James W. Riddle

Brief Life History of James W.

When James W. Riddle was born on 6 November 1866, in Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Wellington Riddle, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Joplin Langford, was 25. He married Mary Ellen Hayes on 24 January 1895, in Rockcastle, Trigg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 April 1930, in Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States.

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James W. Riddle
1866–1930
Mary Ellen Hayes
1873–1950
Marriage: 24 January 1895
Mattie Riddle
1895–1916
Fannie E Riddle
1897–1976
Virgie V Riddle
1900–1985
Susan Joplin Riddle
1902–1966
Grace Benefield Riddle
1904–1938
Hazel Marie Riddle
1909–1983
Pearl Riddle
1911–1911
William Woodrow Riddle
1913–1990
Ruby Ann Riddle
1915–2003
John James Riddle MD
1921–2007

Sources (32)

  • James Riddle in household of John W Riddle, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James W Riddle, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • James W Riddle, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"

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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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