Lula B. was born on April 19th, 1874.1 Lula B.'s father is Marcum Ritchie and her mother is Mander Jane Hesterfield. Her paternal grandfather is Hiram Ritchie and her paternal grandmother was Euphemy Pharbia Patrick. She had two sisters named Bertha Ida and Ella. She was the oldest of the three children. She died at the age of 73 on December 14th, 1947.1