Brief Life History of Mabel Gertrude
When Mabel Gertrude Richie was born on 2 December 1896, in Searcy, White, Arkansas, United States, her father, Monroe James Richie, was 35 and her mother, Mary Jane Finch, was 29. She married Henry Oliver Downey on 17 September 1913, in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Gray Township, White, Arkansas, United States in 1910. She died on 23 March 1925, in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Mable G Richie in household of Monroe Richie, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mabel Downey, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Mabel Ritchie Downey in entry for W O or Red Downey, "Idaho, Southern Counties Obituaries, 1943-2013"
Spouse and Children
1882–1949 Male
1896–1925 Female
Children (4)
1915–1978 Female
1916–2002 Male
1919–1920 Male
1921–1970 Female
Parents and Siblings
1861–1934 Male
1867–1954 Female
Siblings (13)
1886–1887 Male
1888–1888 Male
1890–1891 Male
1892–1907 Female
1892–1925 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 2
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Age 8
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 10
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Ritchie .
Americanized form of Swiss German Rütschi, Rütsche, or Rüetschi (see Ritchey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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