Timothy Downen Ridenour1

#23969, (1843 - 12 January 1926)
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*David Ridenour1 (1801 - 1896)
Mother*Eliza "Celia" Downen1 (1808 - )

Family

Nancy Ann Cathcart b. c 1844
Children 1.Isabel Ridenour10 (1870 - 1951)
 2.Kittie B Ridenour11 (c 1872 - )
 3.Orcas Ridenour11 (c 1873 - )
Birth*1843He was born in 1843 at Posey Co., IndianaG.1 
22 September 1850He appeared on the census of 22 September 1850 in the household of David Ridenour and Eliza "Celia" Downen at Robinson Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.2 
3 September 1853He removed with David Ridenour and Eliza "Celia" Downen to Douglas Co., OregonG, on 3 September 1853.1 
12 July 1860He appeared on the census of 12 July 1860 in the household of David Ridenour and Eliza "Celia" Downen at Cawley Valley Prec., Douglas Co., OregonG.3 
Marriage*15 November 1868He married Nancy Ann Cathcart on 15 November 1868 at Coles Valley, Douglas Co., OregonG.4 
11 June 1880He and Henry Ridenour appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at 864 Houck Street, Roseburg, Douglas Co., OregonG.5 
11 June 1880He appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at Susanville Twp., Lassen Co., CaliforniaG; (wid. with three children.)6 
8 June 1900He appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 in the household of Lura Brock and Calvin S Henry at Wilbur Prec., Douglas Co., OregonG, boarder, age 57, wid., b. IN Apr 1843.7 
18 April 1910He appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 in the household of Henry Ridenour at Roseburg, Douglas Co., OregonG, age 73, wid., b. IN, own income.8 
Death*12 January 1926He died on 12 January 1926 at OregonG.9 

Citations

  1. [S627] Blanche Moye Cook, History of the Downen Family, 1777-1970 (Illinois: Alice Roberta Bradley, typist, 1974), pp. 22-22a, with acknowledgement to Mrs. Doris L Bacon of Roseburg OR, a direct descendant.
  2. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. David (49), b. VA, farmer; Eliza (42), b. KY.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. David (60), b. VA, farmer; Eliza (58), b. KY.
  4. [S2096] Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975, online FamilySearch.org, Original marriage record of Douglas County, v. 1 1852-1871, img. 2368/3054, Film 5599537. Single sheet of paper. Timothy Ridenour and Miss Nancy Ann Cathcart of Coles Valley, marr. 15 Nov 1868 by Zueleus van Ornum. J.P.; witn. S B Cathcart and ____ [illegible].
  5. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Henry (84), b. and parents b. IN, single; Timothy D (74), b. and parents b. IN, wid.
  6. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. T D (36), wid., b. IN, parents b. US, farmer; children named: Eldin (son, age 10, poss. dau. Isabel?), Kittie B (dau., age 8, Orcas (son, age 7, poss. Oscar?).
  7. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Calvin S (33), b. TN Nov 1867, parents b. TN, farmer; Lura (30), b. OR Sep 1869, father b. OH, mother b. IN, 3 children, all living; marr. 8 yrs.
  8. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Henry (75), b. IN, father b. MD, mother b. KY, single, own income.
  9. [S2099] Early Oregonians Database, online \http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages\, Timothy Ridenour, b. Mt. Vernon IN 17 APr 1843, son of Eliza Downen (b. 7 Nov 1807) and David Ridenour (b. 11 Jan 1801; d. Roseburg, Douglas Co., 12 Jan 1826 [sic, should be 1926]. Hereinafter cited as Early Oregonians Database.
  10. [S384] California Death Index, 1940-1997, online Ancestry.com, Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Isabel R Raney, father Ridenour, mother Cathcart, b. OR 4 Nov 1870, d. Los Angeles 17 Feb 1951.
  11. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.