Minerva Alice RITTER

1859 - 1939  (79 years)

• Name	Minerva Alice RITTER  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	22 Apr 1859	, , Arkansas, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Apr 1939	, Navarro, Texas, USA
  Buried	10 Apr 1939	Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA
  	Address: Grange Hall Cemetery Navarro County Navarro County, Texas
  Obituary	14 Apr 1939	Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA
  The Blooming Grove Times
  Vol XLVIII No 12 Funeral Service held for Mrs. J.C. Armstrong Monday. Mrs. J.C. Armstrong was born in Benton County, Arkansas April 22, 1859, died at the home of her son in the Emhouse community Sunday morning at nine o'clock. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Baptist Church of which Mrs. Armstrong had been a faithful member for many years. Rev. W.O. Patterson, pastor of the First Baptist Church assisted by Rev. Rawlins Cherryhomes, pator of the Christian church, conducted the rites. Surviving are five sons, L.W. Armstrong, Emhouse; Mose Armstrong, Corsicana; Pruitt, Sol and Jack Armstrong, Blooming Grove; 3 daughters, Mrs. G.P. Wilson, Barry; Mrs. J.A. Harrington, Crosbyton, and Mrs. Earl Stokes, Five points; a sister, Mrs. C.D. Idlett, Blooming Grove, a brother, W.M. Ritter, Negley; 33 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Grandsons were pallbearers. Interment was made in the Grange Hall Cemetery.
  Person ID	I49	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Aaron R RITTER,   b. 7 Aug 1830, , Claiborne, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1913, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Bethena POSEY,   b. 15 Dec 1820, , Claiborne, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 10 Jun 1901, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1853	, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jackson Calvin ARMSTRONG,   b. 6 Aug 1851, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1930, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1874	, Benton, Arkansas, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Mary Etta ARMSTRONG,   b. 24 Feb 1876, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1963, , Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 87 years)   2. Caldony Dora ARMSTRONG,   b. 10 Oct 1878, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 1945, Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas, USA  (Age 66 years)   3. Nancy B ARMSTRONG,   b. 5 Mar 1880, , Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 11 Jul 1917, Cryer Creek, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 37 years)   4. Elijah William ARMSTRONG,   b. 15 Sep 1882, , Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1977, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 94 years)   5. John ARMSTRONG,   b. Abt 1884,   d. Bef 1901  (Age ~ 16 years)   6. Moses ARMSTRONG,   b. 4 Feb 1886, , Benton, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 13 Aug 1975, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 89 years)   7. George Pruitt ARMSTRONG,   b. 12 Apr 1889, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1949, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 59 years)   8. Myrtle ARMSTRONG,   b. 25 Jun 1891, , Navarro, Texas, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1996, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 104 years)   9. Solomon ARMSTRONG,   b. 15 Oct 1893, Cryer Creek, Navarro, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1977, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 83 years)   10. Aaron Posey ARMSTRONG,   b. Abt 1895,   d. Bef 1901  (Age ~ 5 years)   11. Jackson Calvin ARMSTRONG, Jr,   b. 30 Aug 1898, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1947, Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, USA  (Age 49 years)   12. David ARMSTRONG,   b. May 1900, , Navarro, Texas, USA ,   d. 1900, , Navarro, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2015
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] 1880 Benton, AR, ED 13, pg 41 (436C). Minerva Armstrong [S629] 1900 Navarro, TX, ED 109, pg 2A. Minerva A Armstrong [S1725] Cemetery, Grange Hall, Navarro, Texas, Minerva Alice Ritter. [S57] 1880 Benton, AR, ED 13, pg 41 (436C). age 21, Tennessee [S629] 1900 Navarro, TX, ED 109, pg 2A. age 41, Apr 1859, Arkansas [S144] Benton Co, Arkansas Marriage Book, Book A, Page 433. Jackson Armstrong to Minerva Ritter, 4 Dec 1874, by A A Puckett, filed by John Black, County Clerk see file