James Reingle Ringle

1837 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Reingle Ringle
  Birth	3 Apr 1837	Oldest Son; Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I18170	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	*Joseph Reingle Ringle,   b. 6 Dec 1809, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 May 1899, Henry, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Whitesell,   b. 19 Dec 1814, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Dec 1898, Cambridge, Henry, Illinois, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1836	Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F1804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Lamprey,   b. Rockingham County, New Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	22 Jul 1862	Henry County, Illinois
  Family ID	F6798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Source: The History of Henry County, Volume II, pgs. 584 & 585 asprovided by, Carol Combs of California. A copy is kept in the Blairrecords. "James Ringle, of Munson Township, removed to Henry county in 1856.He was born in Westmoreland Co., Pa., April 3, 1837, and is the son ofJoseph and Mary A. (Whitesel) Ringle. The personal account of theparents is given on other pages of this work. The maternalgrandparents of Mr. Ringle were natives of Holland. His grandfatherRingle was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and after the warwas ended settled in Pennsylvania. Mr. Ringle passed the years of hisyouth and minority in the county where he was born, and remained thereuntil he came to Illinois. He was 19 when he set out from his homewith four horses and a wagon to make an overland trip to Henry County. He passed 30 days on the road, and spent the first winter in thefamily of the Rev. Mr. Leavenworth. In the following Spring theparents followed the son to Henry County. The father bought a farm inwhat is now the township of Osco, which was situated on section 14.That township was then known as "16." It was all in its primalcondition of unbroken prairie. The senior Ringle was the residentowner of the place seven years, and at the end of that time removed toCambridge. Mr Ringle is the oldest son, and he remained with hisparents until he became the head of a family of his own. His marriageto Miss Caroline Lamprey took place July 22, 1862. Mrs. Ringle is thedaughter of Eli and Hannah (Sanborn) Lamprey, and was born inRockingham Co., N.H. After their marriage they passed a year and ahalf on the homestead, and in 1864 Mr. Ringle bought 80 acres of landon section 18, in Munson Township. He erected farm buildings and wasthe occupant of the place until 1868, when he sold it and bought 164acres on section 7, and has since lived on the place. the farm is avaluable one, and supplied with modern fixtures of the most approvedstyle. Mr. and Mrs. Ringle are members of the Presbyterian Church inMunson." [Transcribed 10 July 2006, SLJuhl, compiler] No children were listed in the article.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1967] Cambridge Library, Osco Township, Henry County, Illinois, Mary Ann Whitesell Ringle's Cemetery Record, (Name: Digital Photos of Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery records takenby, Michael Dean McCoy II; Date: 24 February 2009; Cambridge Library, Osco Township, Henry County, Illinois, Mary AnnWhitesell Ringle's Cemetery Record (Digital Photos of Grace EpiscopalChurch Cemetery records taken by, Michael Dean McCoy II, 24 February2009), SOURCE: Booklet-HENRY COUNTY, IL CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS-MUNSONTWP-GREENLEE HILLCREST HOME PLEASANT HILL-OSCO TWO-GRACE EPISCOPALMORRISTOWN HENRY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOC.; EXCERPT PORTION OF BOOKLETOBTAINED: GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY, Hwy 16, Co. Rd. 1400N; 24February 2009, Pages 1-10; Morristown, Osco Township, Henry County,Illinois; From: Cambridge Library, Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois;Ref. 929.5 HEN; By: Michael Dean McCoy II, Moline, Rock IslandCounty, Illinois; H/O Jozett Marie Blair McCoy; Method: DigitalCamera Photo Copies.).