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Ritter, Marie Florence
Maiden Name: Wilhelm
Cemetery: Old Palmdale Cemetery
AVGS ID: E-71
Born: 1867
Württemberg, Deutschland
Died: 11/28/1899
Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California
Inscription: Mother
Find A Grave: Find A Grave listing ID 9799933
FamilySearch: FamilySearch Person ID LY5Q-CHX
Notes: Wife of Gottlieb Frederick Ritter who is also buried here at Palmdale Cemetery.

Mother of Marie Louise, Carl Gottlob, Martha Ann and Wilhelm Christian 'William' Ritter. Marie was born in Germany, Carl and Martha were born in Palmdale, William was born in Elizabeth Lake.

Arrived in New York, New York on the ship Waesland on August 3, 1892 with her husband, his parents, and her infant daughter Marie.

Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973 at Ancestry.com, records for her childrens baptisms and her burial

Sources:

  • Headstone/marker
  • Antelope Valley Pioneers, by Glen A. and Dorene B. Settle
  • AVGS newsletter 'Prospector', Focus on Research articles, circa 1979
GPS coordinates:
Latitude: 34.55925216
Longitude: -118.09279579
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