A watershed moment came when John Calhoun Ritchie was stricken by a sudden and incurable illness weeks after moving into the city of Camden. He died in early 1861, leaving his wife Jane E Ritchie with one son, John Campbell, at home (age 14), and four daughters: Frances Alabama, Julia Sonora, Martha Virginia, and Ella Jane (age 4). Her older sons, James Franklin and George Louis, had arrived in Camden earlier and were already making names for themselves through Frank's law practice and George's various endeavors, the most successful being the building and operating of Ritchie Supply and Warehouse..
As war drew nigh, both James Franklin Ritchie and George Louis Ritchie enlisted in the Army of the Confederacy.
Follow the story and learn about strength from the Ritchie Family, now led by matriarch Jane E McBride Campbell Ritchie; in the Gordon-Ritchie Saga, she is the original "single mom."
The House on Harrison Street: The Gordon-Ritchie Saga is told as creative non-fiction. It
contains stories, conversations, tidbits and morsels to answer lingering questions. Some questions, however, have no answers.
Book Launch: Camden Daffodil Festival - March 11, 12, 13, 2016
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