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Children of Cornelius and Martha Jane Ridley

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
Birth records from the Ridley family bible, with information about George Washington Ridley, Rachel Ann Ridley, William Henry Ridley, Rosa Ann Ridley, and Bessie L. Nicholson.

Children of Cornelius and Martha Jane Ridley, and others

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
Birth records from family bible, with information about George Washington Ridley, Rachel Ann Ridley, William Henry Ridley, Rosa Ann Ridley, Bessie L. Nicholson, Alma Ridley White, Maud Ray Ridley, Everett Cornelius White, Casper Miller White, Swithin…

George Washington Ridley

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890 ca.
Pictured with son Eddie and daughter Lily. George escaped slavery as a child with his mother, Martha Jane Parham, his sister Rachel, and his uncle, Andison Parham.

Rachel Ann Ridley

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Address: not known
Date: 1880 ca.
Daughter of Martha Jane Parham

William H. Ridley

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1935 ca.
He lived from 1867 to 1945. He was the first child born to Martha Jane and Cornelius Ridley in Media.

William H. Ridley

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895 ca.
Shown here in the Recorder of Deeds office at the Delaware County Court House, Media, Pa.

William H. Ridley

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1891 ca.
In this group photograph of members of the Delaware County Bar Association, William H. Ridley is in the second row, 5th from left.

Josepha Costancia Philips Ridley

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Date: 1889 ca.
Portrait when she was about age 18. She was born in St. Croix to a local laundress and George A. Philips, a wealthy white New Yorker who owned businesses and plantations in the West Indies. She was educated and cared for in St. Croix while her father…

Josepha Ridley

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Date: 1873 ca.
Show here as a young girl.

George A. Philips

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Address: not known
Date: not known
Josepha Philips's father was a white New Yorker with businesses in Saint Croix.

Tom Philips

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Address: not known
Date: not known
Josepha Philips Ridley's cousin.

Colored Officers Training Program

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Date: 1917 ca.
Photographed at the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School.

William H. Ridley

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Date: 1917 ca.
Three smiling soldiers in a field.Ridley, in the middle, holds a rifle.

William H. Ridley

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Date: 1917 ca.
In this group of soldiers, Ridley is in the center of the front row.

William H. Ridley

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Date: 1917 ca.
In this group, Ridley is holding the gun.

William H. Ridley

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Date: 1917 ca.
At the far left in this group photograph.

William H. Ridley, business card

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Attorney at Law, 1707 West Third Street, Chester, Pa.

William H. Ridley, business card

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136 East Market Street, West Chester, Pa.

William H. Ridley, business card

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Reverse of LE-026, showing advertisement for his legal services.

Maud Ray Ridley

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1892 ca.
Baby portrait of William Henry and Josepha Ridley's only child.

Maud Ray Ridley

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Address: not known
Date: 1903 ca.

Maud Ray Ridley

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Date: 1908
Postcard portrait taken at age 17 and addressed to her father. Text on reverse: "Taken July 22, 1908, Age 17 years 2 months 22 days. Your Only Child, Maud."

Maud Ray Ridley

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Date: 1911 ca.
Portrait as a young woman seated, wearing a hat and traveling clothes.

Maud Ray Ridley

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Address: not known
Date: 1911 ca.
About 19 years old.