Jacob Brewer Ridenour^{[1, 2]}

1827 - 1916  (88 years)

• Name	Jacob Brewer Ridenour
  Born	23 Nov 1827	, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 1916	Paton, Greene County, Iowa   [3]
  Buried	Rochester Cemetery, Cedar County, Iowa
  Person ID	I13409	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Daniel Ridenour,   b. 8 Apr 1799, , Maryland ,   d. 3 Nov 1874, Iowa  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Brewer,   b. 24 Aug 1799, , Maryland ,   d. 31 Dec 1864  (Age 65 years)
  Married	29 Mar 1821
  Family ID	F4850	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Jane Fulwider,   b. 5 Sep 1830, West Virginia ,   d. 12 May 1857  (Age 26 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1850	, Cedar, Iowa
  Children	+ 1. Melvin Ridenour,   b. 14 Apr 1851, Iowa ,   d. 16 Jun 1904  (Age 53 years) + 2. Amanda Ellen Ridenour,   b. 1 Apr 1854, Iowa ,   d. 21 Sep 1910, Paton, Greene County, Iowa  (Age 56 years)   3. James E. Ridenour,   b. 30 Apr 1855,   d. 10 Dec 1856  (Age 1 years)
  Family ID	F4792	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Fulwider,   b. 27 Jul 1837, Ohio ,   d. 15 Feb 1862  (Age 24 years)
  Married	4 May 1859	, Cedar, Iowa
  Children	+ 1. Eva M. Ridenour,   b. Jul 1859, Cedar County, Iowa ,   d. Bef 14 Nov 1901  (Age ~ 42 years)   2. George W. Ridenour,   b. 4 Feb 1862,   d. 6 Jun 1922, Calhoun County, Iowa  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F7712	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Beatty,   bur. Rochester Cemetery, Cedar County, Iowa
  Married	21 Jan 1864	Muscatine County, Iowa
  Children	+ 1. Ernest Grant Ridenour,   b. 24 Nov 1864, Muscatine County, Iowa ,   d. 9 Mar 1937, Mallard, Palo Alto County, Iowa  (Age 72 years) + 2. Alice Charlotte Ridenour,   b. 31 Jul 1866, Iowa ,   d. 8 Dec 1953, Los Angeles, California  (Age 87 years) + 3. William C. Ridenour,   b. 20 Sep 1868, Iowa ,   d. 15 Jan 1936, Des Moins, Iowa  (Age 67 years)   4. Daniel Ridenour,   b. 17 May 1870,   d. 26 May 1872  (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F7714	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Nov 1827 - , Maryland  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Linda Ridenour submission

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "One-From-Two", 20 January 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 13, 102. "Ancestors Are Forever", 17 September 1991, Melvin Otho Ridenour, p 82, 191.

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] 1880 Census, Paton, Greene, Iowa, 214C. Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Jacob RIDENOUR Self M Male W 52 MD Farmer MD MD Amanda E. RIDENOUR Dau S Female W 20 IA Keeping House MD MD Alice RIDENOUR Dau S Female W 13 IA MD MD Ernest RIDENOUR Son S Male W 15 IA MD MD William RIDENOUR Son S Male W 11 IA MD MD [S84] E-Mail, Jacie Thomsen [jacie.thomsen@gmail.com], 1 Oct 2007. [S142] Newspaper Article, Grand Junction Globe, 21 Sep 1916. Jacob B. Ridenour was born in the state of Maryland Nov. 23, 1827 and died Aug. 31, 1916 at the homeof his son, Ernest near Mallard at the age of 88 yrs, 9 months, and 8 days. When a small boy, his parents moved to Cedar co., Iowa where he resided until 1880, when he moved with his family to Greene co., and in 1895 he went to Palo Alto co., to make his home with his son Ernest. He had been married 3 times and was the father of 9 children 2 died in infancy; 7 grew to man and womanhood. Melvin, Amanda, and Eva proceded him to the Great Beyond, while George W. of Lake City, William C. of Des Moines, Mrs. Alice Hopkins of Lenox, and Ernest G. of Mallard survive him. The funeral was held Friday afternoon and interment made at Rochester, Iowa.