John William Ridings

Brief Life History of John William

John William Ridings was born on 27 February 1903, in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of Harry Ridings and Jennie Greenhalgh. He married Mabel Elizabeth Eckman on 4 February 1925, in Homewood, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in White Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and West Mayfield, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died in 1980, at the age of 77, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

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John William Ridings
1903–1980
Mabel Elizabeth Eckman
1906–2005
Marriage: 4 February 1925
Helen Fern Ridings
1926–2013
Mable M Ridings
1929–2014
Martha Ridings
1934–
John Richard Ridings
1940–2012

Sources (13)

  • John W Riding, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John William Ridings, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • John William Ridings in entry for John Richard Darlington Ridings, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"

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World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): variant of Riding with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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