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     Joseph Risden Jr. was born on 9 April 1894. He married Unknown. He died in May 1975 at age 81.

     Richard Allen Risden was born on 2 January 1906 at Hawthorne, Passaic County, NJ. He married Sarah Elma Hancon, daughter of Harry Hancon and Margaret May Dunlop, on 13 June 1933. He died on 12 February 1998 at Tavares, Lake County, FL, at age 92. He was buried in West Point.
     He was born in a house at the corner of Lafayette and Rea Aves., Hawthorne, Passaic, NJ. Dick was an exceptional baseball player (catcher). As an elementary student he played for high school teams and in high school he was scouted by the Boston Red Sox.
He attended Asbury Park High School, and was a catcher for Neptune HS baseball team. He graduated Neptune Township H.S. on 19 Jun 1926, and started attending U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. on July 1. He worked for the Newburgh News, and later (1929) attended the University of Maryland. In 1933 he graduated from West Point.
     He was stationed in Fort Benning, GA in 1940. On Dec 15, 1944 he joined the headquarters in Italy as assistant adjutant general and adjutant general of Corps Headquarters near Echelon, which culminated in the defeat and surrender of the enemy forces in Italy.
On 27 Sep 1945 he traveled to Dublin, Ireland, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in combat from 15 Dec 1944 to 2 May 1945 in Italy.
In 1947 he was living with his family in the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany.
In 1952 Dick commanded the 17th Infantry Regiment in Korea. He was decorated for his combat service with the Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star, Army Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant, Combat Infantry Badge, the Italian Cross of War Merit and the Purple Heart. In 1954 he was assigned to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.
In October 1956 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. His new assignment was with the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Formosa. He served first as Deputy Chief of the Army Section of MAAG, Taiwan, then as chief of the Army section, adviser to the commander in chief of the Chinese Army. To better prepare himself to advise on airborne employment, he completed paratrooper training with the Chinese Army Airborne Regiment and was the first American graduated from the Chinese Army Jump School, for which he was awarded Chinese jumpwings.
In April 1959 he became the new commander of Fort Carson, CO.      Newspaper clipping dated 4 Dec 1998 (?):
Richard A. Risden
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Richard A. Risden, 92, of Tavares, died Wednesday. Born in Hawthorne, NJ, he moved to Central Florida in 1968 from Arlington, Va. He retired from the US Army after 38 years of service. He was an Episcopalian and a member of the Masons and the Lake County Retired Officer's Association. He was a 1933 graduate of West Point Military Academy and served during WWII and the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his daughter, Catherine L. Coulter of Taveres; sister,Theresa (sic) Bollinger of Bricktown, NJ; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Hamlin and Hibish Funeral Directors, Eustis.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Richard Hancon Risden was born on 7 July 1934 at Portland, ME. He died in June 1940 at age 5. He was buried in West Point.
     Richard was run over by a truck and died a week before his 6th birthday. He is buried beside his parents at West Point.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     William Rufford Risden was born on 4 June 1901 at New Jersey. He married Alice. He died in February 1980 at age 78.

     Lioebbe Ritskes was born on 7 February 1662.¹ He married Brechtje Alberts in 1688.¹
     They had 8 children.¹

     Henry Ritsma was buried in the George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.^1,2 He was born on 11 May 1913 at Murmerwoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, The Netherlands.^1,2 He married Joyce Ritsma on 6 July 1939 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, The Netherlands.^3,1,2 He died on 13 December 1998 at Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO, at age 85.^1,4,2
     He was a carpenter.^3,2      His parents were Willem Ridsert Ritsma and Sijtske Klok.^1,2      Their eldest daughter Marilyn lived at an unknown place.^3,2 He lived at 317 North 11th Street, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ.^3,2 Name variation: George Ritsma.^3,2 He immigrated in 1957 in 1957.^3,2 He was naturalized on 17 June 1966 at Passaic County Court, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ; with their 4 children, Patricia (Pietie), Susan (Sietske), Gooitsen (Henry) and Mrs. Marilyn (Martie) Faber. The names of the father and the son seem to have been exchanged in the newsarticle.^3,2

     Joyce Ritsma was buried in the George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.^3,2 She was born on 10 March 1915 at Dantumawoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, The Netherlands.^3,2 She married Henry Ritsma on 6 July 1939 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, The Netherlands.^1,3,2 She died on 6 February 2001 at Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO, at age 85.^3,4,2
     She lived at 317 North 11th Street, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ.^1,2      Her parents were Pieter van Assen and Martje Harmens de Boer.^3,2 Married name: Ritsma.² Name variation: Jitske Van Assen.^3,2 She immigrated in 1957 in 1957.^1,2 She was naturalized on 17 June 1966 at Passaic County Court, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ; with their 4 children, Patricia (Pietie), Susan (Sietske), Gooitsen (Henry) and Mrs. Marilyn (Martie) Faber. The names of the father and the son seem to have been exchanged in the newsarticle.^1,2

     Anna Ritter married Tracy Macdaid. She was born on 21 June 1900 at New Jersey. She died on 4 September 1998 at Vestal, Broome County, NY, at age 98 Williow Point Nursing Home.²
     SSN 125-05-8509 issued NY.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Anna Macdaid.

     Caroline (Carrie) Ritter was born on 29 January 1902 at New Jersey.^2,3 She married Grant Dekoven Romayne Pritchard on 22 November 1926 at Church Of The Ascension, Bogota, NJ.³ She died on 9 November 1988 at Teaneck, NJ, at age 86. She was buried on 12 November 1988 in the Westwood Cemetery in Westwood.³
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Caroline (Carrie) Pritchard.

     Elizabeth (Bessie) Crescentia Ritter was born on 28 May 1898 at Brooklyn, Kings County, NY.^3,1 She married John Archibald McNulty on 24 June 1916 at Montvale, Bergen County, NJ.¹ She died on 15 March 1990 at New Haven, CT, at age 91.
     Married name: Elizabeth (Bessie) Crescentia McNulty.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²

     Frieda Dorethea Ritter was born on 14 July 1912 at New Jersey.² She married Charles Frank Greisch Jr, son of Charles (Nicolas) Greisch and Marie Antoinette Dahm, on 19 November 1942.³ She died on 5 January 1968 at New Jersey at age 55.
     Married name: Frieda Dorethea Greisch.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     George Johann Ritter was born on 8 October 1873 at Echlishausen, Bavaria, Germany.^1,2,3 He married Elizabeth (Lil) Federlichner, daughter of Charles Federlichner and Elizabeth Laudt, on 7 June 1896 at Deutsche Evangelische Kirche, Hoboken, NJ.² He died on 2 March 1938 at Park Ridge, NJ, at age 64.
     He was educated; at the Normal School, Bavaria, Germany.
     The only member of his family to immigrate to America in New York on 8 May 1890, George Ritter rose to be an enterprising and prominent man in his local community. By the late 1920's he was best know for the Regent Theater that he owned in Bogota, but he worked very hard in different professions to gain that success. One of five children, his father was a farmer and cobbler, and his older brother, John, became so well known as an editor that members of the royal family attended his funeral. He was a public school graduate, and attended three additional years of normal school, becoming teacher, which he did not enjoy. His first few months in New York were extremely difficult, and he worked at whatever odd jobs he could find as a daily laborer. He found his way to Westwood, NJ where Charles Hoffman apprenticed him as a barber for a short stint, and he went on to work as a barber in Perth Amboy, Hudson, New York, and again back in Westwood. He opened his own barber shop in Park Ridge in 1893, and went on to run the business for another 18 years. Offered a desirable position at Mittag & Vogler, the Park Ridge based manufacturer of carbon papers, pencils, and other supplies, he sold his barber business and looked for other investment opportunities. He stayed with the plant until 1915 when he bought the Casino in Westwood, a small theater located on the corner of Broadway and Irvington Street. He soon thereafter sold out his interest to a larger group who owned the Westwood Theater. In 1921 he purchased the Regent Theater on the corner of Fort Lee Road and Leonia Avenue from Charles F. Preston. The theater quickly became know for its first class accommodations, showing only the best of films. George also was well suited to entertainment in other ways, being an accomplished musician of some considerable ability, playing the violin, piano, and slide tromboon along with having been at different times leader and instructor of orchestras, military bands, and singing societies.

George took the deepest interest in his adopted country, and In 1894 George Was elected to the first Park Ridge Board of Education, where he served alongside Theodore F. Granger. He became an American citizen in 1896. He served as Park Ridge Town Clerk in its early years, and also as Tax Collector. He was a lifelong member of the Park Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, serving alongside George F. Granger, who was the Chief in the early 1920's. In fraternal organizations he served as chief ranger, Court Park Ridge Ancient Order of Foresters; and served as regent, secretary, and representative to the Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum. He served as a member and representative to the Grand Council of Improved Order of Red Men for seven years.

(Source: History of Bergen County, NJ 1630-1923; Westervelt, Francis A. J., Lewis HIstorical Publishing Co; 1923, pg 368)

We hold a copy of the marriage certificate in file.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.⁴

     Julia Kunigunde Ritter was born on 28 April 1909 at New Jersey.² She married William Richard Large on 6 November 1934. She died on 13 July 1987 at Holiday, Pasco County, FL, at age 78.^3,4
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Julia Kunigunde Large.

     Martha Fern Ritter was born on 15 January 1904 at New Jersey.² She married George Hellstern, son of Anthony Hellstern, on 3 July 1927.³ She died on 24 February 1965 at New Jersey at age 61.³
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Martha Fern Hellstern.

     Franz Ritz was buried in Eastchester.¹ He was born in 1908.¹ He married Bertha A. Schafer, daughter of Max Schafer and Louise Litty, on 27 August 1949 (,Queens, NY.)¹ He died on 16 February 1958 at New Rochelle, NY.¹

     Julia Ann Ritz was born on 17 January 1840 at Knox County, OH.¹ She married Thomas Edmund Fultz, son of William Fultz and Sophia Stroup, on 7 September 1856 at Tipton, Cedar County, IA.¹ She died on 1 January 1918 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, at age 77.¹
     Married name: Fultz.

     Solomon Ritz was born in 1809 at Maryland?¹ He married Elizabeth R Gambrill on 11 July 1837 at Knox County, OH.¹

     Myrtle Rivenburg? married Frank Rockefeller. She was born in 1873.¹ She died in 1912.¹
     Married name: Rockefeller.

     Magdalena Rixe married Cornelis Vonk. She married Minne Johannes on 1 April 1689 at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatbush, NY.¹ She married Agyas Van Dyck in 1693.¹
     Name variation: Magdalena Hendriksen.¹

     Glenford Robb married Beulah M Myers, daughter of Beckwith Myers and Grace B Miller.¹ He died in 1964.¹

     Dr. John Robbins married Tempe Stewart, daughter of Samuel D. Stewart and Margaret Ramsey.¹
     He and Tempe Stewart had no children.¹

     Mary Robbins married Edward Woodhull, son of John Woodhull and Frances.² She was born in 1603 at Thenford, Northamptonshire, England.²
     Married name: Woodhull.

     Mary Robbins was born in May 1735.¹ She married Joseph Moseley on 10 December 1761.¹ She died on 7 April 1826 at age 90.¹
     Married name: Moseley.

     Nancy Robbins was born on 15 August 1769.¹ She married Justus Fitzrandolph, son of Benjamin Fitzrandolph, in 1788 at Short Hills, NJ.¹ She died in September 1839 at age 70.^2,3 She died in September 1839 at age 70.¹ She died in September 1839 at age 70.¹
     Married name: Fitzrandolph.

     Berdina Cecelia Robblee was born on 29 October 1914 at Stirling City, Butte County, CA.¹ She married Charles Lester Campbell, son of Robert Leroy 'Lee' Campbell and Margaret Frances 'Maggie' Smith, on 6 February 1932 at Marysville, Yuba County, CA.¹ She died on 8 September 1980 at Ordville, Butte County, CA, at age 65.¹
     Married name: Campbell.

     Harris Robblee was born on 21 May 1808 at Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He married Eunice Eaton in October 1843 at Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He died on 16 March 1895 at Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 86.¹

     John Robblee was born circa 1750 at Long Island, NY.¹ He married Susannah Baker before 1774 at New York.¹ He died on 29 January 1810 at Remsheg, Nova Scotia, Canada, (from Estate Sett.)¹

     Thomas Robblee was born on 10 February 1845 at Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He married Hannah Gertrude Carvell, daughter of Shubael Stevens Carvell and Elizabeth D Hamm, on 1 August 1876 at St. John, St. John County, New Brunswick, Canada.¹ He died on 21 March 1928 at Ordville, Butte County, CA, at age 83.¹

     Thomas Robblee was born in 1774 at New York.¹ He married Hannah Delap, daughter of James Delap and Sarah Walker, in 1798 at Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He died on 3 May 1854 at Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹

     Walter Thomas Robblee was born on 12 December 1884 at Laporte, Plumas County, CA.¹ He married Bertha Verl Croghan, daughter of Ulysses S Grant Croghan and Almeda Ellen Witwer, on 11 July 1912 at Oroville, Butte County, CA.¹ He died on 23 March 1938 at Oroville, Butte County, CA, at age 53.¹