William Henry Ritter

1862 - 1942  (79 years)

• Name	William Henry Ritter
  Birth	Jul 1862	South Bend, Saint Joseph Co., IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Feb 1942	Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA
  Person ID	I11523	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Martin Enoch Ritter,   b. 29 Nov 1827, IN d. 5 May 1900, Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Saphronia A. Johnson,   b. 1832, MI d. Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA
  Family ID	F4648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Desdemona A. Ackley,   b. Mar 1863, IA d. 8 Aug 1929, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1885	Floyd Co., IA
  Children	1. Harley Glenn Ritter,   b. 29 Apr 1886, Union Twp., Floyd Co., IA d. 17 Jul 1959, Burial: Riverside Cem., Rockford, Floyd Co., IA (Age 73 years)   2. Frank E. Ritter,   b. 18 Nov 1887, Floyd, Floyd Co., IA d. 28 Apr 1954, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 66 years)   3. Grace Ritter,   b. Oct 1889, Floyd Co., IA d. Feb 1942 (Age 52 years)   4. Eva Mae Ritter,   b. 17 Feb 1891, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA d. 24 Jul 1950, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 59 years)   5. Judson Martin Ritter,   b. 2 Sep 1892, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA d. 18 Apr 1964, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 71 years)   6. Clifford J. Ritter,   b. 10 Jun 1894, Scott Twp., Floyd Co., IA d. Feb 1971, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 76 years)   7. Josephine Victoria Ritter,   b. 21 Aug 1896, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA d. 20 Jan 1992, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 95 years)   8. Ross A. Ritter,   b. Aug 1899, Floyd Co., IA d. Jul 1948, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 48 years)   9. Leo Clare Ritter,   b. 1904-1905, Floyd Co., IA d. Dec 1982, Burial: West Side Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F4504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  ******** Source: SA Smith: William Henry Ritter D 4 Feb 1942 Married 29 Mar 1885 Floyd Co IA Parents Martin Enoch Ritter B 29 Nov 1827 D 5 May 1900 Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Saphronia A. Johnson B 1832 D Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Parents of Martin Enoch Ritter John Ritter Sr. B 3 Apr 1777 North Carolina D 10 Feb 1867 Bur Married 1805 Barbara "Barbary" Garber B 31 Aug 1785 Virginia D 11 Oct 1887 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Parents of Barbara Garber John Garber B 1758 D 1819 Spouse Barbara B D Parents of John Garber Johnannes (John) H. Garber B 1717 Germany D Dec 1787 Bur Cemetery near Flat Rock Church, Virginia Married 1752 New York Co Pennsylvania Barbara Miller B 15 Aug 1733 D 15 Jan 1808 Bur Cemetery near Flat Rock Church, Virginia ******** Source: SA Smith: Solomon Judson Ackley/Emily Rex Child 1: Ida Victoria Ackley B 10 Feb 1860 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA D 11 Oct 1908 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA Spouse: Solon George Drew B 30 Sep 1846 Chateaugay Lake, Franklin Co, NY D 22 Sep 1923 Parents: Francis Drew Lucy Wallbridge Child 2: Garrison L. "Gary" Ackley B 18 Sep 1861 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA D 1946 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA Spouse: Emma M. Johnson B Apr 1865 Canada D 1934 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA Child 3: Desdemona A. Ackley B 3 Mar 1863 Iowa D 8 Aug 1929 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA Spouse: William Henry Ritter B Jul 1862 South Bend, Saint Joseph Co, Indiana Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA Child 4: Ada A. Ackley B 6 Oct 1866 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA D 21 Dec 1866 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA ******** Source: SA Smith: William Henry Ritter/Desdemona A. Ackley Child 1 Harley Glenn Ritter B 29 Apr 1886 Umion Township Floyd County IA D 17 Jul 1959 Bur Riverside Cemetery Rockford Floyd County IA Spouse Wilhelmina "Minnie" Thieman B 14 Oct 1878 D 11 Oct 1963 Married 24 Dec 1920 Parents August Wilhelm Thieman B 1847 D 1927 Bur Riverside Cemetery Rockford Floyd County IA Helen C. Schultz B 1852 D 1930 Bur Riverside Cemetery Rockford Floyd County IA Child 2 Frank E. Ritter B 18 Nov 1887 Floyd Floyd County IA D 28 Apr 1954 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Service WWI Child 3 Grace Ritter B Oct 1889 Floyd County IA D Feb 1942 Child 4 Eva Mae Ritter B 17 Feb 1891 Marble Rock Floyd County IA D 24 Jul 1950 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IAIA Married 9 Feb 1910 Floyd County IA Spouse John Arthur Nott B 12 Dec 1881 Ontario Canada D 6 Feb 1965 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Child 5 Judson Martin Ritter B 2 Sep 1892 Marble Rock Floyd County IA D 18 Apr 1964 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Service WWI Child 6 Clifford J. Ritter B 10 Jun 1896 Scott Township Floyd County IA D 29 Feb 1971 But West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Married 17 Mar 1929 Charles City Floyd County IA Service WWI Spouse Dorothy May Taylor B 21 May 1907 D 12 May 1988 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Child 7 Josephine Victoria Ritter B 21 Aug 1896 Marble Rock Floyd County IA D 20 Jan 1992 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Married 23 Sep 1914 Floyd County IA Spouse Arthur Glenn Reams B 4 Sep 1891 D 22 May 1954 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Child 8 Leo Clare Ritter B Aug 1899 Floyd County IA D Jul 1948 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Spouse Ethel Alma Wagner B 19 Jul 1905 D 14 Mar 2002 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Child 9 Ross A. Ritter B Aug 1899 Floyd County IA D Jul 1948 Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA Spouse Venetia Irene Wagner B 13 Aug 1910 Wright County IA D 20 Aug 1972 Los Angeles California Bur West Side Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA ******** Source: SA Smith: Louisa Baltimore Parents Ashbury Baltimore B 16 Jun 1807 Dayton Montgomery Co Ohio D 11 Mar 1887 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Married 4 Nov 1830 Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Sarah Ritter B 18 Sep 1812 Dayton Montgomery Co Ohio D 9 May 1901 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Parents of Sarah Ritter John Ritter Sr. B 3 Apr 1777 NC D 10 Feb 1867 Indiana Bur Mount Pleasant Cemetery South Bend St. Joseph Co Indiana Barbara "Barbary" Garber B 31 Aug 1785 Virginia D 11 Oct 1887 Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd Co IA Parents of Barbara Garber John Garber B 1758 D 1819 Barbara Parents of John Garber Johnannes "John" H. Garber B 1717 Germany D Dec 1787 Bur Cemetery near Flat Rock Church Virginia Barbara Miller B 15 Aug 1733 D 15 Jun 1808 Bur Cemetery near Flat Rock Church Virginia ******** Sources: In general, SA Smith researched at Floyd County Court House, Charles City, Floyd County, Ia; birth records, death records, marriage records and also got information from: Death certificates Marriage certificates Birth certificates Cemetery tombstones Family Bible family info Cemetery records Obituaries ******** Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVS-G5V "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVS-G5V : 17 October 2014), Martin E Ritter, Iowa, United States; citing p. 5, family 38, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,891. Martin E Ritter United States Census, 1870 Name Martin E Ritter Event Type Census Event Year 1870 Event Place Iowa, United States Gender Male Age 44 Race White Race (Original) W Birth Year (Estimated) 1825-1826 Birthplace Indiana Page Number 5 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Martin E Ritter M 44 Indiana Sophrona Ritter F 38 Michigan John Ritter M 19 Indiana Elizabeth Ritter F 15 Indiana Estelle Ritter F 13 Indiana Wm Ritter M 10 Indiana Mary Ritter F 8 Indiana Geo Ritter M 3 Iowa Lunetta Ritter F 0 Iowa Elzy Ritter M 21 Indiana Mary Ritter F 19 Kentucky ******** Source: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=87&p=localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.floyd Jeanne Catron: Descendants of Martin Enoch Ritter Generation No. 1 1. MARTIN ENOCH2 RITTER (JOHN1) was born January 03, 1826 in Wayne, Indiana, and died May 09, 1900. He married SAPHRONIA JOHNSON. Children of MARTIN RITTER and SAPHRONIA JOHNSON are: i. GEORGE3 RITTER, m. KATE RIEH. ii. JACOB RITTER. iii. JOHN RITTER, m. ELLEN SAUERS. iv. LIB RITTER, m. (1) ALVIN ROSENKRANS; b. 1837; d. 1917; m. (2) JOE LINES. v. NONE ANNA RITTER, m. MATT STAUDT. vi. STELL RITTER, m. WILL CAMPBELL. vii. WILL RITTER, m. DESTOMOND ACKLEY. viii. ELZA H RITTER, b. 1849; d. 1936; m. FANNY ELLY. ix. SARAH ELLEN RITTER, b. September 10, 1862; d. December 25, 1946, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; m. CHARLES C SCHUMP, 1885, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; b. September 01, 1862; d. October 02, 1946, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa.. x. MYRA AMANDA RITTER, b. August 26, 1873, Marble Rock, IA; d. February 11, 1967, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; m. EDWARD LOUIS SCHUMP, January 09, 1896, Iowa City, Iowa; b. January 31, 1872, Iowa City, Iowa; d. March 12, 1963, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.