Ray County, Missouri Biographies - Andrew J. Riffe (b. 1828)

Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.628


Andrew J. Riffe

Andrew J. Riffe. The gentleman whose name heads this article is a native of Casey county,
Kentucky. He is the son of John and Mary Riffe, and was born on the 6th day of April, 1828.
His parents removed to Missouri and settled in Ray county when he was eleven years of age,
and he was educated and grew up in this county. In the month of April, 1850, in company with
five other young men from the same vicinity, he went, with the hope of bettering his fortunes,
to the gold mines of the far west. After spending six months in a tedious overland trip,
suffering great hardships, and running the gauntlet of hostile bands of Indians, he and his
companions arrived in California. Mr. Riffe remained in California and other parts of the
west, until July, 1851, and then returned to his home in Ray county. He owns an excellent
farm of two hundred and forty acres, about one hundred and sixty acres in cultivation, forty
acres in pasture, and the remainder in woodland. His farm is under good substantial fences,
well watered and in a fine state of productiveness. It lies conveniently near good schools,
churches and markets. Mr. Riffe was married February 6, 1854, to Miss Angeline Dorton, a
native of the state of Kentucky. They became the parents of eight children, only three of
whom are now living: Charles, Lizzie and Archie. Mr. Riffe and his wife are active members 
of the Christian Church. He is a prosperous farmer and a valuable and influential citizen.


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