Nicholaus Jacob Ritger

1846 - 1870  (24 years)

• Name	Nicholaus Jacob Ritger  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	19 Jun 1846	New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Nicholas
  Race	Race  [2, 4]
  Residence	1850	Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Residence	1860	Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [3]
  	Age: 15
  Occupation	1870	Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  	Farmer
  Reference Number	6182
  Residence	1870	Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [4]
  	24 Age: 24; FatherForeignBirth: Yes; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; MotherForeignBirth: Yes; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 4500; Farmer Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	1870	Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  	Age: 24
  Death	24 Jun 1870  [6, 7]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Joseph Ritger,   b. 5 Aug 1834, New York, USA + 2. Elizabeth Ritger,   b. 19 Jul 1838, New York, USA ▻ Mr. Weiss   3. Andrew Ritger,   b. 1840, New York, USA d. 29 Jun 1863, Young's Point, Madison Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 23 years)   4. John Ritger,   b. 1843, Schuyler, Herkimer County, New York, USA d. 20 Jul 1863, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 20 years) + 5. Nicholaus Jacob Ritger,   b. 19 Jun 1846, New York, USA d. 24 Jun 1870  (Age 24 years) ▻ Margaretha + 6. Mary Ritger,   b. 11 Oct 1851, Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA d. 6 Jan 1916, Cassel, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 64 years) ▻ John Kordus,  m. 1871 + 7. George A. Ritger,   b. 22 Jan 1854, Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA d. 19 Dec 1912, Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 58 years) ▻ Augusta Valeski,  m. 15 May 1877
  Person ID	I6182	Ritger-Rittger Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Ritger,   b. 23 Sep 1807, Kleinwallstadt, Miltenberg, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany d. 31 Jul 1882, Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Katharine Seubert,   b. 31 Dec 1812, Bavaria, Germany d. 10 Oct 1881, Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1833	Utica, Oneida County, New York, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F2230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaretha,   b. 1848, Bavaria, Germany
  Children	1. Caroline Ritger,   b. 1868, Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Ritger,   b. Mar 1870, Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jun 1846 - New York, USA Residence - 1850 - Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - Age: 15 - 1860 - Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Occupation - Farmer - 1870 - Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 24 Age: 24; FatherForeignBirth: Yes; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; MotherForeignBirth: Yes; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 4500; Farmer Occupation: Farmer - 1870 - Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - Age: 24 - 1870 - Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1870 CENSUS- Addison,Wisconsin (Washington) PAGE 24? DWELLING 181, FAMILY 139. REAL ESTATE VALUE 4300, PERSONAL PROPERTY 300. WITH WIFE (SPELLING UNKNOWN) AGE 22, BORN IN Bavaria. TWO KIDS, CAROLINE AND JOHN. FATHER AND MOTHER JACOB AGE 68, AND CATHERINA AGE 59. GEORGE RITGER AGE 15, NICHOLAUS'S BROTHER ALSO LIVED WITH NICHOLAUS IN 1870.

  
  

• Sources

  [S347] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;). Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA, roll M432_1008, page 15A, image . 1850 United States Federal Census [S363] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1742; Page: 354B; Image: 29; Family History Library Film: 553241. Record for Nicolaus Ritger http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=6051223&indiv=try 1870 United States Federal Census - Nicholaus Jacob Ritger Year: 1870; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1742; Page: 354B; Image: 29; Family History Library Film: 553241 [S338] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1438; Page: 44; Image: 50; Family History Library Film: 805438. Record for Nicholas Ritger http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=36493505&indiv=try 1860 United States Federal Census - Nicholaus Jacob Ritger Year: 1860; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1438; Page: 44; Image: 50; Family History Library Film: 805438 [S363] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1742; Page: 354B. Record for John Ritger https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=6051222&indiv=try 1870 United States Federal Census - Nicholaus Jacob Ritger Year: 1870; Census Place: Addison, Washington, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1742; Page: 354B; Image: 29; Family History Library Film: 553241 Footnote: STRAUB PAPERS, 1870 CENSUS. Footnote: STRAUB PAPERS. [S110] Jay Scott German, German - Ambrowiak Family Tree, (Name: GermanAmbrowiak.FTW;). Date of Import: 14 Jan 2005