Brief Life History of William
William Riddle was born on 1 January 1823, in Woodstock, Rush Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States. He married Louisa L. Hall on 28 July 1842, in Champaign, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 29 April 1851, at the age of 28.
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Sources (7)
- William Riddle, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Wm Riddle in entry for Geo Franklin Riddle, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
- William Riddle, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1828
Rush Township was organized in 1828.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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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