FOURTH GENERATION

12. Dora Sherman PERKINS (photo) was born on 20 May 1873 in Norwalk, Huron, Ohio.⁽¹¹⁾ She died on 1 Mar 1954 in Bellflower, Los Angeles, California. She was buried on 3 Mar 1954 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. She has reference number RIN:148. !She was called Medora S. on her marriage certificate, Dora on her birth
record, Josephine's birth and marriage records, and on Rees' birth record.
She was called Dora Perkins RIDGELY on her death record by Russ R. RIDGELY.
She signed her name Mrs Dora RIDGELY on her daughter's marriage certificate.

!James William Scott Felder and Some of His Descandants, a family story; In
the possession of Richard Wilson.

She was called Ganny by her grandchildren.

She became a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution on 17 Nov,
1913; Member #104256.

She was married to John Barr RIDGLEY (son of William Francis RIDGELY Col. and Mary Elizabeth BARR) on 25 Jan 1893 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio. John Barr RIDGLEY was born between 31 Dec 1869 and 1871 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio.⁽¹²⁾ He died on 2 Aug 1903 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio. He was buried on 3 Aug 1903 in Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio. He has reference number RIN:147. !He was called J. F. on his birth record, John in the 1870 census, John D. in
the 1880 census, John in the 1900 census, and John B. on his marriage record.
He was called John on Rees' birth record and John Barr on his daughters' birth
record.

!James William Scott Felder and Some of His Descendants, a family story; In the
possession of Richard Wilson. Dora Sherman PERKINS and John Barr RIDGLEY had the following children:

14 i. Rees Richards RIDGELY was born on 2 Oct 1893 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio.⁽¹³⁾ He died on 20 Nov 1958 in Orange, Orange, California.⁽¹⁴⁾ He was buried on 22 Nov 1958 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. He has reference number RIN:149. !CENSUS: 1900 Steubenville, Ohio; FHL film #1,241,290; E.D. #77; Sheet #9;
line 1. Shows birth date as Oct 1891.

!He changed his sirname back to the original spelling of Ridgely.

OCCUPATION: He was an electrician for Edison. SSN 549-09-6716.

He is burried at Sunnyside Cemetary with his mother.

He never married.
15 ii. William Frances RIDGLEY was born on 16 Jun 1897 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio. He died in Mar 1923 in , , Colorado. He was buried in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio.⁽¹⁵⁾ He has reference number RIN:150. !CENSUS: 1900 Steubenville, Ohio; FHL Film #1,241,290; E.D. #77; Sheet #9;
line 2; He was called Frank.


He never married.
+16 iii. Josephine May RIDGLEY.

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