox county, Illinois, where he lived until 1877, when he came to Madison county; he was married in 1855 to Miss Jane Morey, of Butler county, Ohio; has six children living; previous to coming to this county, Mr. Ritchey was extensively engaged in raising broom-corn, employing from fifty to one hundred and fifty men during harvest time.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 640