Hello All! My name is Wendy Ritter and I live in Columbus, Oh. My dad's side of the family comes from Duplin County: Ritters, Registers and Blantons. I'd like more information about the Ritters. Can anyone help complete some dates and names and locations from my information below? Thanks much, - Wendy **************************** 1. JESSE B.1 RITTER was born Abt. 1800. Children of JESSE B. RITTER are: 2. i. JAMES T.2 RITTER, b. Abt. 1822. 3. ii. HIRAM L. RITTER, b. February 8, 1828; d. November 15, 1893. Generation No. 2 2. JAMES T.2 RITTER (JESSE B.1) was born Abt. 1822. He married MARY C.. Children of JAMES RITTER and MARY C. are: i. ELIZA RITTER. ii. RUFUS RITTER. iii. OWEN RITTER. iv. LEVI RITTER. v. CORNELIUS RITTER. 4. vi. JOSEPH BARKER RITTER, b. 1851. 5. vii. LORENZO RITTER, b. Abt. 1854. 3. HIRAM L.2 RITTER (JESSE B.1) was born February 8, 1828, and died November 15, 1893. He married ELIZABETH COBB. Child of HIRAM RITTER and ELIZABETH COBB is: 6. i. WILLIAM T.3 RITTER, b. Abt. 1854; d. Abt. 1931. Generation No. 3 4. JOSEPH BARKER3 RITTER (JAMES T.2, JESSE B.1) was born 1851. He married CHARITY C.. Child of JOSEPH RITTER and CHARITY C. is: i. IDA PEARL4 RITTER, b. November 14, 1885; d. October 3, 1965. 5. LORENZO3 RITTER (JAMES T.2, JESSE B.1) was born Abt. 1854. He married NANCY QUINN. Children of LORENZO RITTER and NANCY QUINN are: i. DAVID WHITE4 RITTER. ii. INA RITTER, d. April 18, 1966; m. MARION WILLIAMS. 7. iii. JAMES W. RITTER, b. 1880; d. 1963. 6. WILLIAM T.3 RITTER (HIRAM L.2, JESSE B.1) was born Abt. 1854, and died Abt. 1931. He married CORA LEE PITTMAN. Children of WILLIAM RITTER and CORA PITTMAN are: i. WILLIAM B.4 RITTER, b. September 1884; d. October 1894. ii. CORA JANE RITTER, b. September 1889; d. October 1889. 8. iii. JOSEPH THEOPOLUS RITTER, b. October 14, 1890; d. July 22, 1971. iv. HERBERT E. RITTER, b. 1896; d. July 8, 1972. v. COLUMBUS L. RITTER, b. September 13, 1906; d. December 24, 1973. vi. EFFIE MAY RITTER, b. 1909; d. December 1983. Generation No. 4 7. JAMES W.4 RITTER (LORENZO3, JAMES T.2, JESSE B.1) was born 1880, and died 1963. He married NANCY ELLEN BLANTON, daughter of JOHN BLANTON and MARGARET HEATH. Children of JAMES RITTER and NANCY BLANTON are: i. THEODORE5 RITTER, m. MABEL. ii. LEON RITTER, m. VERNETTE. iii. BEATRICE RITTER, m. PAUL PATE. iv. WILLIAM AUBRY RITTER, b. July 14, 1913, Magnolia, NC; d. November 27, 1988, Holly Ridge, NC; m. LUCY EVELYN REGISTER, June 26, 1936, Benson, NC. v. NORWOOD RITTER, b. September 20, 1916; d. January 2, 1996. vi. DALLAS LORENZO RITTER, b. October 26, 1919; d. November 1970. 8. JOSEPH THEOPOLUS4 RITTER (WILLIAM T.3, HIRAM L.2, JESSE B.1) was born October 14, 1890, and died July 22, 1971. Children of JOSEPH THEOPOLUS RITTER are: i. HELEN5 RITTER. ii. PLINA RITTER. iii. ANDREW RITTER, b. Abt. 1919; m. EVELYN RITTER.