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Benjamin Carl Riddle 1864–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1864

Birth Location: Estill Springs, Franklin Co. TN

Death Date: 17 Apr 1920

Death Location: Stevenson, Jackson Co. AL

Father: William Riddle

Mother: Hanna Lawson

Spouse(s): Nancy Reynolds

Children(s): Claudia Riddle

The story of Benjamin Carl Riddle began in 1864 in Estill Springs, Franklin Co. TN. Benjamin Carl Riddle married Nancy Nannie Lee Reynolds, and had children including Claudia Frances Riddle. Benjamin Carl Riddle passed away in 1920 in Stevenson, Jackson Co. AL.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Carl Riddle began in 1864 in Estill Springs, Franklin Co. TN.
  • Benjamin Carl Riddle married Nancy Nannie Lee Reynolds, and had children including Claudia Frances Riddle.
  • Benjamin Carl Riddle passed away in 1920 in Stevenson, Jackson Co. AL.

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Benjamin Riddle's Ancestors

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Benjamin Riddle
1864–1920
Birth Place: Estill Springs, Franklin Co. TN
Parents
William Tyree Riddle
1837–1880
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Hanna ("Eliza") Lawson
1838–1871
Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Steven Riddle *P*) (🧬T87)
1794–1870
Tennessee
Sarah (Weaver *P*) (🧬T87)
1801–1875
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Lazarus (K.) Lawson
1794–1863
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia
Helen ("Maria") Rogers
1809–1846
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Randolph Riddle
1762–1832
Jemima Hawkins
1764–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN III
1734–1795
ELEANOR Daugherty
1742–1810
Ann Bourn
1736–1823

Benjamin Riddle's Descendants

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Benjamin (Carl) Riddle (16 Jun 1864–17 Apr 1920) m. Nancy ("Nannie" Lee) Reynolds (14 Jan 1876–4 Oct 1933)
  1. 1. Claudia (Frances) Riddle 1911–2002 m. Robert (Curry) Ellis 1910–1939
    1. 1. Donald (clark) Ellis 1935–2023 m. Dorothy Rende 1935–2016

Benjamin Riddle's Timeline

2 Records

1864
16 Jun 1864
Birth of Benjamin Carl Riddle in Estill Springs, Franklin Co. TN
Estill Springs, Franklin Co. TN
1920
17 Apr 1920
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Carl Riddle in Stevenson, Jackson Co. AL
Stevenson, Jackson Co. AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1864
    Event Place: Estill Springs, Franklin Co. TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Stevenson, Jackson Co. AL

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