She was the daughter of James Howard and Sophia Ridgely Howard.
On February 24, 1851 as Margaret S. Howard, she married Charles Ridgely at Baltimore, Maryland.
They were cousins.
They were the parents of eight children.
The Baltimore Sun Sunday, April 3, 1904
Mrs. Margaretta Sophia Ridgely
The funeral of Mrs. Margaretta Sophia Ridgely, widow of Captain Charles Ridgely, who died on Thursday last at her city home, 825 Park Avenue, took place yesterday afternoon from the Hampton mansion, near Towson, whither the remains were removed yesterday morning. The service was largely attended by friends of the deceased from the county and city. Rev. Dr. William M. Dame, rector of Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, officiated, with the assistance of Rev. W.H.H. Powers, rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Towson. The pallbearers were Dr. James McHenry Howard and Mr. H.C. Howard, brothers of the deceased; Messrs. Julian Leroy White, Charles R. Howard and William H. Buckler, nephews, Messrs. Charles R. Ridgely, John Ridgely Jr. and David Stewart Ridgely, grandsons. Interment was made in the family vault on the Ridgely estate, near Towson.
Colonial Families Of The Southern States Of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, Tobias A. Wright, New York, 1911.
Charles Ridgely, of Hampton, Baltimore County, Maryland, born March 22, 1830, at Hampton; died March 29, 1872, in Rome, Italy; married Margaret Sophia Howard, born September 24, 1824; daughter of James and Sophia Gough (Ridgely) Howard.
Issue:
John, born December 22, 1851; of whom later.
Charles, born July 18, 1853; died May 10, 1873.
Howard, born January 7, 1855; married October 19, 1881, Helen Morris Tucker.
Otho Eichelberger, born January 30, 1856; married February 6, 1878, Henrietta Stewart Thomas, daughter of Charles and Maria Ridgely (Pue) Thomas, granddaughter of Dr. Tristam and Mary Frances (Goldsborough) Thomas, of Easton, Maryland and had issue.
Juliana Elizabeth Howard, married October 7, 1884, John Southgate Yeaton and had issue.
Edgar, born October 11, 1863; died August 14, 1864.
Eliza, untraced.
Margaretta Sophia, who is an enthused Missionary to Liberia, Africa.
On February 24, 1851 as Margaret S. Howard, she married Charles Ridgely at Baltimore, Maryland.
They were cousins.
They were the parents of eight children.
The Baltimore Sun Sunday, April 3, 1904
Mrs. Margaretta Sophia Ridgely
The funeral of Mrs. Margaretta Sophia Ridgely, widow of Captain Charles Ridgely, who died on Thursday last at her city home, 825 Park Avenue, took place yesterday afternoon from the Hampton mansion, near Towson, whither the remains were removed yesterday morning. The service was largely attended by friends of the deceased from the county and city. Rev. Dr. William M. Dame, rector of Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, officiated, with the assistance of Rev. W.H.H. Powers, rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Towson. The pallbearers were Dr. James McHenry Howard and Mr. H.C. Howard, brothers of the deceased; Messrs. Julian Leroy White, Charles R. Howard and William H. Buckler, nephews, Messrs. Charles R. Ridgely, John Ridgely Jr. and David Stewart Ridgely, grandsons. Interment was made in the family vault on the Ridgely estate, near Towson.
Colonial Families Of The Southern States Of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, Tobias A. Wright, New York, 1911.
Charles Ridgely, of Hampton, Baltimore County, Maryland, born March 22, 1830, at Hampton; died March 29, 1872, in Rome, Italy; married Margaret Sophia Howard, born September 24, 1824; daughter of James and Sophia Gough (Ridgely) Howard.
Issue:
John, born December 22, 1851; of whom later.
Charles, born July 18, 1853; died May 10, 1873.
Howard, born January 7, 1855; married October 19, 1881, Helen Morris Tucker.
Otho Eichelberger, born January 30, 1856; married February 6, 1878, Henrietta Stewart Thomas, daughter of Charles and Maria Ridgely (Pue) Thomas, granddaughter of Dr. Tristam and Mary Frances (Goldsborough) Thomas, of Easton, Maryland and had issue.
Juliana Elizabeth Howard, married October 7, 1884, John Southgate Yeaton and had issue.
Edgar, born October 11, 1863; died August 14, 1864.
Eliza, untraced.
Margaretta Sophia, who is an enthused Missionary to Liberia, Africa.
She was the daughter of James Howard and Sophia Ridgely Howard.
On February 24, 1851 as Margaret S. Howard, she married Charles Ridgely at Baltimore, Maryland.
They were cousins.
They were the parents of eight children.
The Baltimore Sun Sunday, April 3, 1904
Mrs. Margaretta Sophia Ridgely
The funeral of Mrs. Margaretta Sophia Ridgely, widow of Captain Charles Ridgely, who died on Thursday last at her city home, 825 Park Avenue, took place yesterday afternoon from the Hampton mansion, near Towson, whither the remains were removed yesterday morning. The service was largely attended by friends of the deceased from the county and city. Rev. Dr. William M. Dame, rector of Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, officiated, with the assistance of Rev. W.H.H. Powers, rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Towson. The pallbearers were Dr. James McHenry Howard and Mr. H.C. Howard, brothers of the deceased; Messrs. Julian Leroy White, Charles R. Howard and William H. Buckler, nephews, Messrs. Charles R. Ridgely, John Ridgely Jr. and David Stewart Ridgely, grandsons. Interment was made in the family vault on the Ridgely estate, near Towson.
Colonial Families Of The Southern States Of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, Tobias A. Wright, New York, 1911.
Charles Ridgely, of Hampton, Baltimore County, Maryland, born March 22, 1830, at Hampton; died March 29, 1872, in Rome, Italy; married Margaret Sophia Howard, born September 24, 1824; daughter of James and Sophia Gough (Ridgely) Howard.
Issue:
John, born December 22, 1851; of whom later.
Charles, born July 18, 1853; died May 10, 1873.
Howard, born January 7, 1855; married October 19, 1881, Helen Morris Tucker.
Otho Eichelberger, born January 30, 1856; married February 6, 1878, Henrietta Stewart Thomas, daughter of Charles and Maria Ridgely (Pue) Thomas, granddaughter of Dr. Tristam and Mary Frances (Goldsborough) Thomas, of Easton, Maryland and had issue.
Juliana Elizabeth Howard, married October 7, 1884, John Southgate Yeaton and had issue.
Edgar, born October 11, 1863; died August 14, 1864.
Eliza, untraced.
Margaretta Sophia, who is an enthused Missionary to Liberia, Africa.
On February 24, 1851 as Margaret S. Howard, she married Charles Ridgely at Baltimore, Maryland.
They were cousins.
They were the parents of eight children.
The Baltimore Sun Sunday, April 3, 1904
Mrs. Margaretta Sophia Ridgely
The funeral of Mrs. Margaretta Sophia Ridgely, widow of Captain Charles Ridgely, who died on Thursday last at her city home, 825 Park Avenue, took place yesterday afternoon from the Hampton mansion, near Towson, whither the remains were removed yesterday morning. The service was largely attended by friends of the deceased from the county and city. Rev. Dr. William M. Dame, rector of Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, officiated, with the assistance of Rev. W.H.H. Powers, rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Towson. The pallbearers were Dr. James McHenry Howard and Mr. H.C. Howard, brothers of the deceased; Messrs. Julian Leroy White, Charles R. Howard and William H. Buckler, nephews, Messrs. Charles R. Ridgely, John Ridgely Jr. and David Stewart Ridgely, grandsons. Interment was made in the family vault on the Ridgely estate, near Towson.
Colonial Families Of The Southern States Of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, Tobias A. Wright, New York, 1911.
Charles Ridgely, of Hampton, Baltimore County, Maryland, born March 22, 1830, at Hampton; died March 29, 1872, in Rome, Italy; married Margaret Sophia Howard, born September 24, 1824; daughter of James and Sophia Gough (Ridgely) Howard.
Issue:
John, born December 22, 1851; of whom later.
Charles, born July 18, 1853; died May 10, 1873.
Howard, born January 7, 1855; married October 19, 1881, Helen Morris Tucker.
Otho Eichelberger, born January 30, 1856; married February 6, 1878, Henrietta Stewart Thomas, daughter of Charles and Maria Ridgely (Pue) Thomas, granddaughter of Dr. Tristam and Mary Frances (Goldsborough) Thomas, of Easton, Maryland and had issue.
Juliana Elizabeth Howard, married October 7, 1884, John Southgate Yeaton and had issue.
Edgar, born October 11, 1863; died August 14, 1864.
Eliza, untraced.
Margaretta Sophia, who is an enthused Missionary to Liberia, Africa.
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