RITTER, ELI F.: 1838-1913.
Eli F. Ritter was born in Hendricks County, Ind., June 18, 1838. Of Quaker stock, he was the son of James and Rachel Jessup Ritter, who had emigrated from the South to Hendricks County because of their anti-slavery sentiments. Eli was educated in the public schools, graduated from De Pauw University in 1863, and received the A.M. degree in 1866, being admitted to the bar in that year. His college studies had been interrupted by the Civil War, during which he served in the 79th Indiana Infantry. He married Narcie L. Lockwood on July 13, 1865. Col. Ritter died Dec. 11, 1913, in Indianapolis .
Information from Dunn–Indiana and Indianans, Vol. II; De Pauw University's Alumnal Record, 1920; and the Indianapolis Public Library.
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