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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