Jarett Ridgeway
1874–1879
Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
The Life of Jarett
When Jarett Ridgeway was born on 19 December 1874, in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, his father, Elihu Horton Ridgway, was 50 and his mother, Mary E Jarrett, was 33. He died before 1879, in West Virginia, United States, at the age of 3.
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Family Time Line
Elihu Horton Ridgway
1824–1905
Mary E Jarrett
1841–1918
Ridgeway
1868–1868
Joel Joseph Ridgway
1870–1948
Ridgeway
1880–1880
Caroline Ridgeway
1872–1940
Jarett Ridgeway
1874–1879
Susan Dolly Ridgeway
1875–
Jacob Jarrett Ridgeway
1878–1954
James Blain Ridgeway
1881–1951
Parents & Siblings
1824–1905Male
- Mary E Jarrett
1841–1918Female
siblings
(8)
- Ridgeway
1868–1868Male
1870–1948Male
1872–1940Female
1874–1879Male
1875–Female
+3 More Children
World Events (3)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
Age 1
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 2
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English riggewey, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a route or a habitational name from any of various places so named, for example in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, and Staffordshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Jarrett Ridgway, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Descendants of Richard Ridgeway in America beginning with son Josiah.
- Jarrett Ridgway, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
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