This is Franklin Ritter (1847-1927).
He was my 2nd Great Grandfather.
He was born in Wayne Co., OH and lived many places in his life.
His parents moved to Steuben Co., Indiana along with many other Ritter families
somewhere between the 1860 and 1870 census.
by 1900 He moved his wife and children to Williams Co., OH
1910 they were in Isabella Co., Michigan
1920 he was in Seneca Co., OH and that is where he died in 1927
Franklin Ritter was born on April 13, 1847, and died at age 80 years old in 1927. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Franklin Ritter.
The 1920s Changed Our Daily Lives & Not How You Might Think . . .
In the 1920's life changed drastically for the average American and for people all over the world. Airplanes began to be a mode of transportation and communication. Automobiles, rather than horses, ...
My database has 76,000+ names in it (as of 2025). I have my tree on Ancestry, the name of it is "Falling Leaves" and I am the "home person" therein. I also work heavily on Family Search website, updating data and uploading my photos and documents there now, since that is free. Mainly my families came from Germany and settled (eventually) in Ohio.