Arthur F. Ridgeway was also known as Arthur T. Ridgeway. Arthur F. Ridgeway was born on 8. Oct. 1867 at Elkhart, Logan County, Illinois. He was the son of
Daniel F. Ridgeway and
Phoebe Caroline Buckles. Arthur F. Ridgeway married
Anna Geneva Van Hook, daughter of
Uriah Van Hook and
Louvina Jane Copeland, on 19. Jun. 1894 at Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
Arthur F. Ridgeway was shown in the census on 11. Jun. 1900 as a farmer.
Arthur F. Ridgeway and
Anna Geneva Van Hook appeared on the census of 11. Jun. 1900 at Laenna Twp., Logan County, Illinois,
; 3 children, 2 living.
Arthur F. Ridgeway was shown in the census on 2. May. 1910 as a farmer.
Arthur F. Ridgeway and
Anna Geneva Van Hook appeared on the census of 2. May. 1910 at Lanesville Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois,
; 5 children, 4 living. In the census on 7. Jan. 1920 Arthur F. Ridgeway was named A. F. Ridgeway.
Arthur F. Ridgeway was shown in the census on 7. Jan. 1920 as a farmer.
Arthur F. Ridgeway and
Anna Geneva Van Hook appeared on the census of 7. Jan. 1920 at Lanesville Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois.
Arthur F. Ridgeway was shown in the census on 17. Apr. 1930 as a farmer.
Arthur F. Ridgeway and
Anna Geneva Van Hook appeared on the census of 17. Apr. 1930 at Mount Pulaski Twp., Logan County, Illinois.
Arthur F. Ridgeway died on 8. Jun. 1947 at Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, at age 79.
Obituary - Lincoln Evening Courier, 9 June 1947
A. T. Ridgeway, 79, Dies at Residence
MT. PULASKI - Arthur T. Ridgeway, 79, died at 5 a.m. Sunday at his home in Elkhart township.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Schahl Funeral Home with the Rev. Carroll Langston of Mt. Pulaski Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery.
Mr. Ridgeway was born Oct. 8, 1867, in Elkhart township. Surviving are the following children: Hazel, Viola, Mary Ellen, and Marshall, of Mt. Pulaski, and Alma of Manteno. A sister, Mrs. Isora Foster of Mt. Pulaski, also survives.
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Obituary - Mount Pulaski Times-News, 12 June 1947
Arthur Ridgeway Died in Home
Arthur F. Ridgeway, a lifelong resident of Mount Pulaski area, who lived about four miles to the northwest of here, died in his home at 5 a.m. Sunday, June 8, 1947, following an illness of many weeks. He was aged 79 years and 8 months. Mr. Ridgeway was born Oct. 8, 1867, in Elkhart township, about eight miles west of here, a son of Doil and Phoebe Buckles Ridgeway. He grew to young manhood in his home community. In Springfield on June 19, 1894, he married Anna Geneva van Hook of the Copeland Christian Church locality, and they began farming nine miles southwest of the city, remaining there until 24 years ago, when they moved to the present home. His wife preceded him in death on Nov. 21, 1940. Surviving are two sons and three daughters, Azell and Marshall Ridgeway, Viola and Mary Ridgeway, at home; and Alma Ridgeway, Manteno, Ill; also one sister, Mrs. Isora Foster, Mount Pulaski. The body was removed to the Schahl Funeral Home, where funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, conducted by Rev. Carroll Langston, pastor of the Christian Church. Paul R. Moore sang two hymns, "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Beyond the Sunset" with Mrs. Frank E. Turley piano accompanist.
Burial was in Steenbergen Cemetery, four miles southwest of Mount Pulaski. The pallbearers were Forrest Maske, William Kennedy, Guy Snyder, Ellis C. Downing, Neal Gulso, and Richard Drabing.
He was buried on 10. Jun. 1947 at Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois.