Margaret Carroll was the fourth of seven children born to Daniel Carroll Jr. and Nancy (Sampey) Carroll.
She grew up in Wharton, Pennsylvania and on February 14, 1854, married Thomas Randolph Ritenour in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
To this union were born five children:
• Charles Henry Ritenour (1854 – 1911)
• Eliza Virginia Ritenour (1857 – 1932)
• Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Ritenour (1859 – 1906)
• Melina "Minnie" Jane Ritenour (1861 – 1911)
• Thomas James Edwin Ritenour (1863 - 1951)
The Civil War caused much personal heartache for Margaret. Her brother, John Carroll, served as a Corporal in the Union Army, was captured at the battle of Chickamauga, and died in 1864 while living in the horrid conditions of the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, known as Camp Sumpter.
On February 14, 1865, her husband, Thomas, enlisted in the Union Army at Macomb, Illinois. He served in Company C of the Illinois 151 Infantry - a Regiment that had been organized with one-year soldier commitments. On July 31, 1865, his Regiment was assigned duty in Columbus, Georgia, where one of the last battles of the Civil War had taken place a few months prior. While in Columbus, Thomas's Regiment engaged in some guerrilla skirmishes but saw no organized fighting.
Thomas developed a fever from Typhoid and died in the regimental hospital in Columbus on September 16, 1865. His body was initially buried in Linwood Cemetery but was later moved to Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia.
On April 3, 1869, Margaret re-married a man who was the older brother of her fallen former husband. His name was James Edward Ritenour (1825 – 1898). To this new union was born a baby girl in 1871 they named, Katie Ethel Ritenour. Sadly, the baby only lived for six months.
Margaret died of cancer in December of 1894. It is presumed she was living with or near her daughter, Melinda "Minnie" Logan at the time because she was buried in the Miltonvale cemetery.
She grew up in Wharton, Pennsylvania and on February 14, 1854, married Thomas Randolph Ritenour in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
To this union were born five children:
• Charles Henry Ritenour (1854 – 1911)
• Eliza Virginia Ritenour (1857 – 1932)
• Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Ritenour (1859 – 1906)
• Melina "Minnie" Jane Ritenour (1861 – 1911)
• Thomas James Edwin Ritenour (1863 - 1951)
The Civil War caused much personal heartache for Margaret. Her brother, John Carroll, served as a Corporal in the Union Army, was captured at the battle of Chickamauga, and died in 1864 while living in the horrid conditions of the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, known as Camp Sumpter.
On February 14, 1865, her husband, Thomas, enlisted in the Union Army at Macomb, Illinois. He served in Company C of the Illinois 151 Infantry - a Regiment that had been organized with one-year soldier commitments. On July 31, 1865, his Regiment was assigned duty in Columbus, Georgia, where one of the last battles of the Civil War had taken place a few months prior. While in Columbus, Thomas's Regiment engaged in some guerrilla skirmishes but saw no organized fighting.
Thomas developed a fever from Typhoid and died in the regimental hospital in Columbus on September 16, 1865. His body was initially buried in Linwood Cemetery but was later moved to Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia.
On April 3, 1869, Margaret re-married a man who was the older brother of her fallen former husband. His name was James Edward Ritenour (1825 – 1898). To this new union was born a baby girl in 1871 they named, Katie Ethel Ritenour. Sadly, the baby only lived for six months.
Margaret died of cancer in December of 1894. It is presumed she was living with or near her daughter, Melinda "Minnie" Logan at the time because she was buried in the Miltonvale cemetery.
Margaret Carroll was the fourth of seven children born to Daniel Carroll Jr. and Nancy (Sampey) Carroll.
She grew up in Wharton, Pennsylvania and on February 14, 1854, married Thomas Randolph Ritenour in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
To this union were born five children:
• Charles Henry Ritenour (1854 – 1911)
• Eliza Virginia Ritenour (1857 – 1932)
• Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Ritenour (1859 – 1906)
• Melina "Minnie" Jane Ritenour (1861 – 1911)
• Thomas James Edwin Ritenour (1863 - 1951)
The Civil War caused much personal heartache for Margaret. Her brother, John Carroll, served as a Corporal in the Union Army, was captured at the battle of Chickamauga, and died in 1864 while living in the horrid conditions of the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, known as Camp Sumpter.
On February 14, 1865, her husband, Thomas, enlisted in the Union Army at Macomb, Illinois. He served in Company C of the Illinois 151 Infantry - a Regiment that had been organized with one-year soldier commitments. On July 31, 1865, his Regiment was assigned duty in Columbus, Georgia, where one of the last battles of the Civil War had taken place a few months prior. While in Columbus, Thomas's Regiment engaged in some guerrilla skirmishes but saw no organized fighting.
Thomas developed a fever from Typhoid and died in the regimental hospital in Columbus on September 16, 1865. His body was initially buried in Linwood Cemetery but was later moved to Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia.
On April 3, 1869, Margaret re-married a man who was the older brother of her fallen former husband. His name was James Edward Ritenour (1825 – 1898). To this new union was born a baby girl in 1871 they named, Katie Ethel Ritenour. Sadly, the baby only lived for six months.
Margaret died of cancer in December of 1894. It is presumed she was living with or near her daughter, Melinda "Minnie" Logan at the time because she was buried in the Miltonvale cemetery.
She grew up in Wharton, Pennsylvania and on February 14, 1854, married Thomas Randolph Ritenour in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
To this union were born five children:
• Charles Henry Ritenour (1854 – 1911)
• Eliza Virginia Ritenour (1857 – 1932)
• Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Ritenour (1859 – 1906)
• Melina "Minnie" Jane Ritenour (1861 – 1911)
• Thomas James Edwin Ritenour (1863 - 1951)
The Civil War caused much personal heartache for Margaret. Her brother, John Carroll, served as a Corporal in the Union Army, was captured at the battle of Chickamauga, and died in 1864 while living in the horrid conditions of the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, known as Camp Sumpter.
On February 14, 1865, her husband, Thomas, enlisted in the Union Army at Macomb, Illinois. He served in Company C of the Illinois 151 Infantry - a Regiment that had been organized with one-year soldier commitments. On July 31, 1865, his Regiment was assigned duty in Columbus, Georgia, where one of the last battles of the Civil War had taken place a few months prior. While in Columbus, Thomas's Regiment engaged in some guerrilla skirmishes but saw no organized fighting.
Thomas developed a fever from Typhoid and died in the regimental hospital in Columbus on September 16, 1865. His body was initially buried in Linwood Cemetery but was later moved to Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia.
On April 3, 1869, Margaret re-married a man who was the older brother of her fallen former husband. His name was James Edward Ritenour (1825 – 1898). To this new union was born a baby girl in 1871 they named, Katie Ethel Ritenour. Sadly, the baby only lived for six months.
Margaret died of cancer in December of 1894. It is presumed she was living with or near her daughter, Melinda "Minnie" Logan at the time because she was buried in the Miltonvale cemetery.
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