Catherine Stine, daughter of Mary and Elias Stine, was born in 1837 near Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, where her family farmed, and her father entered land in 1837. The Stine's family migrated to McLean County, Illinois, in 1848-49, and in 1850 were enumerated in that county's Old Town Township. Elias Stine died in 1852.
Catherine Stine and Peter "Ridenower" were married on 25 November 1859 in McLean County. The couple were enumerated in 1860, 1865, and 1870 in McLean's Arrowsmith Township, where the couple's six or seven children were born.* By 1880, the Ridenour family was farming in Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio. Peter Ridenour's parents were also farming in that township.†
Catherine Ridenour died between 1880 and 1900. In the 1900 U.S. Census for Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio, Peter Ridenour was a widower, living in a brother's household.
Notes
1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Indiana; p. 250 (written).
[10.] Elias Stine.
1850 U.S. Census, North Side of Old Town Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 1623, family 1659, lines 30-37, p. 97 (printed), 8 Nov 1850.
30. Elias Stine [head], 77, farmer (real estate worth $300), Pennsylvania.
31. Mary -----, 50, North Carolina.
32. Jesse -----, 20, Indiana.
33. Luisa -----, 18, Indiana.
34. Polly -----, 15, Indiana.
35. Katy -----, 13, Indiana.
36. Eliza -----, 10, Indiana.
37. Ann -----, 6, Indiana.
1860 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 525, family 525, lines 31-37, p. 85 (written, later marked as p. 285), 9 Aug 1860. (Post Office: Senex)
31. Mary Stine [head], 60, Ga.
32. Elizabeth L. -----, 18, Ind.
33. Laura A. -----, 16, Ind.
34. Peter Ridenour, 26, farmer, Ohio. [Mary's son-in-law]
35. Catherine -----, 22, Ind. [Mary's daughter]
36. Lavina A. -----, 4, Ills.
37. Hanna F. -----, 1/12, Ills.
• Senex P. O. name changed to Arrowsmith in 1872.
A U.S. Civil War draft registration, 18 Aug 1863 listed Ridenour, Peter—age 28, farmer, married, born in Ohio—as being in Heyward, a village in McLean County's Randolph Twp.
1865 Illinois state census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., p. 176.
[27.] Peter Ridenour.
• Mary Stine on next line.
1870 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 61, family 61, lines 21-27, p. 8 (written), 26 Jul 1870. (Post Office: Saybrook)
21. Ridenour, Peter, 35, farmer ($2,500; $680), Ohio.
22. ----- Catherine, 30, keeping house, Indiana.
23. ----- Hannah F., 9, Illinois.
24. ----- Alfie E., 8, Illinois.
25. ----- Warren G., 6, Illinois.
26. ----- Dolly, 4, Illinois. [Martha]
27. ----- Orford H., 1, Illinois.
• Catherine could neither read nor write.
• Catherine's brother Charles Stine enumerated on same page.
1870 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 66, family 64, lines 6-8, p. 21 (printed), p. 9 (written), 27 Jul 1870.
6. Stine, Mary, 69, keeping house (personal property worth $200), North Carolina.
7. Ridenour, Louisa, 13, Illinois. [Lavina Ann?]
8. Clark, John, 55, living in family, Virginia.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 241, Washington Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio; dwelling 94, family 100, lines 4-9, p. 235 (printed), p. 11 (written), 8-9 Jun 1880.
4. Ridenour, Peter, 46, farmer; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Ma.
5. ----- Catherine, 41, keeping house; born in Ind., parents in N.C.
6. ----- Warren, 16, at home, Ill.
7. ----- Martha, 15, at home, Ill.
8. ----- Orford, 12, at school, Ill.
9. ----- Laura, 8, at school, Ill.
* Lavina Ann's parentage is uncertain. She was born about 1856—about 3 years prior to the marriage of Catherine Stine and Peter Ridenour. Lavina Ann Ridenour and John Donelly were married on 9 Oct 1872 in McLean Co. No subsequent record found.
† Peter Ridenour's parents, Catherine B. (née Hilbert) and George Ridenour, moved in 1839 from Harrison County, Ohio, to Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio.
Research note
As of 20 Oct 2023, there is on newspapers.com a gap in coverage of Defiance Co., Ohio, from 1887 to 1907. ohiomemory.org has no newspapers from that county. Not found on newspaperarchive.com or the Library of Congress website.
Reviewed 20 October 2023.
Catherine Stine and Peter "Ridenower" were married on 25 November 1859 in McLean County. The couple were enumerated in 1860, 1865, and 1870 in McLean's Arrowsmith Township, where the couple's six or seven children were born.* By 1880, the Ridenour family was farming in Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio. Peter Ridenour's parents were also farming in that township.†
Catherine Ridenour died between 1880 and 1900. In the 1900 U.S. Census for Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio, Peter Ridenour was a widower, living in a brother's household.
Notes
1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Indiana; p. 250 (written).
[10.] Elias Stine.
1850 U.S. Census, North Side of Old Town Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 1623, family 1659, lines 30-37, p. 97 (printed), 8 Nov 1850.
30. Elias Stine [head], 77, farmer (real estate worth $300), Pennsylvania.
31. Mary -----, 50, North Carolina.
32. Jesse -----, 20, Indiana.
33. Luisa -----, 18, Indiana.
34. Polly -----, 15, Indiana.
35. Katy -----, 13, Indiana.
36. Eliza -----, 10, Indiana.
37. Ann -----, 6, Indiana.
1860 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 525, family 525, lines 31-37, p. 85 (written, later marked as p. 285), 9 Aug 1860. (Post Office: Senex)
31. Mary Stine [head], 60, Ga.
32. Elizabeth L. -----, 18, Ind.
33. Laura A. -----, 16, Ind.
34. Peter Ridenour, 26, farmer, Ohio. [Mary's son-in-law]
35. Catherine -----, 22, Ind. [Mary's daughter]
36. Lavina A. -----, 4, Ills.
37. Hanna F. -----, 1/12, Ills.
• Senex P. O. name changed to Arrowsmith in 1872.
A U.S. Civil War draft registration, 18 Aug 1863 listed Ridenour, Peter—age 28, farmer, married, born in Ohio—as being in Heyward, a village in McLean County's Randolph Twp.
1865 Illinois state census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., p. 176.
[27.] Peter Ridenour.
• Mary Stine on next line.
1870 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 61, family 61, lines 21-27, p. 8 (written), 26 Jul 1870. (Post Office: Saybrook)
21. Ridenour, Peter, 35, farmer ($2,500; $680), Ohio.
22. ----- Catherine, 30, keeping house, Indiana.
23. ----- Hannah F., 9, Illinois.
24. ----- Alfie E., 8, Illinois.
25. ----- Warren G., 6, Illinois.
26. ----- Dolly, 4, Illinois. [Martha]
27. ----- Orford H., 1, Illinois.
• Catherine could neither read nor write.
• Catherine's brother Charles Stine enumerated on same page.
1870 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 66, family 64, lines 6-8, p. 21 (printed), p. 9 (written), 27 Jul 1870.
6. Stine, Mary, 69, keeping house (personal property worth $200), North Carolina.
7. Ridenour, Louisa, 13, Illinois. [Lavina Ann?]
8. Clark, John, 55, living in family, Virginia.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 241, Washington Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio; dwelling 94, family 100, lines 4-9, p. 235 (printed), p. 11 (written), 8-9 Jun 1880.
4. Ridenour, Peter, 46, farmer; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Ma.
5. ----- Catherine, 41, keeping house; born in Ind., parents in N.C.
6. ----- Warren, 16, at home, Ill.
7. ----- Martha, 15, at home, Ill.
8. ----- Orford, 12, at school, Ill.
9. ----- Laura, 8, at school, Ill.
* Lavina Ann's parentage is uncertain. She was born about 1856—about 3 years prior to the marriage of Catherine Stine and Peter Ridenour. Lavina Ann Ridenour and John Donelly were married on 9 Oct 1872 in McLean Co. No subsequent record found.
† Peter Ridenour's parents, Catherine B. (née Hilbert) and George Ridenour, moved in 1839 from Harrison County, Ohio, to Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio.
Research note
As of 20 Oct 2023, there is on newspapers.com a gap in coverage of Defiance Co., Ohio, from 1887 to 1907. ohiomemory.org has no newspapers from that county. Not found on newspaperarchive.com or the Library of Congress website.
Reviewed 20 October 2023.
Catherine Stine, daughter of Mary and Elias Stine, was born in 1837 near Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, where her family farmed, and her father entered land in 1837. The Stine's family migrated to McLean County, Illinois, in 1848-49, and in 1850 were enumerated in that county's Old Town Township. Elias Stine died in 1852.
Catherine Stine and Peter "Ridenower" were married on 25 November 1859 in McLean County. The couple were enumerated in 1860, 1865, and 1870 in McLean's Arrowsmith Township, where the couple's six or seven children were born.* By 1880, the Ridenour family was farming in Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio. Peter Ridenour's parents were also farming in that township.†
Catherine Ridenour died between 1880 and 1900. In the 1900 U.S. Census for Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio, Peter Ridenour was a widower, living in a brother's household.
Notes
1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Indiana; p. 250 (written).
[10.] Elias Stine.
1850 U.S. Census, North Side of Old Town Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 1623, family 1659, lines 30-37, p. 97 (printed), 8 Nov 1850.
30. Elias Stine [head], 77, farmer (real estate worth $300), Pennsylvania.
31. Mary -----, 50, North Carolina.
32. Jesse -----, 20, Indiana.
33. Luisa -----, 18, Indiana.
34. Polly -----, 15, Indiana.
35. Katy -----, 13, Indiana.
36. Eliza -----, 10, Indiana.
37. Ann -----, 6, Indiana.
1860 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 525, family 525, lines 31-37, p. 85 (written, later marked as p. 285), 9 Aug 1860. (Post Office: Senex)
31. Mary Stine [head], 60, Ga.
32. Elizabeth L. -----, 18, Ind.
33. Laura A. -----, 16, Ind.
34. Peter Ridenour, 26, farmer, Ohio. [Mary's son-in-law]
35. Catherine -----, 22, Ind. [Mary's daughter]
36. Lavina A. -----, 4, Ills.
37. Hanna F. -----, 1/12, Ills.
• Senex P. O. name changed to Arrowsmith in 1872.
A U.S. Civil War draft registration, 18 Aug 1863 listed Ridenour, Peter—age 28, farmer, married, born in Ohio—as being in Heyward, a village in McLean County's Randolph Twp.
1865 Illinois state census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., p. 176.
[27.] Peter Ridenour.
• Mary Stine on next line.
1870 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 61, family 61, lines 21-27, p. 8 (written), 26 Jul 1870. (Post Office: Saybrook)
21. Ridenour, Peter, 35, farmer ($2,500; $680), Ohio.
22. ----- Catherine, 30, keeping house, Indiana.
23. ----- Hannah F., 9, Illinois.
24. ----- Alfie E., 8, Illinois.
25. ----- Warren G., 6, Illinois.
26. ----- Dolly, 4, Illinois. [Martha]
27. ----- Orford H., 1, Illinois.
• Catherine could neither read nor write.
• Catherine's brother Charles Stine enumerated on same page.
1870 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 66, family 64, lines 6-8, p. 21 (printed), p. 9 (written), 27 Jul 1870.
6. Stine, Mary, 69, keeping house (personal property worth $200), North Carolina.
7. Ridenour, Louisa, 13, Illinois. [Lavina Ann?]
8. Clark, John, 55, living in family, Virginia.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 241, Washington Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio; dwelling 94, family 100, lines 4-9, p. 235 (printed), p. 11 (written), 8-9 Jun 1880.
4. Ridenour, Peter, 46, farmer; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Ma.
5. ----- Catherine, 41, keeping house; born in Ind., parents in N.C.
6. ----- Warren, 16, at home, Ill.
7. ----- Martha, 15, at home, Ill.
8. ----- Orford, 12, at school, Ill.
9. ----- Laura, 8, at school, Ill.
* Lavina Ann's parentage is uncertain. She was born about 1856—about 3 years prior to the marriage of Catherine Stine and Peter Ridenour. Lavina Ann Ridenour and John Donelly were married on 9 Oct 1872 in McLean Co. No subsequent record found.
† Peter Ridenour's parents, Catherine B. (née Hilbert) and George Ridenour, moved in 1839 from Harrison County, Ohio, to Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio.
Research note
As of 20 Oct 2023, there is on newspapers.com a gap in coverage of Defiance Co., Ohio, from 1887 to 1907. ohiomemory.org has no newspapers from that county. Not found on newspaperarchive.com or the Library of Congress website.
Reviewed 20 October 2023.
Catherine Stine and Peter "Ridenower" were married on 25 November 1859 in McLean County. The couple were enumerated in 1860, 1865, and 1870 in McLean's Arrowsmith Township, where the couple's six or seven children were born.* By 1880, the Ridenour family was farming in Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio. Peter Ridenour's parents were also farming in that township.†
Catherine Ridenour died between 1880 and 1900. In the 1900 U.S. Census for Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio, Peter Ridenour was a widower, living in a brother's household.
Notes
1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Indiana; p. 250 (written).
[10.] Elias Stine.
1850 U.S. Census, North Side of Old Town Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 1623, family 1659, lines 30-37, p. 97 (printed), 8 Nov 1850.
30. Elias Stine [head], 77, farmer (real estate worth $300), Pennsylvania.
31. Mary -----, 50, North Carolina.
32. Jesse -----, 20, Indiana.
33. Luisa -----, 18, Indiana.
34. Polly -----, 15, Indiana.
35. Katy -----, 13, Indiana.
36. Eliza -----, 10, Indiana.
37. Ann -----, 6, Indiana.
1860 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 525, family 525, lines 31-37, p. 85 (written, later marked as p. 285), 9 Aug 1860. (Post Office: Senex)
31. Mary Stine [head], 60, Ga.
32. Elizabeth L. -----, 18, Ind.
33. Laura A. -----, 16, Ind.
34. Peter Ridenour, 26, farmer, Ohio. [Mary's son-in-law]
35. Catherine -----, 22, Ind. [Mary's daughter]
36. Lavina A. -----, 4, Ills.
37. Hanna F. -----, 1/12, Ills.
• Senex P. O. name changed to Arrowsmith in 1872.
A U.S. Civil War draft registration, 18 Aug 1863 listed Ridenour, Peter—age 28, farmer, married, born in Ohio—as being in Heyward, a village in McLean County's Randolph Twp.
1865 Illinois state census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., p. 176.
[27.] Peter Ridenour.
• Mary Stine on next line.
1870 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 61, family 61, lines 21-27, p. 8 (written), 26 Jul 1870. (Post Office: Saybrook)
21. Ridenour, Peter, 35, farmer ($2,500; $680), Ohio.
22. ----- Catherine, 30, keeping house, Indiana.
23. ----- Hannah F., 9, Illinois.
24. ----- Alfie E., 8, Illinois.
25. ----- Warren G., 6, Illinois.
26. ----- Dolly, 4, Illinois. [Martha]
27. ----- Orford H., 1, Illinois.
• Catherine could neither read nor write.
• Catherine's brother Charles Stine enumerated on same page.
1870 U.S. Census, Arrowsmith Twp., McLean Co., Illinois; dwelling 66, family 64, lines 6-8, p. 21 (printed), p. 9 (written), 27 Jul 1870.
6. Stine, Mary, 69, keeping house (personal property worth $200), North Carolina.
7. Ridenour, Louisa, 13, Illinois. [Lavina Ann?]
8. Clark, John, 55, living in family, Virginia.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 241, Washington Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio; dwelling 94, family 100, lines 4-9, p. 235 (printed), p. 11 (written), 8-9 Jun 1880.
4. Ridenour, Peter, 46, farmer; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Ma.
5. ----- Catherine, 41, keeping house; born in Ind., parents in N.C.
6. ----- Warren, 16, at home, Ill.
7. ----- Martha, 15, at home, Ill.
8. ----- Orford, 12, at school, Ill.
9. ----- Laura, 8, at school, Ill.
* Lavina Ann's parentage is uncertain. She was born about 1856—about 3 years prior to the marriage of Catherine Stine and Peter Ridenour. Lavina Ann Ridenour and John Donelly were married on 9 Oct 1872 in McLean Co. No subsequent record found.
† Peter Ridenour's parents, Catherine B. (née Hilbert) and George Ridenour, moved in 1839 from Harrison County, Ohio, to Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio.
Research note
As of 20 Oct 2023, there is on newspapers.com a gap in coverage of Defiance Co., Ohio, from 1887 to 1907. ohiomemory.org has no newspapers from that county. Not found on newspaperarchive.com or the Library of Congress website.
Reviewed 20 October 2023.
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