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Ritter Genealogy & History
Ritter is an Anglo-Saxon surname with two origins. First, from the Old German ridere, from ridan, meaning to ride, used as an occupational surname for a mounted warrior, or knight. In England, knight came to describe the soldier, and rider/ryder was for people who rode to deliver messages. It also comes from the Old German ried or ryd, meaning a clearing in a forest, and used with the suffix -er to denote people living near one. Ritter family history starts with Thomas le Rider, noted in the Assize Court Rolls of Yorkshire in 1204. Ritter genealogy lays claim to former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and actor John Ritter.
Ritter Birth Records
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
A Charlene Ritter | -- --, 1926 | September 8,1990 | MO |
B Clifford Ritter | -- --, 1912 | December 29,1992 | NC |
C Marshall Ritter | -- --, 1923 | January 3,2009 | KY |
D Herbert Ritter | -- --, 1929 | April 9,1988 | PA |
Ritter Death Records
Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
E Alberta Ritter | -- --, 1924 | April 15,2006 | Hughesville,PA |
F Thomas Ritter | -- --, 1913 | December 19,2002 | Knoxville,TN |
G Gordon Ritter | -- --, 1917 | August 28,1992 | Sarasota,FL |
H Lester Ritter | -- --, 1911 | January 3,2002 | Lewisburg,PA |
Ritter Marriage Records
Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
Edwin Ritter | Denise Macneilage | June 1,1991 | Wake, NC |
Roland Ritter | Lizzie Worthy | September 15,1947 | Wake, NC |
Howard Ritter | Ruth Woleslagel | August 2,1960 | Wake, NC |
Timothy Ritter | Deborah Cook | July 21,1979 | Wake, NC |
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