Ritz, Beulah Edna

Ritz, Beulah Edna

Female 1913 - 2009  (95 years)

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  • Name Ritz, Beulah Edna  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 4 Jul 1913  Davis Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1920  Union, Davis, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1 Jan 1925  Davis Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1930  Union, Davis, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1940  Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife 
    Died 22 Feb 2009  Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • Henry County Health Center
    Buried 26 Feb 2009  Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
    Person ID I3288  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father Ritz, James Edward,   b. 15 Dec 1868, Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1954, Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ernst, Lieu Emma,   b. 27 Oct 1871, Schuyler Co., Mo Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1953  (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 14 Jan 1892  Union, Davis Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Documents
    1900 United States Federal Census - James Edward Ritz
    1900 United States Federal Census - James Edward Ritz
    Family ID F1391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Humphrey, Orphie Lee,   b. 20 Aug 1909, Chicken Ridge, Van Buren Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1991, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1933  Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Humphrey, Mary Lou,   b. 24 Aug 1933, Pulaski, Davis Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1933, Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Humphrey, Darlene Faye,   b. 3 Jun 1939, Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 2008, Sarasota, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
    Documents
    Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 - Orphie Lee Humphrey
    Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 - Orphie Lee Humphrey
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F1356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jul 1913 - Davis Co., Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Union, Davis, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Jan 1925 - Davis Co., Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Union, Davis, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Mar 1933 - Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Feb 2009 - Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Feb 2009 - Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Beulah Ritz Humphrey.jpg
    Humphrey, Orphie Lee 1909-1991; Beulah Edna [Ritz] 1913-2009
    Visit Mexico MO - Mexico Ledger 20 Aug 1947
    Beulah_1957_small.jpg
    Orphie_Beulah_1957.jpg

    Documents
    Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 - Orphie Lee Humphrey
    Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 - Orphie Lee Humphrey
    1920 United States Federal Census - James Edward Ritz
    1920 United States Federal Census - James Edward Ritz
    1930 United States Federal Census - Beulah Edna Ritz
    1930 United States Federal Census - Beulah Edna Ritz
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Lemma Ritz - Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    Lemma Ritz - Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Histories
    Beulah Edna Ritz Story.ftms
    Beulah Edna Ritz Story.ftms

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Beulah Humphrey

      MILTON: Beulah Humphrey, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant. She was born July 4, 1913 in Pulaski, Iowa to James Edward and LeuEmma Ernst Ritz. She married Orphie L. Humphrey March 2, 1933 in Lancaster, Missouri. He preceded her in death March 5, 1991. Orphie and Beulah spent most of their married lives in Milton, Iowa where they raised their three children. Orphie worked as a carpenter and Beulah was a homemaker. They moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1989. She was a member of the Lincoln Street Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant. She enjoyed reading, cross stitching, and embroidering.

      She is survived by a son, Carl (Betty) Humphrey of Milton, Florida; a daughter, Louise (Keith) Taylor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; 8 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a son-in-law, Roger Hervey of Fort Myers, Florida.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; 2 daughters, Darlene Hervey and infant Mary Lou Humphrey; 2 sisters, Alta Frymoyer and Velma Linkey; brothers Roy and Floss Ritz and an infant brother.
      Funeral services will be at 11am on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Cantril Christian Church in Cantril, Iowa with Pastors Jerry Caughron and Jim Hughes officiating. Burial will be in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton, Iowa. Visitation will begin after 10am on Thursday until the time of the service at the church. A memorial has been established to the Pleasant Manner Care Center Activity Fund.

  • Sources 
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      Date of Import: Nov 5, 2000

    2. [S701] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D;), Database online. Number: ; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1967.
      Record for Beulah E. Humphrey

    3. [S501] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      Record for Orphie Humphrey
      Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 - Orphie Lee Humphrey
      Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 - Orphie Lee Humphrey


    4. [S760] FindAGrave.com, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

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      Record for James E Ritz
      1920 United States Federal Census - James Edward Ritz
      1920 United States Federal Census - James Edward Ritz


    6. [S16] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;).
      Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
      For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
      Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing.
      Union, Davis, Iowa, ED , roll , page , image 1070.

    7. [S388] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Lemma Ritz
      Lemma Ritz - Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
      Lemma Ritz - Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925


    8. [S444] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Davis, Iowa; Roll: 651; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 816.0; FHL microfilm: 2340386.
      Record for Beulah E Ritz
      1930 United States Federal Census - Beulah Edna Ritz
      1930 United States Federal Census - Beulah Edna Ritz


    9. [S975] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Milton, Van Buren, Iowa; Roll: T627_1208; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 89-13.
      Record for Orphie Humphrey
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.


    10. [S193] Inhabitants of Wil, Zürich, Switzerland and Surrounds.
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    11. [S446] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Davis, Iowa; Roll: 428; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240428.
      Record for James E Ritz
      1900 United States Federal Census - James Edward Ritz
      1900 United States Federal Census - James Edward Ritz