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February 16, 2001
Hi, I am intrigued by the name Richey. My great
grandmother was Evie Ritchie, and she was married to J
D Allison. They lived in Texas, I think near Paris, and
possibly in a town called Sumner. My grandmother Gertie
Allison was born in the late 1800's. She had a sister
named Nora. Gertie Allison married Oner Parsons, and they
lived in Texas before moving to Hugo, Oklahoma. I am having
a hard time finding records of my Texas ancestors, but
I am hoping you might shed some light on Evie Ritchie.
She was married several times, so her last names were
also Ward and Gimple, in addition to Allison. Thanks,
Dianne V
Dear Dianne, Sumner is northwest of Paris, Texas. You
might try the Lamar County Genealogical Society at http://gen.1starnet.com/
and the Texas State Library genealogy collection at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html
. My Richeys came from Steubenville, Ohio, right after
the Civil War. The name means "Little Richard" and comes
from Scotland: Glenshee, Perth County, in our case. -
Texpert
Dear
Howie, Thanks for the leads on following my Ritchie family.
For a while I thought they might be in the witness protection
program, but as with most things genealogical, one lead
leads to others. I appreciate your help. Dianne V
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