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Bessie Davidson

Female Abt 1879 - Abt 1916  (~ 37 years)


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  1. 1.  Bessie Davidson was born about 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ritchie Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Bessie married William B. Ritchie about 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of James Knox Polk Ritchie and Mary Ann Buckles) was born on 30 May 1871 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Nov 1939 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ritchie Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Victoria Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1985 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Edith Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 4. Anna Mae Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    4. 5. James P. Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 1990 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Victoria Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bessie1) was born about 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1985 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Victoria married Luther Vandeventer about 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Luther (son of James Cameron Vandeventer and Mary "Mollie" (Vandeventer)) was born on 7 Jul 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Jul 1969 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Margie Vandeventer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Nov 2014 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunrise Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Edith Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bessie1) was born about 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  3. 4.  Anna Mae Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bessie1) was born about 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  4. 5.  James P. Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bessie1) was born on 13 Apr 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 1990 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    James married Lola Hazel Cole on 18 Sep 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lola (daughter of George Washington Cole and Nancy Lillian Berry) was born about 1905 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Howard W. Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1928 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 28 Nov 2012 in , Somerset County, New Jersey, .
    2. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Ella Mae Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Nov 2015 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee, .
    4. 11. Betty Charlotte Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Nov 2014 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .
    5. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bessie1)


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Margie Vandeventer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victoria2, 1.Bessie1) was born on 14 Dec 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Nov 2014 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunrise Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Margie Vandeventer Boling, age 82, formerly of Bluff City went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the Hermitage Health Center in Elizabethton. She was born in Carter County, TN, a daughter of the late Luther and Victoria Ritchie Vandeventer. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Boling; a brother Eugene Vandeventer and a sister Mareen Bowman.

    Margie was a member of Chinquapin Grove Baptist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother and liked decorating and writing poems.

    Survivors include two daughters, Tammy Crumley and husband Michael of Johnson City and Kathy Collins and husband, Mike of Elizabethton; two sons, Gary Boling and wife Sonja of Bluff City and Johnny Boling and wife Christina of Athens, GA; five grandchildren, Bryan Boling, Cody Collins and wife Juliana, Bruce Crumley, Joshua Boling and Jordan Boling; three sisters-in-law, Geraldine Vandeventer, Georgia Lee Lyons and Ethel Boling and one brother-in-law, Charles Boling.

    The family would like to express a special thank you to the staff of Hermitage Health Center and Caris Health Care for their loving care.

    The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 pm Friday, November 21, 2014 in the chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City with Rev. Tony French officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 pm prior to the service in the chapel. The graveside service and interment will follow in Sunrise Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Bryan Boling, Cody Collins, Bruce Crumley, Joshua Boling, Michael Crumley and Mike Collins.


  2. 8.  Howard W. Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (5.James2, 1.Bessie1) was born about 1928 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 28 Nov 2012 in , Somerset County, New Jersey, .

  3. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.James2, 1.Bessie1)

  4. 10.  Ella Mae Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (5.James2, 1.Bessie1) was born on 27 Dec 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Nov 2015 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee, .

    Notes:

    She was a daughter of the late James and Hazel Cole Ritchie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers: Howard and Wayne Ritchie and a sister: Charlotte Davidson.

    Ella Mae was a retired employee of the Raytheon Corporation, Bristol.

    She was an active member of Carter Christian Church having served in various committees in the church.

    Ella married Lawrence Hardin on 23 Dec 1949 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Lawrence (son of Clyde A. Hardin and Golda E. Shankle) was born on 28 Dec 1927 in , Wise County, Virginia, ; died on 1 Dec 2022 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Betty Charlotte Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (5.James2, 1.Bessie1) was born about 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Nov 2014 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .

  6. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.James2, 1.Bessie1)

  7. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.James2, 1.Bessie1)