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Family HistoryFamily History - Margaret A. Ritter


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Margaret A. Ritter and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Margaret A. Ritter,1 born 11 October 1929 in California, the daughter of Alex Sulleno Ritter and Helen Margaret Phillips;1, 2, 3, 4 died 13 February 2018.1 Margaret married Roy William Oakly (born 11 April 1926 in California, the son of Harry Ives Oakley and Dorothy Evelyn Doan;4, 5 Roy died 24 August 19965). Margaret and Roy are buried in Happy Homestead Cemetery, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California.1, 5

Child of Margaret A. Ritter and Roy William Oakly:

+2i. Roy William Oakley, Jr., born 28 May 1948 in Marin County, California. Married Lynn Mavis Mehlinger.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Happy Homestead Cemetery, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California, Margaret Ritter Oakley, born: 11 October 1929; died: 13 February 2018 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, Marin County, San Raphael, E.D. 21-18, Sheet Nos. 10A-B, Alex S. Ritter, 38, California, first married age 33, mechanic, automobile; wife Helen P. Ritter, 35, Rhode Island, first married age 30; son Robert P. Ritter, 3 5/12, California; daughter Margaret A. Ritter, 6/12, California; brother James A. Ritter, 30, California, mechanic, automobile; mother-in-law Abby W. Stevens, 55, Wisconsin, widow.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Marin County, San Raphael City, E.D. 21-22, Sheet No. 3A, Alex Ritter, 51, California, attendant, own gas station tire shop; wife Helen Ritter, 48, Rhode Island; son Robert Ritter, 13, California; daughter Margaret Ritter, 10, California.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Marin County, San Anselmo, E.D. 21-29, Sheet No. 25, Roy W. Oakley, 24, California; wife Margaret R. Oakley, 20, California, piano teacher; son Roy W. Oakley, Jr., 1, California; roommate Mildred Logue or Lodge, 35, Pennsylvania, comptometer operator, air base.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Happy Homestead Cemetery, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California, Roy William Oakley, born: 11 April 1926; died: 24 August 1996 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
Second Generation
2. Roy William Oakley, Jr.2 (Margaret1), born 28 May 1948 in Marin County, California.1, 2 Roy married, 15 April 1973 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, Lynn Mavis Mehlinger4 (born 23 December 1948, parents not determined3).

  1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Roy William Oakley, born: 28 May 1948 in Marin County, California; mother’s name: Ritter.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Marin County, San Anselmo, E.D. 21-29, Sheet No. 25, Roy W. Oakley, 24, California; wife Margaret R. Oakley, 20, California, piano teacher; son Roy W. Oakley, Jr., 1, California; roommate Mildred Logue or Lodge, 35, Pennsylvania, comptometer operator, air base.
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  4. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Roy W. Oakley, age 24; Lynn M. Mehlinger, age 24; married on 15 April 1973 in San Francisco City, California.