Census Information Ages in the census years
Names Occupation 1840* 1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910
John B. Ritchey Farmer x
Susan Moak Housewife x
John Meridy x 14
Jacob x 12 22
Emanuel 10 20 29
Marrell 6 16
Andy 3 13
Candacy 1 10 20
Mary (Never was included: born 1852,died 1856)
Rebecca 6 15
Darrell Martin 4 12 22
Esenith (Seany) 9 18
M. Jane 6 16*1840 Census shows only age brackets of household members. This was Lawrence
County.
1860 real estate valuation: $1000; personal - $800. It is noted that he could
neither read or write, as per law in effect for census information to be
gathered.Marriage info from "Lawrence County MS Marriages 1818-1879"
Maxie Ruth Hedgepeth Brake, Rt 2 Box 20 Monticello MS 39654.
Publ by Norman E. Gillis P O Box 9114 Shreveport LS 71109.
1970 Gen 976.2536 BMarried again after death of Susan to an Elizer Sikes, on May 17, 1885, by
"Hart", (whom I believe to be a Justice of the Peace in Lincoln county,
possibly related to his late wife, Susan Moak.)
Susan Moak Ritchie was raised by her uncle & aunt after her mother's death.*
The following information was on censuses for the Hickman's in Lawrence County.
1850 Lawrence County, family 501: Jacob Hickman, 56, male, farmer, real
property valued at 1500, born in SC. Susan Hickman, 50, female, born in SC.
Children were: Charles, 22 male; M???, 19 female; Roland, 17 male; Martha, 14
female; Daniel, 11 male; and Emanuel, 7 male. All Children born in Miss.1860 Lawrence County, family # 282: Susanah Hickman, 60, female, real property
valued at 4000; personal at 6000. born in SC. Children: Rollin, 25 male;
Daniel 21 male; Emanuel 18 Male. Jacob apparently died in the 1850's.OBITUARY FROM BROOKHAVEN NEWSPAPER:
Thursday, March 27, 1884
Died - On March 4th, 1884, of heart disease, Susanna Ritchey, in her 65th year.
Born in Richland District, South Carolina 1819, her mother came to Lawrence
County, Miss., and soon after their arrival her mother died, leaving her an
orphan. Her uncle and Aunt Jacob and Susanna Hickman, took raised and trained
her. She was married at their residence on May 25, 1836, to John B. Ritchey.
They then settled permanently in Lawrence county (now Lincoln) county,
Miss.
They joined the Baptist Church at Antioch and was baptized December 25th, 1866.
Moved their membership to Union where it is recorded that this union here is
dissolved by death. Sister Ritchey leaves a heart-stricken husband and 9
living children, and many warm hearted friends to mourn after her.W. H. Bailey
NOTES ON OBITUARY INFORMATION; MARRIAGE DATE WAS MORE THAN LIKELY
1835...RATHER THAN 1836, SINCE THE MARRIAGE BONDS WERE TAKEN OUT ON MAY 21,
1835...AND A CHILD HAD BEEN BORN TO SUSAN AND JOHN IN APRIL 1836. THEY
PROBABLY DID NOT TAKE OUT THE LICENCE, WAIT ELEVEN MONTHS TO HAVE THEIR FIRST
CHILD, AND THEN ONE MONTH LATER GET MARRIED.