BIOGRAPHIES: Patrick RITCHIE, Comstock, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Vic Gulickson 03 January 2004 ************************************************************************ Patrick Ritchie, garage man and automobile agent of Comstock, was born in Cumberland Township, July 2, 1895, the son of Pio and Isabella Ritchie, natives of Italy. He was reared in Cumberland and Crystal Lake Townships, worked with his parents and attended district school. In 1916 he attended the Ray Automobile and Tractor school at Kansas City, Missouri. In the meantime since boyhood he had been interested in music and had become a proficient performer with the clarinet and saxophone. He was inducted into the United States army July 15, 1918, and was sent to Camp Hancock, Georgia, where he was assigned to duty as a musician. He was discharged Jan. 15, 1919. Then he came back to Barron County and opened his present garage. He understands automobiles thoroughly and does general repair work, carrying a full line of automobile accessories and supplies. He also has the local agency for the Birch car. He is well liked in the community and is building up a good business. Mr. Ritchie married Muriel Nelson, daughter of Fred and Anna Nelson, both natives of Wisconsin, and now farming in Crystal Lake Township. Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie have two children: Mabel, born Nov. 30, 1919, and Sylvia, born Feb. 20, 1921. --Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 776. © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm