Ann Elizabeth Ridenour: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Ann Elizabeth Ridenour was born 6 Jun 1823, , Maryland (daughter of Daniel Ridenour and Elizabeth Brewer). Notes: ---------- Reference: "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 13, 102. "Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 27.

Generation: 2

Daniel Ridenour was born 8 Apr 1799, , Maryland (son of Nicholas Ridenour and Katharina Tackler); died 3 Nov 1874, Iowa; was buried Rochester Cemetery.

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 11, 13, 43, 61, 102.
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 81.

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Reference:
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour p 81.

Daniel married Elizabeth Brewer 29 Mar 1821. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Brewer and Elizabeth) was born 24 Aug 1799, , Maryland; died 31 Dec 1864; was buried Rochester Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Brewer was born 24 Aug 1799, , Maryland (daughter of Daniel Brewer and Elizabeth); died 31 Dec 1864; was buried Rochester Cemetery.

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 11, 13, 43, 61, 102.
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 82.

Children:

Cyrus Brewer Ridenour was born 2 Dec 1821, , Washington, Maryland; died 24 Jun 1882, Honey Creek Township, Iowa County, Iowa.
1. Ann Elizabeth Ridenour was born 6 Jun 1823, , Maryland.
Nicholas Alexander Ridenour was born 13 Jul 1825, , Maryland; died 19 Jun 1902, Mallard, Iowa.
Jacob Brewer Ridenour was born 23 Nov 1827, , Maryland; died 31 Aug 1916, Paton, Greene County, Iowa; was buried Rochester Cemetery, Cedar County, Iowa.
Melinda (Melissa) Ridenour was born 20 Jan 1832, , Ohio; died 17 Jun 1908, Guthrie County, Iowa; was buried Dodge Cemetery, Guthrie County, Iowa.
Margaret Rebecca Ridenour was born 22 Mar 1832, Ohio; died 29 Jun 1919, Cedar County, Iowa; was buried South Bethel Cemetery, Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County, Iowa.
John Daniel Ridenour was born 23 Mar 1835, , Ohio; died 11 Jun 1907; was buried Rochester Cemetery, Cedar County, Iowa.

Generation: 3

Nicholas Ridenour was born 15 Aug 1755, , Maryland (son of Mathias Reitenauer and Eve); died 28 Jan 1823, , Washington, Maryland.

Notes:

Also known as Johan Nicholas.
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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 13, 22, 29, 43, 57,
58, 63, 101.
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour p 289.
"Genealogy of the Ridenour Family," Ephraim Valintine Ridenour, 1910, p 11.

Nicholas married Katharina Tackler 14 Nov 1778, , Washington, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Katharina Tackler (daughter of Michael Tackler).

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 13, 23, 57, 58, 101.
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour p 304.

Children:

Mary Magdalena Ridenour was born 2 Sep 1778, , Washington, Maryland.
Eva Catherine Ridenour was born 7 Nov 1779, , Washington, Maryland; died 8 Jun 1814.
Frederich Ridenour was born 30 Apr 1782, , Washington, Maryland; died 1827.
Elizabeth Ridenour was born 19 Nov 1783, , Washington, Maryland.
Michael Ridenour was born 26 Nov 1785, , Washington, Maryland; died 19 Jul 1839.
Nicholas Ridenour, Jr. was born 1788.
William Ridenour was born 1790.
Lena Ridenour was born 19 Nov 1793, , Washington, Maryland; died See Notes.
2. Daniel Ridenour was born 8 Apr 1799, , Maryland; died 3 Nov 1874, Iowa; was buried Rochester Cemetery.

6. Daniel Brewer
Notes:
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Reference:
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 82.

Daniel — Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth

Notes:

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Reference:
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 82.

Children:

3. Elizabeth Brewer was born 24 Aug 1799, , Maryland; died 31 Dec 1864; was buried Rochester Cemetery.

Generation: 4

Mathias Reitenauer was born 11 Jan 1727, , Alsace, France; was christened 25 Oct 1725, , Bas-Rhin, France (son of Nicholas Reitenauer, II and Anna Magdalena Arnet); died 14 Feb 1792, , Hagerstown, Maryland.

Notes:

Mathias was too old to carry a gun in the Revolutionary War, but served his
country by furnishing grain for the Army. Mathias took up 3000 acres of land
during his time at Hagerstown, Maryland.
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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 12, 16, 29, 35, 40,
43, 57, 61, 101.
Ancestral File 4.02, AFN 4RDS-X3.
"Ridenour Family 983-1900s", Boulder Genealogical Society Quarterly, May 1979,
p 72.
Melvin Otho Ridenour Letter, 21 Jan 1995, p 2.

Mathias — Eve. Eve died Oct 1816. [Group Sheet]

Eve died Oct 1816.

Notes:

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Reference:
"One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 12, 16, 29, 35, 40,
43, 57, 61, 101.
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 289.

Children:

4. Nicholas Ridenour was born 15 Aug 1755, , Maryland; died 28 Jan 1823, , Washington, Maryland.
Henry Ridenour was born 7 Oct 1757, , Maryland; died 8 Jan 1823.
Jacob Ridenour was born 11 Jan 1759, , Maryland; died 21 Sep 1827, , Virginia.
John Ridenour was born 5 May 1762, , Washington, Maryland; died 16 Apr 1801.
Eva Reitenauer was born 24 Dec 1764, , Washington, Maryland.
Rosina Ridenour was born 30 Mar 1765, , Maryland.
Mathias Ridenour, Jr. was born 11 Mar 1770, , Maryland; died 1803.
Daniel Ridenour was born 5 Oct 1773, , Maryland.
David Ridenour was born 20 Nov 1775, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; died 14 Aug 1854, Jefferson County, Ohio; was buried Osage Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio.

10.
Michael Tackler
Notes:
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Reference:
"Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour p 304.

Children:

5. Katharina Tackler