MUSCOGEE COUNTY GA Cemetery - Providence File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Franklin Ingram f_w_i@msn.com http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/cemeteries/provid.txt RITCH Cemetery, Muscogee County, GA The Ritch Cemetery, #38 on list in Library , #5 on the Map , Fort Benning Military Reservation, Muscogee Co GA, is located at the intersection of Moore Road and Beaumont Trail. There are 21 graves. Four graves are unmarked. Some of the Tombstones are large and ornate. The six Tombstones of the unmarried daughters of Emanuel and Sarah Jane Gilmore Ritch are shaped like the Washington Monument. A few are missing dates. The RITCH, GILMORE, AKIN, JOHNSON, MOTLEY, HARRIS, FULLER, BARBEE, TAFT, and MOORE families are represented. The following is an annotated listing from the Ritch Cemetery. All of the known children of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore are buried in this Cemetery with the exception their son, Thomas Jefferson Ritch. He and his wife, Julia Amanda Harris, are buried in the Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta, GA. The graves are marked as follows: 1) Julia Belle Ritch, 14 Feb 1873 – 9 Dec 1893 [Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Ritch and Julia Amanda Harris. Thomas Jefferson Ritch is the son of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. Julia Amanda Harris is the daughter of Gray Harris, born in NC, and Nancy Fuller, born in GA. Gray Harris and Nancy Fuller were married in Putnam Co GA.] 2) John L. Akin, 8 Feb 1898 – 28 Mar 1899 [Presumed son either of Zaidee G. Ritch and Charles F. Akin or of May Ritch and Charles Akin’s brother. Zaidee G. Ritch and May Ritch are daughters of James Heard Ritch and Sarah Ann Johnson. May and Zaidee married Akin brothers.] 3) Leila M. Akin, 9 May 1875 – 12 Jul 1899 [Presumed daughter either of Zaidee G. Ritch and Charles F. Akin or May Ritch and Charles Akin’s brother.] 4) James Heard Ritch, 13 Aug 1848 – 6 Jan 1918 [Son of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. Married Sarah Ann Johnson.] 5) Mrs. Sarah Ann Ritch, 11 Nov 1844 – 9 May 1924 [Sarah Ann Johnson, wife of James Heard Ritch and daughter of Samuel Johnson and Keziah Motley. Keziah Motley is the daughter of Thomas Motley and Lourina Barbee. Samuel Johnson is the son of Aron Johnson. Aron is buried in the Primitive Baptist Cemetery, St. Mary’s Road, Columbus, GA. A number of the Motleys and Johnsons are buried either in the Johnson Cemetery or in the Motley Cemetery, Fort Benning, GA.] 6) Jessie Clyde Moore, 20 Aug 1889 – 25 Jan 1910 [Relationship is unknown.] 7) John F. Ritch, 21 Oct 1854 – 7 May 1915 [John Frost Ritch, son of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. Married Pearl Taft (not sure that this is accurate or that the spelling is correct).] 8) Edward Gilmore Ritch, [No Date] – 22 May 1899 [Son of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. Edward died without issue and there were no marriages.] 9) Emanuel Ritch, 27 Jul 1814 – 31 Jan 1884 [Born in NC, probably old Mecklenburg Co, son of David Ritch. Married Sarah Jane Gilmore.] 10) Sarah Jane Ritch, 11 Dec 1816 – 12 Apr 1891 [Sarah Jane Gilmore, born in Washington Co GA according to the 1850 Muscogee Co GA Census. Married Emanuel Ritch.] 11) Miss Susan J. Ritch, [No Date] – 6 Feb 1895 [One of six daughters of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore who never married, who had no issue, and who continued to live in the home and on the farm of their parents.] 12) Martha E. Ritch, 13 Sep 1846 – 11 Nov 1902 [One of six daughters of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. See description of Susan J. Ritch.] 13) Missouri A. Ritch, Age 56 years, [No Date] – 12 Feb 1905 [One of six daughters of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. See description of Susan J. Ritch. 14) Sarah W. Ritch, 4 Aug 1844 – 25 Dec [1914] (Year broken or shot off) [One of six daughters of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. See description of Susan J. Ritch.] 15) Nancy A. Ritch, 13 Sep 1839 – 1 Jul 1909 [One of six daughters of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. See description of Susan J. Ritch.] 16) Mary M. Ritch, 6 Aug 1837 – 12 Dec 1914 [One of six daughters of Emanuel Ritch and Sarah Jane Gilmore. See description of Susan J. Ritch.] 17) Grover Cleveland Ritch, 1 Aug 1885 – 27 May 1887 [Son of Thomas Jefferson Ritch and Julia Amanda Harris.] 18) Unmarked: Four (4) graves. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============