In a message dated 7/30/04 4:10:00 PM, LyndaCGKyCol@aol.com writes: << GABRIEL RICHIE Date 160808 Age 088 Place KNOTT Volume 050 Cert 24625 Deathvol 16 Name: GABRIEL RICHIE Male, White, Single Age: 88 years 3 months 10 days Occupation: Farmer Place of Death: Knott Co. Ky. Birth Date: 11 May 1828 Place of Birth: Kentucky Father: Johney RICHIE, born in Ky. Mother: Mary FUGATE, born in Ky. Informant: Gink? RICHIE, Vest, Ky. Death Date: 8 Aug 1916 Cause of Death: Brights Disease Signed: M. F. Kelley MD, Hindman, Ky. Burial Place: Richie Cem. Undertaker: Ike Richie, Vest, Ky. Transcribed by Lynda Combs Gipson, 30 July 2004 >> This is a tough one, because I think some information here may be goofy. Both the Ritchie book and David Faris' "The Fugate Family of Russell County Virginia" give Gabriel's birth date as 3 Mar 1835, and name his wife Polly or Mary Polly Fugate. The Ritchie book agrees with this death date for Gabe of 8 Aug 1916. One of their sons is probably the informant, Hiram "Jink" Ritchie. Mary Polly Fugate was the daughter of Martin Fugate and Elizabeth Smith, and she died in 1905. However, Gabe's father was James Ritchie, first son of Alexander Crockett Ritchie and Susan Grigsby. His mother was *Hannah* Fugate, daughter of Martin Fugate and Mary --. Perhaps the confusion was due to the information "Jink" Ritchie gave, and he gave *his* mother's name, not his father's mother's name. Gabe's father James had a brother by the name of John, too. Then the undertaker Ike Ritchie: is he the same as Isaac "Big Ike" Ritchie, son of Gabriel Ritchie & Mary Polly Fugate? Enough confusion?? Here's the last two censuses: 1900 Knott County Kentucky Census, Magisterial Dist No. 4; Transcribed by Louise Gaskill 212-212 RICHIE Gabriel 65 Head 3/1835 md 34 yrs KY KY KY Polly 62 wife 7/1837 7/5 KY TN KY Crocket 25 son 7/1874 KY Isom 18 son 5/1882 KY 1910 Knott County Kentucky Census; Ball, Magistrial District 4, Part of Precinct 9; Transcribed by: Louise Gaskill 142-155 RICHIE Crockett 35 Head md 5 yrs KY KY KY Lila 26 wife 4/3 KY KY KY Lillie May 8 dau KY Elsybeth 3 dau KY Columbus 1 son KY Gabe 75 father widow KY KY KY Dona Ritchie