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Personal data John Grant Ridgely 

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Household of John Grant Ridgely

He is married to Hannah Francis Spear.

They got married on April 3, 1888 at Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Ralph William Ridgley  1889-1980 
  3. Ethel M Ridgley  1892-1975

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Grant Ridgely

Louisa Caster
1838-1900

John Grant Ridgely
1864-1932

1888

Hannah Francis Spear
1868-1932

Ralph William Ridgley
1889-1980
Herbert Franklin Ridgley
1890-1965
Ethel M Ridgley
1892-1975
Bernice Estella Ridgley
1911-1995

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Sources

  1. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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  3. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday January 10, 1864

  • The temperature on January 10, 1864 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
    • February 27 » American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
    • March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
    • July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
    • October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.

Day of marriage April 3, 1888

  • The temperature on April 3, 1888 was about 4.1 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
    • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
    • May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
    • June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Day of death January 11, 1932

  • The temperature on January 11, 1932 was between 5.6 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
    • February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
    • August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
    • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
    • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
    • December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.

Day of burial January 13, 1932

  • The temperature on January 13, 1932 was between 4.9 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
    • June 4 » Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'état establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile.
    • July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
    • July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
    • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
    • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.


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Source: Wikipedia

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