Below is a family biography included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Clark E. Ritter was born in Todd County, Ky., December 14, 1840, and is a son of Burwell C. and Editha Maxey, who were also born in Kentucky. The father was both a farmer and tobacco dealer, and was a prominent man of Kentucky. He represented his district in Congress, and was elected presidential elector from the State at large during the McClellan campaign. Clark E. is the fourth of eight children, and was reared on a farm. After attaining his majority he began clerking in a store, and then engaged in the wholesale leaf tobacco trade. In 1878 he went to Nebraska, where he remained two years; in 1881 he settled in Neosho, and engaged in the grocery, provision and queensware business, carrying a fine stock of goods, but was burned out, being a heavy loser thereby. Since that time he has kept a notion store, and sells tobacco and cigars. He was married, September 21, 1873, to Lou Henry, a native of Versailles, Woodford Co., Ky., and they have one daughter, Edna. Mr. Ritter is a member of the Legion of Honor, and is a member of the Christian Church, in which he is an elder.
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This family biography is one of 220 biographies included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published in 1888.
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