The Morning Union Grass Valley, California Saturday August 18, 1900 Page 3
A. J. RIDGE IS DEAD
One of the County’s Ablest Attorneys Passes to That Unknown World.
One by one the men who settled in Grass Valley in early days are passing away. Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, A. J. Ridge died at Berkeley, where he went some time ago in hopes that a change of climate would prove beneficial to him. Mr. Ridge had been ailing for a year or more with stomach and liver trouble, but for a time he rallied and his relatives and friends had hopes that he would eventually recover.
A few months ago Mr. Ridge went to Alaska, but the rigorous climate country did not agree with him, and after remaining there a short time, he returned to Grass Valley. His stay here was of brief duration, his friends having advised him to go to Berkeley or one of the other bay cities.
Andrew Jackson Ridge first saw the light of day in a Georgia town in the year 1835. At an early age he moved with his parents to Cherokee Nation, where he resided until the death of his father in 1839. The family then moved to Arkansas, and after graduating from the public schools, the subject of this sketch attended Arkansas College. At the close of his college career, he commenced the study of law and in the year 1856 was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arkansas. The deceased saw a good field for the practice of his profession in Austin, Texas, and in that city he “hung out his shingle.” He met with good success as an attorney-at-law, and also paid considerable attention to farming. In the early days, his brother, John R. Ridge, who has long since passed away, was the editor of the old Grass Valley National, and it was in order to see him that A. J. Ridge made his first visit to Grass Valley in 1868. He was favorably impressed with the place and decided to locate. This city has been his home almost continuously ever since.
Many able men have practiced at the Nevada county bar and many have since won fame, but it is doubtful if any of them were endowed with a greater judicial mind than A. J. Ridge. He had the ability to see deep into things, and his services were in demand on many occasions when important cases were to come up in the Courts. Mr. Ridge was a man of genial disposition, liberal in his views, and above all, honorable in his dealings with his fellow men. There is much sorrow felt by the bar of the county and the citizens in general over his death.
The deceased was married at Austin, Texas, in 1856, to Miss Helen C. Doom, and as a result of the union, several children were born, of whom the following, besides a wife and one or more sisters survive him: Darcey and Frank Ridge; Mrs. Nannie Frick and Miss Jessie Nivens.
The remains will arrive in Grass Valley on this afternoon’s train. The date of the funeral has not yet been set. (Transcribed by Deanna)
[Andrew Jackson Ridge (Cherokee) was the son of John Ridge (who was assassinated in 1839) and Sarah Bird Northrup. He had the following siblings: John Rollin, Clarinda, Herman Dagget, Aeneas E. Sr., Susan Catherine, and Flora Chamberlain Ridge Polson.
They had the following children:
John Randolph (b. 1885)
Nancy (1859-1947) who married Jesse Evans Frick
Darsie Ridge (1861-1932) who married Ella M.
Jessica Bird (1864-1909) who married Archibald Nivens
Andrew Rollin ( 1866-1970)
Frank Beatty Ridge (1873- ) Married Antionia V. (Tonita Vallejo) and divorced by 1930. She actually died May 5, 1928 in San Francisco) Have seen he died in El Paso, but I am not sure about that. Frank was definately the black sheep of the family.] - Deanna
More about Andrew Jackson Ridge
1851 Drennan roll: Delaware, 492
Aka (Facts Pg): U-li-ni-gi-da
Education: Abt. 1851, college at Fayetteville, AR
Translation: U-li-ni-gi-da = Strong - Contributor Alice P. - Thank you]
A. J. RIDGE IS DEAD
One of the County’s Ablest Attorneys Passes to That Unknown World.
One by one the men who settled in Grass Valley in early days are passing away. Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, A. J. Ridge died at Berkeley, where he went some time ago in hopes that a change of climate would prove beneficial to him. Mr. Ridge had been ailing for a year or more with stomach and liver trouble, but for a time he rallied and his relatives and friends had hopes that he would eventually recover.
A few months ago Mr. Ridge went to Alaska, but the rigorous climate country did not agree with him, and after remaining there a short time, he returned to Grass Valley. His stay here was of brief duration, his friends having advised him to go to Berkeley or one of the other bay cities.
Andrew Jackson Ridge first saw the light of day in a Georgia town in the year 1835. At an early age he moved with his parents to Cherokee Nation, where he resided until the death of his father in 1839. The family then moved to Arkansas, and after graduating from the public schools, the subject of this sketch attended Arkansas College. At the close of his college career, he commenced the study of law and in the year 1856 was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arkansas. The deceased saw a good field for the practice of his profession in Austin, Texas, and in that city he “hung out his shingle.” He met with good success as an attorney-at-law, and also paid considerable attention to farming. In the early days, his brother, John R. Ridge, who has long since passed away, was the editor of the old Grass Valley National, and it was in order to see him that A. J. Ridge made his first visit to Grass Valley in 1868. He was favorably impressed with the place and decided to locate. This city has been his home almost continuously ever since.
Many able men have practiced at the Nevada county bar and many have since won fame, but it is doubtful if any of them were endowed with a greater judicial mind than A. J. Ridge. He had the ability to see deep into things, and his services were in demand on many occasions when important cases were to come up in the Courts. Mr. Ridge was a man of genial disposition, liberal in his views, and above all, honorable in his dealings with his fellow men. There is much sorrow felt by the bar of the county and the citizens in general over his death.
The deceased was married at Austin, Texas, in 1856, to Miss Helen C. Doom, and as a result of the union, several children were born, of whom the following, besides a wife and one or more sisters survive him: Darcey and Frank Ridge; Mrs. Nannie Frick and Miss Jessie Nivens.
The remains will arrive in Grass Valley on this afternoon’s train. The date of the funeral has not yet been set. (Transcribed by Deanna)
[Andrew Jackson Ridge (Cherokee) was the son of John Ridge (who was assassinated in 1839) and Sarah Bird Northrup. He had the following siblings: John Rollin, Clarinda, Herman Dagget, Aeneas E. Sr., Susan Catherine, and Flora Chamberlain Ridge Polson.
They had the following children:
John Randolph (b. 1885)
Nancy (1859-1947) who married Jesse Evans Frick
Darsie Ridge (1861-1932) who married Ella M.
Jessica Bird (1864-1909) who married Archibald Nivens
Andrew Rollin ( 1866-1970)
Frank Beatty Ridge (1873- ) Married Antionia V. (Tonita Vallejo) and divorced by 1930. She actually died May 5, 1928 in San Francisco) Have seen he died in El Paso, but I am not sure about that. Frank was definately the black sheep of the family.] - Deanna
More about Andrew Jackson Ridge
1851 Drennan roll: Delaware, 492
Aka (Facts Pg): U-li-ni-gi-da
Education: Abt. 1851, college at Fayetteville, AR
Translation: U-li-ni-gi-da = Strong - Contributor Alice P. - Thank you]
The Morning Union Grass Valley, California Saturday August 18, 1900 Page 3
A. J. RIDGE IS DEAD
One of the County’s Ablest Attorneys Passes to That Unknown World.
One by one the men who settled in Grass Valley in early days are passing away. Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, A. J. Ridge died at Berkeley, where he went some time ago in hopes that a change of climate would prove beneficial to him. Mr. Ridge had been ailing for a year or more with stomach and liver trouble, but for a time he rallied and his relatives and friends had hopes that he would eventually recover.
A few months ago Mr. Ridge went to Alaska, but the rigorous climate country did not agree with him, and after remaining there a short time, he returned to Grass Valley. His stay here was of brief duration, his friends having advised him to go to Berkeley or one of the other bay cities.
Andrew Jackson Ridge first saw the light of day in a Georgia town in the year 1835. At an early age he moved with his parents to Cherokee Nation, where he resided until the death of his father in 1839. The family then moved to Arkansas, and after graduating from the public schools, the subject of this sketch attended Arkansas College. At the close of his college career, he commenced the study of law and in the year 1856 was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arkansas. The deceased saw a good field for the practice of his profession in Austin, Texas, and in that city he “hung out his shingle.” He met with good success as an attorney-at-law, and also paid considerable attention to farming. In the early days, his brother, John R. Ridge, who has long since passed away, was the editor of the old Grass Valley National, and it was in order to see him that A. J. Ridge made his first visit to Grass Valley in 1868. He was favorably impressed with the place and decided to locate. This city has been his home almost continuously ever since.
Many able men have practiced at the Nevada county bar and many have since won fame, but it is doubtful if any of them were endowed with a greater judicial mind than A. J. Ridge. He had the ability to see deep into things, and his services were in demand on many occasions when important cases were to come up in the Courts. Mr. Ridge was a man of genial disposition, liberal in his views, and above all, honorable in his dealings with his fellow men. There is much sorrow felt by the bar of the county and the citizens in general over his death.
The deceased was married at Austin, Texas, in 1856, to Miss Helen C. Doom, and as a result of the union, several children were born, of whom the following, besides a wife and one or more sisters survive him: Darcey and Frank Ridge; Mrs. Nannie Frick and Miss Jessie Nivens.
The remains will arrive in Grass Valley on this afternoon’s train. The date of the funeral has not yet been set. (Transcribed by Deanna)
[Andrew Jackson Ridge (Cherokee) was the son of John Ridge (who was assassinated in 1839) and Sarah Bird Northrup. He had the following siblings: John Rollin, Clarinda, Herman Dagget, Aeneas E. Sr., Susan Catherine, and Flora Chamberlain Ridge Polson.
They had the following children:
John Randolph (b. 1885)
Nancy (1859-1947) who married Jesse Evans Frick
Darsie Ridge (1861-1932) who married Ella M.
Jessica Bird (1864-1909) who married Archibald Nivens
Andrew Rollin ( 1866-1970)
Frank Beatty Ridge (1873- ) Married Antionia V. (Tonita Vallejo) and divorced by 1930. She actually died May 5, 1928 in San Francisco) Have seen he died in El Paso, but I am not sure about that. Frank was definately the black sheep of the family.] - Deanna
More about Andrew Jackson Ridge
1851 Drennan roll: Delaware, 492
Aka (Facts Pg): U-li-ni-gi-da
Education: Abt. 1851, college at Fayetteville, AR
Translation: U-li-ni-gi-da = Strong - Contributor Alice P. - Thank you]
A. J. RIDGE IS DEAD
One of the County’s Ablest Attorneys Passes to That Unknown World.
One by one the men who settled in Grass Valley in early days are passing away. Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, A. J. Ridge died at Berkeley, where he went some time ago in hopes that a change of climate would prove beneficial to him. Mr. Ridge had been ailing for a year or more with stomach and liver trouble, but for a time he rallied and his relatives and friends had hopes that he would eventually recover.
A few months ago Mr. Ridge went to Alaska, but the rigorous climate country did not agree with him, and after remaining there a short time, he returned to Grass Valley. His stay here was of brief duration, his friends having advised him to go to Berkeley or one of the other bay cities.
Andrew Jackson Ridge first saw the light of day in a Georgia town in the year 1835. At an early age he moved with his parents to Cherokee Nation, where he resided until the death of his father in 1839. The family then moved to Arkansas, and after graduating from the public schools, the subject of this sketch attended Arkansas College. At the close of his college career, he commenced the study of law and in the year 1856 was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arkansas. The deceased saw a good field for the practice of his profession in Austin, Texas, and in that city he “hung out his shingle.” He met with good success as an attorney-at-law, and also paid considerable attention to farming. In the early days, his brother, John R. Ridge, who has long since passed away, was the editor of the old Grass Valley National, and it was in order to see him that A. J. Ridge made his first visit to Grass Valley in 1868. He was favorably impressed with the place and decided to locate. This city has been his home almost continuously ever since.
Many able men have practiced at the Nevada county bar and many have since won fame, but it is doubtful if any of them were endowed with a greater judicial mind than A. J. Ridge. He had the ability to see deep into things, and his services were in demand on many occasions when important cases were to come up in the Courts. Mr. Ridge was a man of genial disposition, liberal in his views, and above all, honorable in his dealings with his fellow men. There is much sorrow felt by the bar of the county and the citizens in general over his death.
The deceased was married at Austin, Texas, in 1856, to Miss Helen C. Doom, and as a result of the union, several children were born, of whom the following, besides a wife and one or more sisters survive him: Darcey and Frank Ridge; Mrs. Nannie Frick and Miss Jessie Nivens.
The remains will arrive in Grass Valley on this afternoon’s train. The date of the funeral has not yet been set. (Transcribed by Deanna)
[Andrew Jackson Ridge (Cherokee) was the son of John Ridge (who was assassinated in 1839) and Sarah Bird Northrup. He had the following siblings: John Rollin, Clarinda, Herman Dagget, Aeneas E. Sr., Susan Catherine, and Flora Chamberlain Ridge Polson.
They had the following children:
John Randolph (b. 1885)
Nancy (1859-1947) who married Jesse Evans Frick
Darsie Ridge (1861-1932) who married Ella M.
Jessica Bird (1864-1909) who married Archibald Nivens
Andrew Rollin ( 1866-1970)
Frank Beatty Ridge (1873- ) Married Antionia V. (Tonita Vallejo) and divorced by 1930. She actually died May 5, 1928 in San Francisco) Have seen he died in El Paso, but I am not sure about that. Frank was definately the black sheep of the family.] - Deanna
More about Andrew Jackson Ridge
1851 Drennan roll: Delaware, 492
Aka (Facts Pg): U-li-ni-gi-da
Education: Abt. 1851, college at Fayetteville, AR
Translation: U-li-ni-gi-da = Strong - Contributor Alice P. - Thank you]
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