John R Biddle

December 1861–October 1924 (Age 62)
Montgomery, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of John R

When John R Biddle was born in December 1861, in Montgomery, Indiana, United States, his father, Bazil T. Biddle, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Ann Cowan, was 17. He married Armecie Lidster on 23 June 1888, in Montgomery, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Butler Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States for about 40 years and Center Township, Hendricks, Indiana, United States in 1920. He died in October 1924, in Rossville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Rossville Cemetery, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John R Biddle
1861–1924
Armecie Lidster
1869–1915
Marriage: 23 June 1888
Julia Anna Biddle
1889–1982
Minta M Biddle
1895–1951
Charles Robert Biddle
1896–1938

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 June 1888Montgomery, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 2
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1871
    Age 10
    In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 20
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Beadle .Americanized form of German Bittel or its variant Büttel, which is the standard form today.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Beadle

    Sources (11)

    • Legacy NFS Source: John R Biddle - Government record: Census record: birth-name: John R Biddle
    • John R Biddel, "United States Census, 1920"
    • John R Biddle, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

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