BIO: Joseph C. Ridge, Marion Co, KY ---------- Submitted by: Phyllis Hill History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1885 Pike County, Washington Township, page 407 JOSEPH C. RIDGE, recorder of Pike County, Ind., was born in Marion County, Ky., May 28, 1843. His parents, Isaac and Margaret H. (Nelson) Ridge, were natives of Maryland and Kentucky, respectively, and the parents of eight children. Our subject passed his boyhood on a farm and received a fair education. At the age of sixteen he left his native State and made his home with a brother who was living in Daviess County, Ind., until 1865, when he came with him to Pike County and located in Marion Township where he soon after served two terms as assessor, and at their expiration he was apointed county commissioner to fill a vacancy caused by death. In the meantime he resided on a farm and worked at tilling the soil. He has always been a Democrat in politics and in 1884 was elected by his party to his present office in which he is ably and efficiently discharging his duties. He is a member of the General Baptist Church, and is one of the enterprising and moral young men of Pike County and a trustworthy officer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.