James Bradford Riddle

Brief Life History of James Bradford

When James Bradford Riddle was born on 25 May 1836, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Abraham Riddle, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Morlan, was 34. He married Tilithy M Mitchell on 14 September 1861, in Parke, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Clinton Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

James Bradford Riddle
1836–
Tilithy M Mitchell
1839–1918
Marriage: 14 September 1861
Daniel V Riddle
1862–1914
Mary E Riddle
1865–
Martha Jane Riddle
1866–1945
George L Riddle
1869–
Sarah E Riddle
1871–
Melinda D Riddle
1874–
Della Anne Riddle
1877–1922
Eddie B Riddle
1879–
Freddie M Riddle
1879–

Sources (5)

  • Bradford Riddle in household of Abraham Riddle, "United States Census, 1850"
  • James B Riddle, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • James B Riddle, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (8)

1843

Historical Boundaries: 1843: Appanoose, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Appanoose, Iowa, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name probably chiefly from Ryedale, a river valley in North Yorkshire. The placename derives from the river name Rye (of uncertain etymology) + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’. There are, however, other places called Rydale (in Westmorland for example) which could have given rise to hereditary surnames.

of Norman origin, from an Old French personal name Ridel, perhaps a pet form of ancient Germanic names such as Ridbald and Ridhari(us).

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

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