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Peter Ritenour

Peter was born on March 19th, 1830 in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ Peter's father was Adam Ritenour Sr. and his mother was Hannah Sleasman (Ritenour). His paternal grandparents were George Reitenauer and Maria Elizabeth Snyder (Reitenauer, Gallentine); his maternal grandparents were George Sleasman Sr. and Demaris Miller (Sleasman). He had ten brothers and nine sisters, named Henry, Samuel, George, John, Jacob, Joseph, James, Adam, Christian, William, Hannah, Margaret, Susannah, Levina, Demaris, Katherine, Nancy, Anna Marie and Julia. He had a half-brother named George. He died at the age of 76 on March 30th, 1906 in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was buried at the Normalville Cemetery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹

Occupation Details
- Peter's occupation was Farmer in agriculture.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- George Reitenauer
  - b.~ 1750 d.< 1784 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA
  
  Adam Ritenour Sr.
  - b.14 Feb 1776 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA d.1858 in Springfield township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Jacob Schneider
  - b.01 Jun 1725 in Grunwetterspach, duchy of Wuerttemberg Germany d.27 Sep 1778 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA
  
  Maria Elizabeth Snyder (Reitenauer, Gallentine)
  - b.11 Jun 1760 d.01 Oct 1836 in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Michael Bissinger
  
  Maria Magdalena Bissinger (Schneider)
  - b.15 Mar 1731 in Ensweingen Wuertemberg, Germany d.13 Feb 1810
  
  Anna Maria Mayer (Bissinger)
  
  Peter Ritenour
  - b.19 Mar 1830 in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA d.30 Mar 1906 in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
  
  Christopher Sleesman
  
  George Sleasman Sr.
  - b. in New Jersey, USA d.1812
  
  Catherine Ars (Sleesman)
  
  Hannah Sleasman (Ritenour)
  - b.1781 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
  
  Demaris Miller (Sleasman)

Personal Timeline

Peter's family

Wife's Pictures

This picture sourced from Ole Adam Ridenour's Neighborhood.

Peter and Hannah were married in a religious & civil ceremony in 1858 in Springfield township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ They had five sons and three daughters, named Joseph, George, Samuel, Braden, Harry, Agnes, Cora and Hester. The family line is yet to be completed.

Children
- Joseph Grimm Ritenour
  Joseph was born on April 20th, 1854 in Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He died at the age of 81 on January 15th, 1936 in Springfield township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was buried on January 19th, 1936 in Hillview Cemetery, Rogers Mill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹¹
  
  George Grimm Ritenour
  George was born in 1860.¹ He died at the age of 51 in 1911. He was buried at the Normalville Cemetery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹¹
  
  Agnes Ritenour (Grimm)
  Agnes was born in 1862.¹
  
  Officer Samuel Grimm Ritenour
  Samuel was born in 1862 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He died at the age of 92 in 1954 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was buried at the Normalville Cemetery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹¹
  
  John Braden Grimm Ritenour
  John, known as Braden, was born in 1872.¹ He died at the age of 79 in 1951. He was buried at the Normalville Cemetery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹¹
  
  Cora Ritenour
  Cora was born in 1875 in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹
  
  Harry Ritenour
  Harry was born in 1877 in Salt Lick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹
  
  Hester Ann Ritenour (Haggerty, Gesekey)

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