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SECTION
1: Range
9, Site 12
MARY A. WILLETT RIDGEWAY:
Burial 8/11/1889. Age 88.
Per 1880 Census
taken in Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland:
Willett RIDGEWAY, age 66 (born 1814/not 1801) was Head of
Household and a Farmhand.
Mary A. RIDGEWAY, his wife, age 64
(born 1814 MD) was "Keeping House" Their parents, were
all born in Maryland.
John RIDGEWAY, their son, age 30 (born 1850 MD) resided with them as a Farm Hand
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Note:
From a Ridgeway descendant regarding Mary A. Willet Ridgeway:
"I went over to St. Barnabas - the only headstone I could find in the
whole row of Ridgeways was Mary A. - the headstone is very faded, but I
made it out to be Mary A., Wife of Willett Ridgeway." Willett
Ridgeway (full name was George Washington Willett Ridgeway) and Mary Ann
Weaver were married in 1835 in Washington DC and became the parents of George Washington
Ridgeway (born 1850? Died January 15, 1938?; married Henrietta Anderson?). Here
is a new picture for this page: The tombstone of Mary A. Wife of
Willett Ridgeway, "Died Augt. 11, 1889 at age 88 years." Thanks to a
reader for sharing this photo! According to the 1880 Census,
Mary A. Willett Ridgeway lived just two houses from Masters and Ridgeways who
are buried in:
SECTION
I1: Range 9
MARGARET B. MASTERS (Mrs.
Nathan), Burial 1/12/1879. Age 70. Site 9
NATHAN MASTERS, Burial ________. Age __. Site 10
___________________________________________ Site 11
SOPHIE MASTERS, Burial ________. Age __. Site 12
MRS. JEFF MASTERS, Burial ________. Age __. Site 13
_____________________________________________ Site 14
Infant son of LEVIN RIDGEWAY, Burial __/24/1875. Age __. Site 15
LEVIN RIDGEWAY, Burial 1886. Age __. Site 16
Picture below: From St. Barnabas Church
Cemetery of Nathan Masters
who died at Silver Hill, Prince George's County, MD on January of 187_ (appears
to be 1872).
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Per 1880 Census taken in
Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland:
Note: Those listed and their parents were all born in Maryland.
Nathan MASTERS, a farmer, age 50
(1830). 
Is he the son of Margaret B. Masters buried on 1/12/1879?
Catherine MASTERS, 76 year old mother of Nathan was "Keeping House".
John W. MASTERS, 21 year old son was a farmhand.
Thos. J. MASTERS, 18 year old son was a farmhand.
Edward M. MASTERS, 13 year old son was a farmhand.
Clara E. MASTERS, 7 year old daughter.
Rosana MASTERS, 40 year old sister of Nathan was "At Home"
Julia JONES, an 80 year old cousin was born in 1800. |
According to the 1880 Census,
Mary A. Willett Ridgeway also lived just two houses from the Ridgeways who are
buried in: SECTION
I1: Range 19
GEORGE M. RIDGEWAY,
Burial 1/15/1938. Age 87.
Site 27 [1851 Father]
HENRIETTA RIDGEWAY,
Burial 5/9/1931. Age 78. Site
26 [1853 Mother]
ELIZABETH RIDGEWAY NAGLE, Burial 10/26/1906. Age 38
Site
24 [1868 Dau]
WILLIAM W. RIDGEWAY,
Burial 10/13/1925. Age 53. Site 30
[1872 Son] HENRY RIDGEWAY,
Burial 1/3/1912. Age 38. Site
29
[1874 Son]
GEORGE W. RIDGEWAY,
Burial 12/29/1919. Age 41. Site
25 [1878 Son]
WILFRED_____________ ,
Burial ________. Age __.
Site 28
Per 1880
Census taken in Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland:
Note: Those listed and their parents were all born in Maryland.
George [M.] RIDGEWAY, 28 year old Head of Household was a Farm Hand
(1852).
Henrietta RIDGEWAY, his wife was 25 and kept house (1855).
Elizabeth RIDGEWAY, daughter was 11 (1869).
This is not
Elizabeth
Ridgeway Nagle.
Wm. RIDGEWAY, son was 6 (1874). Is
this William W. Ridgeway?
Henry RIDGEWAY, son was 5 (1875)
George W. RIDGEWAY, son was 2 (1878)
Margaret
Geneva RIDGEWAY is "Eva" Ridgeway, Daughter age 4 (26
Mar 1876 in Prince George's County, MD)
Note:
Margaret Geneva Ridgeway married
Richard Oliver "Ollie"
DeVaughn. Both Eva and Ollie are buried at St. Barnabas.
It
is believed that Eva died in February of 1980 in Prince George's County, MD
An
Eva and Ollie are listed in the Prince George's County 1910 Census for
District 65, Spaulding, taken on May 3, 1910 as:
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Ollie is an
iron worker, born in Maryland to Maryland-born parents. He is 39
years of age and he and Eva have been married 15 years. She has
been pregnant 7 times of which 5 children are still living. Eva
works in a grocery store as a retail worker. They live next door
to a William (a carpenter) and Goldie DeVaughn and their children,
Annie, David, and Beatrice.
SECTION
I1: Range 20
BERNICE L. RIDGEWAY,
Burial 1903. Age 1. Site
13
JESSE L. RIDGEWAY,
Burial 5/30/1905. Age 4 Days. Site
29
Also buried here is the "Child of Robert & Nellie Cox
Dement".
Burial 12/20/1907 Age 1 Day.
According to the 1880 Census,
the Masters family lived just eight houses from George T. Cator who may be
related to our Cator family:
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Per 1880 Census taken in
Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland:
George T. CATOR, a 45 year old
farm hand is listed solely on the census for Cator household. (Estimate: Born
1835)
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SECTION
I1: Range 18, Site 4
ANNA MARIAH RIDGEWAY:
Burial 9/3/1918 (or 1916).
Also buried
here is the "Child of William Owens". Burial 12/18/1891
SECTION I11: Range
4, Site 2
WILLIAM DALLAS RIDGEWAY,
Burial 10/23/1962. Age 81. (1881)
SECTION
I11: Range 9, Site 3
LILLIE T. RIDGEWAY,
Burial 10/19/1964. Age 81. Range
9, Site 3 (1881)
The Washington Post of Washington, D.C.:
Nov 11, 1926. p. 22: Article may be above Lillie Ridgeway.
SECTION
I11: Range 7, Site 2
JOHN T. RIDGEWAY, Burial
3/11/1921. Age 76 (b. abt.1845).
Range
7, Site 2
Per
1880 Census taken in Spaldings, Prince Georges, Maryland:
NOTE: THESE ARE OUR CATORS
Note: Those listed and their parents were all born in
Maryland.
Thomas CATOR, 46 year old farmer and head of household
(1834).
Sarah E. CATOR, his 34 year old wife who kept house.
William CATOR, 18 year old son.
Ella CATOR, 14 year old daughter.
Florence CATOR 6 year old niece.
John Thomas RIDGEWAY "Other" 32 year old farmhand
(born @ 1848). Could this be John T.
Ridgeway at Range 7. Site 2? |
UNRELATED ADDITIONAL ITEM:
SECTION III: Range 182, Sites 1-4
and Range 194, Sits 1-4:
22 BABY CASKETS were re-entered on 19 June
1991 from SOPER family cemetery located in Silver Hill, MD. All 22 graves
were unmarked.
SOURCE DOCUMENT:
Letter from Mary
Grimes Cox, Cemetery Chairperson, 19 Sept 1994.
Stones and Bones CD, Prince George's County
Genealogical Society, also lists the following persons buried at St. Barnabas
Cemetery:
George M. Ridgeway,
Buried 12/17/1890
Leroy Ridgeway,
Born 2/9/1906 and died 1/3/1923
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