Brief Life History of Magdalene
When Magdalene Riffey was born on 4 October 1858, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, her father, John Riffey, was 34 and her mother, Susannah Brubaker, was 24. She married Anthony Wrightsman on 22 April 1877, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Reeder Township, Anderson, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Sedgwick, Kansas, United States in 1920. She died on 5 May 1934, in Anderson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Harris, Anderson, Kansas, United States.
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- Maggie Wrightsman in household of Anthony W Wrightsman, "United States Census, 1920"
- Magdeline Riffey, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Magadeline Riffey Wrightsman, "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012"
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1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1867
Historical Boundaries: 1867: Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
1880
Historical Boundaries: 1880: Anderson, Kansas, United States
Name Meaning
Possibly an altered form of German Riffer, from an ancient Germanic personal name, Ricfrid, a compound of rīc ‘power(ful)’ + frid ‘peace’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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