Percy James Ridgley was born on 2 Oct 1892 in Hope, Bartholomew
Co, Indiana. He died on 27 Sep 1962 in Indiana.
James married Lethey May Sharpe, daughter of John Sharpe and
Florence Olverson, on 20 Nov 1920. Lethey was born on 29 Jan 1897 in Jennings
Co, Indiana. She died on 6 Jun 1968 in Hope, Bartholomew Co, Indiana.
They had the following four children.
1. Mary Ruth Ridgley. Mary married William Eli Downing, son of Roy
Edgar Downing and Ethel Maud Means. William was born on 10 Jan 1921 in Fountain
Co, Indiana. He died on 26 Jul 1983 in Loma Linda, San Bernadino Co,
California. They had the following children.
Marvin Roy Downing, Mary Evelyn Downing, Marjorie Ann Downing,
Deborah Kay Downing, Denise Vivian Downing, Deanna Joy Downing.
2. SGT Joseph Paul Ridgley [Joseph P Ridgley] WWII US Army was
born on 14 Nov 1922 in Hope, Bartholomew Co, Indiana. He died on 6 Oct 1996 in
Columbus, Bartholomew Co, Indiana. Joseph married Ruth McCormick. They had the
following child. Joseph Darryl Ridgley. Joseph married Holly. They had the
following children. M Drew Ridgley, Max Ridgley, Sam Ridgley.
3. Martha Elizabeth Ridgley was born in 1924 in Hope, Bartholomew
Co, Indiana. She was buried in Moravian Cem, Hope, Bartholomew Co, Indiana.
Martha married Bennie Sexton. They had the following child: Linda Sue Sexton.
Martha also married Luther Robertson. Martha also married Male.They had the
following child:
Elizabeth M Ridgley.
4. David James Ridgley was born on 20 Sep 1936 in Hope,
Bartholomew Co, Indiana. He died in Dec 1985 in Nashville, Brown Co, Indiana.
David married Martha Elizabeth Maggard. They had the following
child: Ronald Ridgley and James Ridgley.
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