James A. was born on December 16th, 1869.1 James A.'s father is Alexander Ritchie and his mother is Elizabeth McKinney. His paternal grandfather is Hiram Ritchie and his paternal grandmother was Euphemy Pharbia Patrick. He had two brothers named William L. and John. He was the oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 85 on March 10th, 1955.1