David Lewis Ringwalt

1847 - 1928  (81 years)

• Name	David Lewis Ringwalt
  Birth	4 Sep 1847	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military service	8th Ohio Cavalry, Civil War
  Occupation	Blacksmith, sheriff
  Residence	1895	Logan County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Death	12 Sep 1928	Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA
  	Cause: cerebral hemorrhage
  Burial	Oakley Cemetery, Oakley, Thomas County, Kansas, USA Fort Fox (County Road A) and County Road 31 Thomas County, Kansas 67748 U
  		David Lewis Ringwalt Plot: 1-05-37-1
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. Jacob D. Ringwalt,   b. 20 Jan 1846, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Mar 1891, Richland County, Illinois, USA  (Age 45 years) ▻ Katherine H. Cotter,  m. 7 Sep 1871   2. David Lewis Ringwalt,   b. 4 Sep 1847, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Sep 1928, Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA  (Age 81 years) ▻ Mary Jane Cotter,  m. 7 Oct 1874
  Notes	David Ringwalt enlisted as a private in Company D, 8th Ohio Cavalry, on 28 March 1864, during the Civil War, and was mustered out on 30 July 1865 at Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was in Libby and Pemberton Prisons in the winter and spring of 1865. On 23 May 1866, he enlisted in Company C, 19th United States Infantry, and was discharged on 23 May 1869, at Little Rock, Arkansas. The David Ringwalt family was living in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, at the time of the 1880 census. They were living in Oakley Township, Logan County, Kansas, at the time of the 1900 and 1910 censuses, having moved to Oakley in April 1887. He served as the first marshal of Oakley in 1887 and was a law enforcement officer until 1919 in addition to holding other city and school board positions.
  Person ID	I827	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Levi Bull Ringwalt,   b. 15 May 1817   d. 3 Aug 1891 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Swigert,   b. 26 Oct 1825   d. 25 Mar 1898 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1844
  Family ID	F4101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Cotter,   b. 17 Oct 1857, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 4 Feb 1931, Quinter, Gove County, Kansas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1874	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Grace Methodist Church - Rev. Glenn Copeland   [2]
  	David Ringwalt and Mary Jane Cotter were married at the United Brethren Church in Lagonda, Clark County, Ohio.
  Census	1880	Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Grace Methodist Church - Rev. Glenn Copeland
  Census	1895	Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA
  Census	1900	Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA
  Census	1905	Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA
  Census	1925	Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA
  Children	1. Bertha Ringwalt,   b. 5 Nov 1875, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. Bef 1880 (Age 4 years)   2. David Lewis Ringwalt,   b. 5 Feb 1877, Lagonda, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. Nov 1958 (Age 81 years)   3. Dr. Levi Bull Ringwalt,   b. 15 Jul 1879, Newton, Harvey County, Kansas, USA d. 2 Oct 1946, Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA (Age 67 years)   4. James Laurence Ringwalt,   b. 4 Sep 1882, Ohio, USA bur. Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA   5. Ray Rogers Ringwalt,   b. 20 Jul 1885, Clark County, Ohio, USA d. 15 Sep 1886, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA (Age 1 year)   6. Paul Cotter Ringwalt,   b. 22 Jun 1887, Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA d. 11 Mar 1933, Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, USA (Age 45 years)   7. Mary Isabelle Ringwalt,   b. 22 Sep 1891, Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA d. 5 Aug 1958, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)   8. Ruth Dorcas Ringwalt,   b. 16 Apr 1896, Russell Springs, Logan County, Kansas, USA d. 9 May 1962, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Sep 1847 - Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 7 Oct 1874 - Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Census - 1880 - Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Residence - 1895 - Logan County, Kansas, USA Census - 1895 - Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA Census - 1900 - Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA Census - 1905 - Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA Census - 1925 - Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA Death - Cause: cerebral hemorrhage - 12 Sep 1928 - Oakley, Logan County, Kansas, USA Burial - - Oakley Cemetery, Oakley, Thomas County, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Newspaper Articles

  Golden Wedding Logan County (Kansas) News 23 October 1924

  
  

• Sources

  [S252] 1895 Census, Kansas. [S17] Clark County, Ohio, Probate Court Marriage Records, Vol. 8, p. 357.