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Melinda (Melissa) Ridenour

Female 1832 - 1908  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Melinda (Melissa) Ridenour was born 20 Jan 1832, , Ohio (daughter of Daniel Ridenour and Elizabeth Brewer); died 17 Jun 1908, Guthrie County, Iowa; was buried Dodge Cemetery, Guthrie County, Iowa.

    Notes:

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

    Melinda married Freeman Howe 14 Feb 1854, , Cedar, Iowa. Freeman was born 21 Nov 1833, Edgar County, Illinois; died 9 Jun 1900, Guthrie County, Iowa; was buried Dodge Cemetery, Guthrie County, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Almira Howe was born 1856, Cedar County, Iowa.
    2. James Frank Howe was born 1859, Cedar County, Iowa.
    3. Millard F. Howe was born 1861, Cedar County, Iowa.
    4. Elizabeth Howe was born 1864, Cedar County, Iowa.
    5. Julia Mae Howe was born 1866, Cedar County, Iowa.
    6. Luella A. Howe was born 1868, Cedar County, Iowa.
    7. Henry Howe was born 2 Feb 1871, Cedar County, Iowa.
    8. Henrietta Howe was born 2 Feb 1871, Poweshiek County, Iowa.
    9. Legrand Howe was born 1874, Poweshiek County, Iowa; died 1875.
    10. Wellington Howe was born 1876, Poweshiek County, Iowa.
    11. Howe was born 1885, Poweshiek County, Iowa; died 1885.

Generation: 2

  1. 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]


  2. 3.  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:
    1. Cyrus Brewer Ridenour was born 2 Dec 1821, , Washington, Maryland; died 24 Jun 1882, Honey Creek Township, Iowa County, Iowa.
    2. Ann Elizabeth Ridenour was born 6 Jun 1823, , Maryland.
    3. Nicholas Alexander Ridenour was born 13 Jul 1825, , Maryland; died 19 Jun 1902, Mallard, Iowa.
    4. Jacob Brewer Ridenour was born 23 Nov 1827, , Maryland; died 31 Aug 1916, Paton, Greene County, Iowa; was buried Rochester Cemetery, Cedar County, Iowa.
    5. 1. Melinda (Melissa) Ridenour was born 20 Jan 1832, , Ohio; died 17 Jun 1908, Guthrie County, Iowa; was buried Dodge Cemetery, Guthrie County, Iowa.
    6. 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.
    7. John Daniel Ridenour was born 23 Mar 1835, , Ohio; died 11 Jun 1907; was buried Rochester Cemetery, Cedar County, Iowa.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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]


  2. 5.  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:
    1. Mary Magdalena Ridenour was born 2 Sep 1778, , Washington, Maryland.
    2. Eva Catherine Ridenour was born 7 Nov 1779, , Washington, Maryland; died 8 Jun 1814.
    3. Frederich Ridenour was born 30 Apr 1782, , Washington, Maryland; died 1827.
    4. Elizabeth Ridenour was born 19 Nov 1783, , Washington, Maryland.
    5. Michael Ridenour was born 26 Nov 1785, , Washington, Maryland; died 19 Jul 1839.
    6. Nicholas Ridenour, Jr. was born 1788.
    7. William Ridenour was born 1790.
    8. Lena Ridenour was born 19 Nov 1793, , Washington, Maryland; died See Notes.
    9. 2. Daniel Ridenour was born 8 Apr 1799, , Maryland; died 3 Nov 1874, Iowa; was buried Rochester Cemetery.

  3. 6.  Daniel Brewer

    Notes:

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

    Daniel — Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth

    Notes:

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

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


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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]


  2. 9.  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:
    1. 4. Nicholas Ridenour was born 15 Aug 1755, , Maryland; died 28 Jan 1823, , Washington, Maryland.
    2. Henry Ridenour was born 7 Oct 1757, , Maryland; died 8 Jan 1823.
    3. Jacob Ridenour was born 11 Jan 1759, , Maryland; died 21 Sep 1827, , Virginia.
    4. John Ridenour was born 5 May 1762, , Washington, Maryland; died 16 Apr 1801.
    5. Eva Reitenauer was born 24 Dec 1764, , Washington, Maryland.
    6. Rosina Ridenour was born 30 Mar 1765, , Maryland.
    7. Mathias Ridenour, Jr. was born 11 Mar 1770, , Maryland; died 1803.
    8. Daniel Ridenour was born 5 Oct 1773, , Maryland.
    9. 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.

  3. 10.  Michael Tackler

    Notes:

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

    Children:
    1. 5. Katharina Tackler


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