Second Generation


2. Letisha Ridgeway "Letty" (Tilghman ) was born about 1852 in Indian River Hundred, Sussex, Delaware. She died before 1892.

Letisha married Caleb or Charles Owens. Caleb was born about 1845 in Camden, Sussex, Delaware. He died on 21 Sep 1892 in near Kenton, Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

  17 F i Mary Elizabeth Owens was born about 1874 in Delaware. She died in (no record).
        Mary married William H. Dean son of Joseph or Josiah H. Dean and Sarah 'Sallie' Durham on 7 Dec 1892 in Kent County, Delaware. William was born about 1869 in Delaware.
+ 18 F ii Sarah Edith Owens
+ 19 M iii Tilghman Owens aka Timothy
+ 20 F iv Rosetta Owens
  21 M v Robert Owens was born on 1 Mar 1881. He died on 17 May 1936. He was buried in Gouldtown Memorial Park, Gouldtown, Cumberland, New Jersey.
        Robert married Mary Webster daughter of Daniel Webster Jr. and Mary Ann Murray. Mary was born in Oct 1888. She died in 1933. She was buried in Gouldtown Memorial Park, Fairfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey.
  22 F vi Ella Owens

4. Matilda Ridgeway (Tilghman ) was born about 1841/1844 in Millsboro, Sussex, Delaware. She died on 29 Jun 1913 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware. She was buried on 1 Jul 1913 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

Matilda married Henry Johnson son of Robert Johnson. Henry was born about 1824 in Millsboro, Sussex, Delaware. He died on 10 Dec 1909. He was buried in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

+ 23 M i Robert Henry Johnson
+ 24 F ii Mary Ester Johnson
+ 25 F iii Sinia Johnson
+ 26 M iv Albert Johnson
  27 F v Rebecca A. Johnson was born in 1875/1877. She died on 21 Apr 1956. She was buried on 24 Apr 1956 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.
        Rebecca married Samuel Carson.
  28 M vi Charles Edward Johnson was born on 17 Feb 1876. He died on 15 Jun 1957.
        Charles married Amanda Ella Durham daughter of Benjamin Durham and Sarah Ann Hansley. Amanda was born on 26 Aug 1867 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware. She died on 10 May 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was buried on 14 May 1940 in Gouldtown Memorial Park, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey.
+ 29 M vii Caleb Henry Johnson
+ 30 F viii Letisha Johnson
+ 31 M ix John W. Johnson

5. Franklin Jack (Tilghman ) was born about 1845 in Delaware.

Franklin married Mary Ann Sammons daughter of Isaac Sammons perhaps and Elizabeth Ridgeway. Mary was born about 1844 in Delaware.

They had the following children:

  32 F i Georgianna R. Jack was born on 20 Sep 1866 in Milton, Sussex, Delaware.
+ 33 F ii Margaret S. Jack
  34 M iii John W. Jack was born about 1877.
  35 M iv Samuel J. Jack was born about 1879.

6. Tilghman Ridgeway (Tilghman ) was born on 9 Mar 1845 in Delaware. He died on 10 Nov 1917 in near Leipsic, Little Creek Hd., Kent, Delaware. He was buried on 13 Nov 1917 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

Tilghman married Louise Sammons daughter of Isaac Sammons perhaps and Elizabeth Ridgeway. Louise was born on 21 Jun 1846. She died on 30 Apr 1930. She was buried on 3 May 1930 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

  36 F i Bertha Ridgway died in (no record).
  37 F ii Edna Ridgway died in (no record).
  38 F iii Pearl Ridgway died in (no record).
        Pearl married Spencer.
+ 39 F iv Della Mae Ridgway

7. Sarah J. Ridgeway alias Jack (Tilghman ) was born on 15 Apr 1847 in Delaware. She died on 22 Apr 1919 in East Dover Hd., Kent, Delaware. She was buried on 25 Apr 1919 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

Sarah married (1) Alfred Wilbank Ridgeway son of William Ridgway and Deborah Ann Hanzer on 18 Jan 1860. Alfred was born about 1838 in Sussex County, Delaware. He died on 25 Aug 1883 in Delaware. He was buried on 27 Aug 1883 in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

  40 M i George Ridgeway was born about 1861. He died in (no record).
+ 41 F ii Melinda Ridgway
+ 42 M iii Charles Henry W. F. Ridgeway
+ 43 M iv Walter Proctor Ridgeway
+ 44 F v Wilhemina Ridgway
  45 F vi Rose Ella Ridgway "Rosie" was born on 2 Apr 1875 in Delaware . She died on 5 Apr 1908 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey. She was buried in Fork Branch cemetery, Dupont, Kent, Delaware.
+ 46 F vii Ann Elizabeth Ridgway
+ 47 F viii Susan Ridgway
  48 F ix Estella Ridgway was born on 25 Jun 1882. She died in (no record).
  49 F x Sadie Bell Ridgway was born on 25 Jun 1882. She died in (no record).
  50 F xi Matilda Ridgeway died in (no record).

Sarah married (2) Daniel Coker son of James Coker and Eliza Jackson on 17 Mar 1885 in Fork Branch, Kent, Delaware. Daniel was born about 1841. He died on 5 Mar 1898. He was buried in Whatcoat Cemetery (aka Coker's), Dover, Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

+ 51 M xii Alfred Wilbank Ridgway Coker
+ 52 M xiii Alonzo Coker

8. Francis Ridgeway or Jack "Frank" (Tilghman ) was born about 1845 in Delaware. He died on 5 Dec 1918 in (no record). He was buried on 7 Dec 1918 in Whatcoat (Coker's) Cemetery, Dover, Kent, Delaware.

Francis married (1) Rebecca. Rebecca was born about 1850 in Delaware. She died in (no record).

They had the following children:

  53 M i Douglass Ridgeway was born about May 1876 in Delaware.
        Douglass married Laura Smith. Laura was born about Jan 1877 in Delaware.
  54 M ii William Ridgeway or Jack was born about Apr 1878 in Delaware.
  55 M iii Frederick Jack was born about 1879. He died in (no record).

Francis married (2) Martha Liza Bath daughter of Liza Bell Thomas on 14 Jun 1894 in Kent County, Delaware . Martha was born in Delaware .

Francis married (3) Mary Elizabeth Smith daughter of Nathan Smith and Elina? Townsend. Mary was born about 1858 in Delaware. She died on 23 Apr 1949 in her home, Dover, Kent, Delaware. She was buried on 26 Apr 1949 in Whatcoat (Coker's) Cemetery, Dover, Kent, Delaware.

10. Sylvester Ridgeway (Tilghman ) was born in 1852 in Delaware. He died on 12 Feb 1934 in Dover, West Dover Hundred, Kent, Delaware. He was buried on 15 Feb 1934 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

Sylvester was not married (1) to Sarah Ann Mosley "Sally" daughter of John M. Mosley and Elizabeth Johnson. Sarah was born on 9 Jun 1861 in Delaware. She died on 22 Aug 1949 in rural Dover, Kent, Delaware. She was buried on 25 Aug 1949 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

  56 M i Thomas Ridgeway Carney was born on 30 Mar 1878 in Delaware. He died on 28 May 1952 in Gov. Bacon Health Center, Delaware City, New Castle, Delaware. He was buried on 1 Jun 1952 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.
        Thomas married Lynda May Durham daughter of Robert H. Durham and Mary Eliza Sammons on 25 Sep 1901 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware. Lynda was born about Jul 1886 in Delaware. She died after 1900.

Sylvester married (2) Anna Harmon daughter of Herman Burton and Annie. Anna was born in 1858 in Kent County, Delaware. She died on 27 Dec 1910 in Smyrna, Duck Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware. She was buried on 29 Dec 1910 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

+ 57 M ii Tilghman "Timothy" Ridgeway
  58 F iii Mattie Ridgeway was born about 1879 in Delaware. She died on 3 May 1888 in Kent County, Delaware .
+ 59 M iv Brady Winter Ridgeway
  60 M v Rolin W. Ridgeway was born about Jan 1886 in Delaware. He died on 15 Oct 1886 in Fork Branch, Kent, Delaware.
  61 M vi Clement Raymond Ridgeway was born on 13 Aug 1887/1888 in Delaware. He died on 30 Jul 1954 in Walker Road, Dover, Kent, Delaware. He was buried on 2 Aug 1954 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.
  62 M vii Elmer Ridgeway was born about 1893 in Delaware State Hospital, Farnhurst, New Castle, Delaware. He died on 5 Oct 1919 in Delaware State Hospital, Farnhurst, New Castle, Delaware. He was buried on 8 Oct 1919 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.
  63 F viii Corrine Ridgeway was born on 28 Feb 1894 in Delaware. She died on 15 Jul 1936 in N. J. State Hospital, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey. She was buried on 19 Jul 1936 in Fork Branch cemetery, near Dover, Kent, Delaware.
        Corrine married Clarence Webster. The marriage ended in divorce.
+ 64 F ix Mamie Ridgeway
  65 F x Gertrude Rebecca Ridgeway was born on 31 Dec 1904 in Camden, Kent, Delaware. She died on 7 Feb 1984 in Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware. She was buried in Immanuel Union (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware.
        Gertrude married Isaiah Return Durham "Zed" son of Nehemiah Durham and Anna Elizabeth Carter on 4 Mar 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Isaiah was born on 18 Oct 1902 in Clayton, Kent, Delaware. He died on 27 Nov 1987 in Kent General Hospital, Dover, Kent, Delaware. He was buried on 1 Dec 1987 in Immanuel Union (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware.
  66 F xi Sally Ridgeway died in (no record).
  67 F xii Jenny Ridgeway died in (no record).

Sylvester married (3) Lucy Armstrong daughter of Henry Armstrong and Ellen Ward or Lucy on 27 Nov 1913 in Dover, West Dover Hundred, Kent, Delaware. Lucy was born on 4 Jun 1866 in Delaware. She died on 4 Jun 1920 in Williamsville, Sussex, Delaware. She was buried on 8 Jun 1920 in Dover, Kent, Delaware.

Sylvester married (4) Emma. Emma died in (no record).

13. Sinia Ridgeway (Tilghman ) was born about Nov 1859 in Delaware. She died on 25 Apr 1940 in Dover, Kent, Delaware . She was buried on 29 Apr 1940 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

Sinia married George W. Mosley son of James Mosley and Elizabeth Hansley. George was born about Dec 1849 in Delaware. He died in 1930/1940.

They had the following children:

  68 M i Wilson Mosley was born on 14 Mar 1879 in Delaware. He died on 18 Jan 1940 in Dover, East Dover Hundred, Kent, Delaware. He was buried on 21 Jan 1940 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.
  69 F ii Rebecca Mosley was born about Jul 1879 in Delaware. She died in (no record).
  70 F iii Ella N. Mosley was born about Nov 1880. She died in (no record).
  71 M iv Nelson L. Mosley was born about Apr 1882 in Delaware.
  72 F v Lizzie Mosley was born about 1890 in Delaware. She died in (no record).
  73 M vi Garfield Mosley was born on 8 Jan 1902 in near Cheswold, Kent, Delaware. He died on 15 Mar 1971 in Kent General Hospital, Dover, Kent, Delaware. He was buried on 18 Mar 1971 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.
        Garfield married Lillian Jones daughter of Freeman Jones and Bertha on 10 Mar 1928 in Dover, Kent, Delaware. The marriage ended in divorce.Lillian was born about 1908 in Salisbury, Maryland. She died in (no record).
  74 F vii Sina Mosley

14. John Henry Ridgeway (Tilghman ) was born on 1 Mar 1861 in Delaware. He died on 20 Jan 1919 in Delaware. He was buried in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

John married Wilhelmina Durham "Minnie" daughter of Jeremiah Durham and Margaret Ann Muntz on 8 Aug 1888 in Delaware. Wilhelmina was born on 9 Mar 1871 in Delaware. She died on 12 Sep 1946 in Fairfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey. She was buried on 16 Sep 1946 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

  75 F i Bertha Ridgeway was born about 1890 in Delaware . She died on 29 Aug 1890 in Kent County, Delaware .
+ 76 M ii Lewis Napoleon Ridgeway Sr.
+ 77 M iii John Henry Ridgeway Jr.
  78 M iv Jeremiah Ridgeway was born about 1895 in Delaware . He died in (no record).
        Jeremiah married Maude Mae Mosley daughter of Charles E. Mosley and Mahalia Mosley on 27 Aug 1918 in Dover, Kent, Delaware. Maude was born on 18 Aug 1876 in Dover, Kent, Delaware. She died on 6 Nov 1942 in near Blackbird, Blackbird Hundred, New Castle, Delaware. She was buried on 9 Nov 1942 in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.
+ 79 M v Frederick Harrison Ridgeway
+ 80 F vi Beulah May Ridgeway
  81 F vii Lillie M. Ridgeway was born about 1900 in Delaware. She died in (no record).
+ 82 M viii Vincent R. Ridgeway
  83 M ix Robert B. Ridgeway was born about 1902 in Delaware. He died in (no record).
  84 M x McKinley Ridgeway was born in 1904. He died on 17 May 1921. He was buried in Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover (near Cheswold), Kent, Delaware.
  85 F xi Minnie Ridgeway was born on 8 Jun 1903 in Blackbird, Delaware. She died on 15 Jan 1996 in Cumberland County Medical Center, Hopewell Township, Cumberland, New Jersey. She was buried on 18 Jan 1996 in Gouldtown Memorial Park, Fairfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey.
        Minnie married (1) Charlie Henry Turpin son of Wm. Turpin and Ella on 27 Sep 1922 in Dover, Kent, Delaware. Charlie was born about 1903 in Delaware .
        Minnie married (2) Elias A. Pierce Sr. son of Charles Pierce and Adeline Cuff. Elias was born on 3 Dec 1892. He died in Sep 1985.
+ 86 M xii Felix T. Ridgeway
  87 F xiii Margaret Ridgeway "Maggie" was born on 11 Feb 1910 in Blackbird, New Castle, Delaware. She was buried in "the Cemetery on Greenwich Rd., Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey".
        Margaret married (1) Charles H. Durham son of Harry Durham and Ida Mae Munson. Charles was born in May 1898 in Delaware. He died on 17 Oct 1967 in New Jersey. He was buried in Fordville Memorial Park, Fairfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey.
        Margaret married (2) Johnson.
+ 88 F xiv Gladys Ridgeway
+ 89 M xv Manford N. Ridgeway Sr.
+ 90 M xvi Tilghman Daniel Ridgway Sr.

15. Jeremiah Ridgeway or Jack (Tilghman ) was born about 1865 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware. He died before 1918.

Jeremiah married Hester Hughes daughter of John D. Hughes and Deborah Cork. Hester was born on 27 May 1858 in Delaware. She died on 23 Jan 1918 in Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was buried on 26 Jan 1918 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware .

They had the following children:

+ 91 F i Lola Mae Ridgeway
+ 92 M ii Earl Jeremiah Ridgeway

16. Greensbury B. Ridgeway (Tilghman ) was born on 4 Jul 1867/1869 in near Smyrna, Kent, Delaware. He died on 10 Jan 1944 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware. He was buried on 13 Jan 1944 in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware.

Greensbury married Sarah Virginia Durham "Sallie" daughter of Hewitt Durham and Angelica Songo Durham. Sarah was born on 7 May 1879 in near Smyrna, Kent, Delaware. She died on 10 Oct 1944 in East Dover Hundred, Kent, Delaware. She was buried on 15 Oct 1944 in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware.

They had the following children:

  93 M i Michael Tobias Ridgeway was born on 23 Jul 1898 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware. He died in (no record).
        Michael married Bantum.
+ 94 F ii Fannie Ridgway
+ 95 M iii Winfield Allen Ridgeway Sr.
  96 M iv Urie Ridgway was born on 24 May 1903. He died in Oct 1974.
        Urie married Elizabeth Brown daughter of Elwell Brown and Lola Mosley. Elizabeth was born about 5 Aug 1910 in Camden, New Jersey. She died on 6 Feb 1989. She was buried in Gouldtown Memorial Park, Cumberland, New Jersey.
  97 M v Henry Ridgeway was born about 1904. He died in (no record).
+ 98 M vi Raymond Ridgeway Sr.
  99 M vii Greensbury Ridgeway Jr. was born on 16 Mar 1907. He died on 3 Aug 1964. He was buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist (Manship) Church, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware.
  100 M viii Alfred "Fats" Ridgeway was born about 1910 in Delaware. He died in (no record).
+ 101 M ix Leroy Ridgeway
+ 102 F x Nellie Virginia Ridgway
+ 103 M xi Rev. William Harding Ridgeway
  104 F xii Minnie Ridgeway died in (no record).
  105 F xiii Margaret Ridgeway died in (no record).

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