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    1. Marriage of Ora/Oka Mitchell to Ritter
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    3. Can anyone tell me which Ritter Ora/Oka Mitchell married? Ora was the daughter of Larry Sheldon Mitchell and Susannah Norman, who in 1920 lived in Pleasant Run Twp. of Lawrence Co. Indiana. In Sheldon's 1948 obituary, it says (among others) he is survived by a daughter, "Mrs. Oka Ritter, of Bedford." Whether this was a typo or her name was actually Oka, I can't say. In two different censuses (she was born about 1895) I can't decide if the name is Ora or Oka. And in one census she is listed as "he" and marked "M". In 1910 she is living at home and by 1920 she no longer appears in the household. I have looked at census records for Ritters in Lawrence in 1920, but the handwriting is so bad I can't decide what two of the wives' names are. Of course, old obituaries often have errors. If anyone can shed some light on this, please let me know. Laura, Terre Haute

    01/29/2005 02:31:35