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This is a photograph of Mary Jane Shelledy Ritchie, the first wife of John Ritchie. She was the youngest daughter of Caleb Shelledy of Shelby County, Kentucky. At the age of 10 years, Mary Jane went to live in Franklin County, Indiana. On January 16, 1838, she married General John Ritchie and came to Topeka in 1855. She is reported to be the fifth woman to settle in Topeka, Kansas. The photograph is copied from "John Ritchie, Portrait of an Uncommon Man" published by the Shawnee County Historical Society.
Date: Between 1875 and 1880
Item Number: 229129
Call Number: B Ritchie, John *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 229129
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1870s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book - Illustrations
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Ritchie, John, 1817-1887
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Printed materials - Books - Illustrations
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