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Male William Henry or Hanby Ridings Click to view William Henry or Hanby Ridings in the family tree Click to view William Henry or Hanby Ridings in the family tree

William was born on April 8th, 1835 in Hollowtown, Clay twp, Highland County, Ohio.1   William's father was Samuel Mathias Ridings and his mother was Catherine Ambrose.  His paternal grandparents were Dr. Peter Joseph Ridings and Mary Brotherton; his maternal grandparents were Rev. William Hanby Ambrose and Susanna B. Crum. He had nine brothers and a sister, named George, Peter, Christian, John, Louis, Samuel, Jacob, Joseph, James and Mary.  He was the oldest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 77 on April 9th, 1912 in Caldwell, Kansas.1 

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1 Phyllis Rowland, Descendants of Catherine Ambrose and Samuel Ridings