John Ritchie
Deceased Person
1817 – 1887
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Who was John Ritchie?
John Ritchie was an abolitionist who moved from Franklin, Indiana to Topeka, Kansas Territory, in early spring of 1855 in search of cheap land and to help Kansas enter the country as a "free" state.
His wife, Mary Jane Shelledy Ritchie, was the fifth woman to settle in Topeka and their young son, Hale was the third child.
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- Born
- Jul 17, 1817
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Topeka
- Died
- Aug 31, 1887
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on July 23, 2013
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