> Hi Everyone, > My name is Warren Ramsey, Jr. I was born in Norton, Va. in Wise > County, Va. > I am researching the following Surnames / Families that lived in > Southwest Virginia. They were in Washington, Scott, Russell, and Wise > Counties, in Va. > RUTHERFORD, MC KNIGHT, WALKER, PORTER, HENDRICKS, CULBERTSON, LAWSON, > MOORE, PENDLTON, SMITH, BEVERLY, BELCHER, FREEMAN, ADDINGTON, HILLMAN, > NASH, RAMEY, AND RAMSEY. > I very, very little about the following Families, ; RUTHERFORD, MC > KNIGHT, CULBERTSON, LAWSON, MOORE, PENDLTON, BELCHER, FREEMAN, HILLMAN, and > RAMEY. I know a little about the following Families,; BEVERLY, SMITH, and > ADDINGTON. I know a lot about the following Families, but not everything, > and certainly not enough,; HENDRICKS, WALKER, PORTER, NASH, and RAMSEY. > > THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL, > WARREN > >

My name is Michael Johnson, and my mother-in-law, Dorothy L. Ritchie Stone was born on Sandy Ridge near Banner. I have collected information on the following surnames in the Wise, Scott, Russell and Washington County areas: RITCHIE, JONES, COX, RINGLEY, ADDINGTON, DINGUS, HUTCHINSON, HILLMAN, LAWSON, BARKER and also on some collateral lines like: HAM/HAMM, MCCLELLAN, COUCH, ARMSTRONG Ancestors of Dorothy Louise Ritchie Generation No. 1 1. Dorothy Louise Ritchie was the daughter of 2. Charles Benton Ritchie and 3. Gracie Lorena Jones. She married Harry Leroy Stone, Sr. of Prince George's County, Maryland Generation No. 2 2. Charles Benton Ritchie, born December 26, 1910 in Wise County, Virginia; died March 06, 1961 in Banner, Wise County, Virginia. He was the son of 4. David Moscow Ritchie and 5. Margaret Ellen Ringley. He married 3. Gracie Lorena Jones Abt. 1936 in Virginia. 3. Gracie Lorena Jones, born June 06, 1916 in Galax, Grayson County, Virginia; died July 09, 1993 in Leesburg, Loudin County, Virginia. She was the daughter of 6. Samuel Warner Jones and 7. Leona Francis Dotson. Notes for Charles Benton Ritchie: Charles Ritchie and his wife and children lived above a grocery store where he worked for a short while in Kingsport, Tennessee. After returning to Sandy Ridge, he began working for Blue Diamond Mine Company and Virginia Iron and Coal. He was enroute to a job when the truck he was riding in went off the mountain road, and was the only man killed in the accident. More About Charles Benton Ritchie: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident Occupation: Miner More About Gracie Lorena Jones: Burial: Greenwood Cemetary, Coeburn, Virginia Children of Charles Ritchie and Gracie Jones are: 1 i. Dorothy Louise Ritchie; married Harry Leroy Stone, Sr. ii. Charles "Bud" Leon Ritchie; married Wanda Irene Marshall July 22, 1961 in Grundy, Buchanon County, Virginia; born December 29, 1941 in Marvin, Buchanon County, Virginia; died March 1991 in Wise County, Virginia. More About Wanda Irene Marshall: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia Cause of Death: Breast Cancer iii. Omar Lee Ritchie, born July 12, 1944 in Banner, Wise County, Virginia; died September 09, 1999 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia; married Catherine Harding of Dillon, Dillon County, South Carolina. More About Omar Lee Ritchie: Cause of Death: Infection after removal of brain tumor iv. Phyllis Inez Ritchie; married Charles Alvin Upperman. Generation No. 3 4. David Moscow Ritchie, born August 03, 1881 in Scott County, Virginia; died November 20, 1948 in Virginia. He was the son of 8. Charles Hiram Ritchie and 9. Sarah Elizabeth Cox. He married 5. Margaret Ellen Ringley February 09, 1905 in Banner, Wise County, Virginia. 5. Margaret Ellen Ringley, born February 28, 1883 in Wise County, Virginia; died March 11, 1960 in Wise County, Virginia. She was the daughter of 10. Sherwood Barker Ringley and 11. Martha L. Dingus. More About David Moscow Ritchie: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia Census: 1910, Living in Sandy Ridge, Wise County, Virginia Occupation: Miner More About Margaret Ellen Ringley: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia Census: 1910, Living in Sandy Ridge, Wise County, Virginia Children of David Ritchie and Margaret Ringley are: i. Raymond Earl Ritchie, born December 05, 1905 in Wise County, Virginia; died Abt. 1906 in Wise County, Virginia. ii. Martha I. Ritchie, born October 13, 1907 in Wise County, Virginia; died January 02, 1984; married (1) Granville Mullins; married (2) Ernest F. Jones; born 1889 in Wise County, Virginia; died 1948. More About Martha I. Ritchie: Census: 1910, Living in Sandy Ridge, Wise County, Virginia More About Granville Mullins: Occupation: Carpenter iii. Della Maude Ritchie, born August 01, 1909; died February 10, 1996; married Ralph Hamm; born February 22, 1908; died December 11, 1975. More About Della Maude Ritchie: Census: 1910, Living in Sandy Ridge, Wise County, Virginia More About Ralph Hamm: Occupation: Miner 2 iv. Charles Benton Ritchie, born December 26, 1910 in Wise County, Virginia; died March 06, 1961 in Banner, Wise County, Virginia; married Gracie Lorena Jones Abt. 1936 in Virginia. v. James M. Ritchie, born December 22, 1912 in Virginia; died April 1997; married Gladys Faye Armstrong; born January 01, 1915 in Virginia; died 1995. More About James M. Ritchie: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia More About Gladys Faye Armstrong: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia vi. Walter Lloyd Ritchie, born August 16, 1914 in Wise County, Virginia; died September 16, 1975; married Allie Lawson December 23, 1933 in Wise County, Virginia; born February 05, 1910; died April 22, 1971. More About Walter Lloyd Ritchie: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia More About Allie Lawson: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia vii. Lora Mae Ritchie, born May 20, 1916 in Wise County, Virginia; died Aft. 1988; married Ewing Bennis Jones August 12, 1936 in Wise County, Virginia; born February 15, 1915 in Wise, Wise County, Virginia; died June 16, 1988 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia. Notes for Ewing Bennis Jones: Obituary from the Bristol Herald Courier, Friday, 17 June 1988: Richlands - Ewing B. Jones, 73, of 109 Shale St., Richlands, died thursday, June 16, 1988, in a Richlands hospital. He was born in Wise County, Va., and had made his home in the Richlands area for the past 51 years. He was a retired miner, a member of the United Mine Workers Local No. 7327 of Jewell Valley and was owner and operator of Sportsman's Grill and Restaurant in Richlands until his retirement in 1971. Survivors includ his wife, Mrs. Lora Mae Ritchie Jones; two daughters, Mrs. Catherine I. Griffith and Mrs. Susan E. Fugate, both of Richlands; four sons, Ronald E. Jones, Lebanon, Benny H. Jones, Jacksonville, Fla., Larry H. Jones, West Palm Beach, Fla., and K.C. "Casey" Jones, Richlands; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Trent, St. Paul, va., and Mrs. Pauline Jones, Norton; two brothers, Hubert T. Jones, Damascus, and Patrick W. Jones, Almeda, Calif.; 12 grand children and one great grandson. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements. More About Ewing Bennis Jones: Burial: Green Hills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia Occupation: Miner viii. Beatrice Cornelia Ritchie, born January 06, 1919 in Virginia; married Macel Stallard. ix. William Ozom Ritchie, born December 25, 1920. x. Ellavaughn Flannie Ritchie, born February 22, 1923 in Virginia; married Clyde E. Jones; born June 23, 1910 in Wise County, Virginia; died November 16, 1985 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. xi. Junior Clyde Ritchie, born March 27, 1925. xii. Verlin Curtiss Ritchie, born March 1927. 6. Samuel Warner Jones, born June 13, 1890 in Carroll County, Virginia; died May 01, 1962 in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. He was the son of 12. Jacob "Jake" Brown Jones and 13. Bettie "Bessie" Bond. He married 7. Leona Francis Dotson December 26, 1909 in Carroll County, Virginia. 7. Leona Francis Dotson, born June 14, 1890 in Galax, Grayson County, Virginia; died June 20, 1972 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of 14. Joseph Robert Dotson and 15. Sarah Elizabeth Bedsaul. Notes for Samuel Warner Jones: Marriage records for Carroll County, Virginia list his parents as Drake & Rottie Jones. More About Samuel Warner Jones: Cause of Death: Emphazema Children of Samuel Jones and Leona Dotson are: 3 i. Gracie Lorena Jones, born June 06, 1916 in Galax, Grayson County, Virginia; died July 09, 1993 in Leesburg, Loudin County, Virginia; married (1) Charles Benton Ritchie Abt. 1936 in Virginia; married (2) Willie E. Wolf 1968; married (3) Ballard Linkaus March 17, 1972. ii. Robert Jones, born July 04. iii. Ruth Elizabeth Jones, born May 01, 1919 in Virginia; died March 26, 1988 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida; married Gordon Matthew Tuohey December 31, 1946 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland; born Abt. January 23, 1923 in Cabin John, Montgomery County, Maryland. More About Ruth Elizabeth Jones: Cause of Death: Cancer iv. Mabel Irene Jones, born January 01, 1922 in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia; died August 13, 1995 in Laytonsville, Montgomery County, Maryland; married John William McInnes July 16, 1938 in Galax, Grayson County, Virginia; born July 24, 1916 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas; died January 09, 1982 in Olney, Montgomery County, Maryland. More About Mabel Irene Jones: Cause of Death: Breast Cancer v. Cecil Beamer Jones, born Abt. 1926 in Virginia; died Abt. 1977; married Ruby (Jones). More About Cecil Beamer Jones: Cause of Death: Colon Cancer vi. Bufford Arnold Jones, born March 04, 1931 in Virginia; died May 26, 1996; married Shirley Enid Long August 20, 1955 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland; born December 28, 1935 in Cheltenham, England. More About Bufford Arnold Jones: Cause of Death: Heart Failure, Liver Failure-related to Hepatitus C vii. Lucille Jones, born Abt. 1932. Generation No. 4 8. Charles Hiram Ritchie, born July 17, 1850 in Scott County, Virginia; died December 06, 1923 in Wise County, Virginia. He was the son of James Ritchie and Bersheba Hillman. He married 9. Sarah Elizabeth Cox April 03, 1880 in Scott County, Virginia. 9. Sarah Elizabeth Cox, born May 29, 1856 in Scott County, Virginia; died Bef. 1890. She was the daughter of David Cox, Jr. and Amanda P. Lawson. More About Charles Hiram Ritchie: Burial: Coeburn Cemetary, Coeburn, Virginia Census 1: 1860, Living in Guest Station, Wise County, Virginia Census 2: 1910, Living in Wise County, Virginia Occupation: Miner Children of Charles Ritchie and Sarah Cox are: i. William M. Ritchie, born August 26, 1871 in Scott County, Virginia; died December 14, 1910 in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia; married (1) Mary Clark June 30, 1890; born 1873; married (2) Martha Roland December 05, 1895 in Wise County, Virginia; born November 1877 in Tennessee. Notes for William M. Ritchie: The 1900 Census lists his age as 29 and born in August 1870. He died in a gas explosion in the Old Greeno Mine east of Tacoma, Wise County, Virginia. William was the Mine Foreman for the Bond Coal Company which operated the mine. His brother, Gussie, who died with him, was a driver for the company. More About William M. Ritchie: Burial: Coeburn Cemetary, Coeburn, Virginia Census: 1900, Living in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia Occupation: Laborer in Sawmill in 1900: Mine Foreman by 1910 More About Martha Roland: Census: 1900, Living in Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia ii. Mary E. Ritchie, born 1877 in Scott County, Virginia; married A. A. Dingus November 02, 1892 in Scott County, Virginia; born 1871 in Scott County, Virginia. iii. Moses Ritchie, born 1880. 4 iv. David Moscow Ritchie, born August 03, 1881 in Scott County, Virginia; died November 20, 1948 in Virginia; married Margaret Ellen Ringley February 09, 1905 in Banner, Wise County, Virginia. v. Alonzo Ritchie, born February 1882 in Scott County, Virginia; died March 22, 1907 in Wise County, Virginia; married Ada C. Nonchester December 24, 1903 in Wise County, Virginia; born January 15, 1882 in Russell County, Virginia. Notes for Alonzo Ritchie: At about eight o'clock this morning (March 22, 1907), an explosion occurred at Bond & Bruce's mine at Greeno, near Tacoma, resulting in the deaths of six persons. The dead are R.J. and C. Noonchester, Robert and James Snow, Alonza Ritchie and Adolphus Gibbs. The injured are William Hearon, mine foreman, James Patterson, trapper, Thom. Ryan and Will Coleman. The cause of the explosion was probably the accumulation of gas in the mines, but this is not known, as a quantity of dynamite and powder were carried into the mines on the fatal morning of the disaster might have been due to that. Rescue work was begun at once with T.H. John, of this place, in charge, and the dead bodies were recovered Saturday night. Many people from nearby towns along the Clinch Valley visited the scene of the explosion Sunday, the morning train leaving here having been crowded to its fullest capacity. (Taken from Norton Free Press, Norton, VA) 10. Sherwood Barker Ringley, born September 15, 1850 in Virginia; died February 17, 1924 in Banner, Wise County, Virginia. He was the son of John M. Ringley, Jr. and Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Barker. He married 11. Martha L. Dingus November 26, 1874. 11. Martha L. Dingus, born December 02, 1851 in Virginia; died August 05, 1933 in Banner, Wise County, Virginia. She was the daughter of George Dingus and Margaret Addington. Notes for Sherwood Barker Ringley: Family lore passed down from Sherwood's daughter, Margaret Ellen, to her grandchildren, was that Sherwood was an Indian who lived in the nearby woods, and only occasionally came to the home to visit. Research indicates that this was not true. Sherwood was a legally liscensed distiller of spirits, but the quantities he was allowed to make were limited. He was arrected once for going over these limits and sent to jail. However, the jailer turned his back, and Sherwood went back home. More About Sherwood Barker Ringley: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia Occupation: Moonshiner More About Martha L. Dingus: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia Children of Sherwood Ringley and Martha Dingus are: i. John Benton Ringley, born Abt. 1875 in Virginia; died January 23, 1951 in Dungannon, Scott County, Virginia; married Bessie Sluss. ii. Patrick Hagen Ringley, born Abt. 1878 in Wise County, Virginia; died February 08, 1891 in Wise County, Virginia. iii. James Milton Ringley, born 1879; died 1964 in Virginia; married Emaline F. McClellen; born January 27, 1890; died 1951 in Virginia. More About James Milton Ringley: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia More About Emaline F. McClellen: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia 5 iv. Margaret Ellen Ringley, born February 28, 1883 in Wise County, Virginia; died March 11, 1960 in Wise County, Virginia; married David Moscow Ritchie February 09, 1905 in Banner, Wise County, Virginia. v. Ida Rebecca Ringley, born August 27, 1890 in Virginia; died December 1962; married Monroe McClellen August 20, 1910 in Wise County, Virginia; born May 22, 1892; died April 1954. More About Ida Rebecca Ringley: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia More About Monroe McClellen: Burial: Ringley Cemetary, Sandy Ridge, Banner, Virginia vi. Nevada Ringley, born 1892; died 1971; married John Edwards March 26, 1910 in Wise County, Virginia. vii. Della Lou Ringley, born Abt. 1894 in Virginia; married John David Robbins September 18, 1911 in Wise County, Virginia; born Bet. 1887 - 1889. 12. Jacob "Jake" Brown Jones, born May 08, 1867; died November 16, 1937 in Wise County, Virginia. He married 13. Bettie "Bessie" Bond. 13. Bettie "Bessie" Bond, born December 18, 1869; died October 31, 1941 in Wise County, Virginia. More About Jacob "Jake" Brown Jones: Burial: Coeburn Cemetary, Coeburn, Virginia More About Bettie "Bessie" Bond: Burial: Coeburn Cemetary, Coeburn, Virginia Children of Jacob Jones and Bettie Bond are: 6 i. Samuel Warner Jones, born June 13, 1890 in Carroll County, Virginia; died May 01, 1962 in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland; married Leona Francis Dotson December 26, 1909 in Carroll County, Virginia. ii. Silas Raymond Jones, born October 16, 1891; died December 17, 1953. iii. William Irby Jones, born July 22, 1893; died December 12, 1914. iv. John Frazier Jones, born August 04, 1895. v. Mamie Ellen Jones, born June 05, 1898. vi. Freddie Herman Jones, born August 05, 1900; died February 20, 1901. Cheers, Michael