Ritchey / Diehl Ancestry and Genealogy

THE ANCESTRY WEBSITE represents over 300 years of the Ritchey/Diehl Ancestry. This information has been provided to me by my father, Douglas Ritchey; along with other sources of information from various pubilcations, the internet and individuals that have contacted me with their ancestry information. This research will always be ongoing and updates will only continue to grow our family tree.

This information will help youn's in your genealogical research. With your help, we can build an ancestry site that we can be proud of. Our heritage can be researched and reviewed by all members of the family no matter where they are located.
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November 18, 2008 - Ancestry Database additions! Total is 33,447 individuals and 10,723 Family Groups!

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ancestry cd-rom

Available now is an updated CD-Rom version of the 1975 book, "Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel Diehl and Margaretha Ritchey, his wife".

The information contained on this CD-Rom has been updated and greatly expanded to include several publications in one!
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Charles Buchanan
Charles William Buchanan, son of James Buchanan was born in 1870 in Kentucky. He was tragically killed by a train in 1917 while walking the tracks as he was deaf and never heard the train coming.

Alpha Wood
Alpha Omega Wood, daughter of Charles Buchanan was born in 1911 in Robinson Creek, KY. She was raised by Elizabeth Harvey after her father's death. She died of Cancer in 1971 a day before her 60th birthday.
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