Kirby,

I will be halfway to 150 next month and I know the feeling.
Ritchey was a judge and owned businesses in Newtonia.
The two battles there were fought on or near his property.

Here is a link to one reference: http://ozarks-history.blogspot.com/2014/10/mathew-ritchey-and-newtonia.html

And another: https://www.theclio.com/tour/333/1/reverse