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Eli Sylvester Riddle 1804–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1804

Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1896

Death Location: Riddles Chapel Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Tamar Goff

Spouse(s): Emily Stutler, Hila Smith, Sarah Cunningham, Augusta Osborn

Children(s): Laura Riddle, Rosa Riddle, Ben Riddle, Orville Riddle, Ida Riddle, West Riddle, Infant Riddle, Hilah Riddle, Jane Riddle, Hila Riddle, Fletcher Riddle, Rachel Riddle, David Riddle, John Riddle

In 1804, Eli Sylvester Riddle entered the world in Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA, born to John Clinton Riddle Sr And Tamar Anne Goff. In 1830, Eli Sylvester Riddle resided in Wood, Virginia, USA. In 1840, Eli Sylvester Riddle resided in Wood, Virginia, USA. Eli Sylvester Riddle married Augusta Jane Henry Osborn, Emily Jane Stutler, Hila Smith, Sarah E Cunningham, and had children including Ben Hale Riddle, David J Riddle, Fletcher Sanson Riddle, Hila Telitha Riddle, Hilah Iowa Riddle, Ida Grant Riddle, Infant Riddle, Jane Riddle, John Clinton Riddle, Laura Belle Riddle, Orville Riddle, Rachel T Riddle, Rosa Alice Ali Riddle, West Virginia Riddle. Eli Sylvester Riddle passed away in 1896 in Riddles Chapel Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1804, Eli Sylvester Riddle entered the world in Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA, born to John Clinton Riddle Sr And Tamar Anne Goff.
  • In 1830, Eli Sylvester Riddle resided in Wood, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1840, Eli Sylvester Riddle resided in Wood, Virginia, USA.
  • Eli Sylvester Riddle married Augusta Jane Henry Osborn, Emily Jane Stutler, Hila Smith, Sarah E Cunningham, and had children including Ben Hale Riddle, David J Riddle, Fletcher Sanson Riddle, Hila Telitha Riddle, Hilah Iowa Riddle, Ida Grant Riddle, Infant Riddle, Jane Riddle, John Clinton Riddle, Laura Belle Riddle, Orville Riddle, Rachel T Riddle, Rosa Alice Ali Riddle, West Virginia Riddle.
  • Eli Sylvester Riddle passed away in 1896 in Riddles Chapel Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1778–1858
Birth Location: –
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Tamar Goff
1782–1823
Birth Location: –
TG

Spouses(s)

Emily Stutler
1840–1870
Birth Location: West Marion County, West Virginia, USA
ES
Hila Smith
1808–1827
Birth Location: Lewis, Virginia, USA
HS
Sarah Cunningham
1799–1855
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
SC
Augusta Osborn
1816–
Birth Location: New York
AO

Children(s)

Laura Riddle
1865–1876
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
LR
Rosa Riddle
1862–1951
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
RR
Ben Riddle
1863–1953
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
BR
Orville Riddle
1860–1942
Birth Location: Pennsylvaniasboro
OR
Ida Riddle
1869–1937
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
IR
West Riddle
1867–1960
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
WR
Infant Riddle
1831–1831
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
IR
Hilah Riddle
1828–1908
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
HR
Jane Riddle
1841–1844
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
JR
Hila Riddle
1838–
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
HR
Fletcher Riddle
1837–
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
FR
Rachel Riddle
1836–1891
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
RR
David Riddle
1833–1923
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
DR
John Riddle
1830–1888
Birth Location: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
JR

Eli Riddle's Ancestors

Self
Eli Riddle
1804–1896
Birth Place: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Clinton Riddle Sr
1778–1858
Tamar (Anne) Goff
1782–1823
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Riddle's Descendants

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Eli (Sylvester) Riddle (11 Nov 1804–28 Oct 1896) m. Emily (Jane) Stutler (20 Dec 1840–5 Mar 1870) m. Hila Smith (7 Mar 1808–1827) m. Sarah (E) Cunningham (18 Oct 1799–29 Nov 1855) m. Augusta (Jane Henry) Osborn (Abt 1816–)
  1. 1. Laura (Belle) Riddle 1865–1876
  2. 2. Rosa (Alice "Ali") Riddle 1862–1951
  3. 3. Ben (Hale) Riddle 1863–1953
  4. 4. Orville Riddle 1860–1942 m. Birdie Cottrill 1869–1948
    1. 1. Bryan Riddle 1896–1897
    2. 2. Nola (Virginia) Riddle 1892–1977 m. Benjamin (James) Collins 1887–1966
      1. 1. Kenneth (Rosco) Collins 1910–1995 m. Lula (Gae) Harper 1913–1988 m. Georgia (Elizabeth) Myers 1921–1979
        1. 1. Kenneth (Lee) Collins 1937–1941
      2. 2. Ernest Collins 1913–1980 m. Daisy Green 1912–
    3. 3. Anthony (Wayne) Riddle 1887–1970 m. Hattie (Pearl) Kerns 1893–1977
      1. 1. Joan (F) Riddle 1913–1913
      2. 2. George (Walter) Riddle 1911–1989
      3. 3. Ralph (Raymond) Riddle 1908–1985
    4. 4. Ingaby White 1888–1971 m. John (Stokely) Flint 1883–1964 m. Archibald (S "Archie") White 1879–1945
      1. 1. Garnett (Beatrice) White 1916–1986 m. Alfred (Carson) Painter 1914–
      2. 2. Lulu White 1906–
    5. 5. Dorcey White 1891–1926 m. John (Lewis) White 1882–1969
      1. 1. William (Wheeler) White 1912–
      2. 2. Charles (R) White 1916–
      3. 3. Freda White 1922–1979
      4. 4. Eugene (Esly) White 1920–1983
      5. 5. Alma (Ellen) White 1912–1980 m. Jack Haymond 1906–1983
        1. 1. Dollie (Bell) Haymond 1935–1986
        2. 2. Ransel (Romine) Haymond 1941–2003 m. Sandra (Kay) Moody 1940–2014
      6. 6. Lenwood (E) White 1926–
      7. 7. Albert (C) White 1924–
      8. 8. Virginia (B) White 1921–
      9. 9. Wilson (L) White 1917–
      10. 10. Clarence (S) White 1914–
      11. 11. William (Wheeler) White 1911–2006 m. Bertha Thompson 1913–2000
      12. 12. Opal (Irene) White 1914–1999
    6. 6. Loman Riddle 1903–1964
    7. 7. Freeman (Dewey) Riddle 1898–1953
    8. 8. William (Lawrence) Riddle 1895–1953
    9. 9. George (Washington) Riddle 1894–1923
    10. 10. Charles (T "Charlie") Riddle 1899–1978
  5. 5. Ida (Grant) Riddle 1869–1937 m. John (Franklin) Calhoun 1865–1951
    1. 1. Vivian (Lorena) Calhoun 1910–1987 m. Delmur (Guy) Sadler 1905–
    2. 2. Ernest (Franklin) Calhoun 1907–1978 m. Ethel (Virginia) Stephens 1918–
    3. 3. Edra (Erma Calhoun) Doll 1904–1994
    4. 4. Gladys (Calhoun) McMurray 1902–1998 m. Frank (L) McMurry 1888–
    5. 5. Raymond (John) Calhoun 1899–1957
    6. 6. Iva (Edna) Calhoun 1895–1994 m. Anda (F) Squires 1895–
    7. 7. Elva (Mae) Calhoun 1896–1995 m. Royal (Castle) Englehart 1893–1976
      1. 1. John (Frank) Englehart 1919–2003 m. Lillian (Lucille) Carroll 1921–1992
    8. 8. Anna (Myrtle) Calhoun 1892–1971
  6. 6. West (Virginia) Riddle 1867–1960
    1. 1. Arthur (Thurman) Cross 1888–1976 m. Minerva (Belle) Stull 1893–1968
      1. 1. Jack (Lee) Cross 1931–2005
  7. 7. Infant Riddle 1831–1831
  8. 8. Hilah (Iowa) Riddle 1828–1908 m. Andrew (Jackson) Harris 1829–1899
    1. 1. George (W) Harris 1859–1910
    2. 2. William (S) Harris 1853–1854
    3. 3. Elizabeth Harris 1854–1856
    4. 4. Virginia Harris 1868–
    5. 5. Eveline Harris 1857–1939
    6. 6. Indiana Harris 1866–1945
    7. 7. Margaret (Adeline) Harris 1863–1934
    8. 8. Rachel (J) Harris 1872–
    9. 9. Columbus Harris 1860–
  9. 9. Jane Riddle 1841–1844
  10. 10. Hila (Telitha) Riddle 1838–
  11. 11. Fletcher (Sanson) Riddle 1837–
  12. 12. Rachel (T) Riddle 1836–1891
  13. 13. David (J) Riddle 1833–1923
  14. 14. John (Clinton) Riddle 1830–1888

Eli Riddle's Timeline

9 Records

1804
11 Nov 1804
Birth of Eli Sylvester Riddle in Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 26
Eli Sylvester Riddle resided here in Wood, Virginia, USA
Wood, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 36
Eli Sylvester Riddle resided here in Wood, Virginia, USA
Wood, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 46
Eli Sylvester Riddle resided here in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 56
Eli Sylvester Riddle resided here in Ritchie C. H. P.O., Ritchie County, WV
Ritchie C. H. P.O., Ritchie County, WV
1860
21 Jul 1860
Age 56
Eli Sylvester Riddle resided here in Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 66
Eli Sylvester Riddle resided here in Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 76
Eli Sylvester Riddle resided here in Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1896
28 Oct 1896
Age 92
Death of Eli Sylvester Riddle in Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1804
    Event Place: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: 1413; Family History Film: 1255413; Page: 361B; Enumeration District: 150
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1698; Page: 505A; Family History Library Film: 553197
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M653_1374; Page: 452; Family History Library Film: 805374
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M432_973; Page: 243B; Image: 75
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wood, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Wood, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 200; Page: 397; Family History Library Film: 0029679

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Wood, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Wood, Virginia; Roll: 579; Page: 151; Family History Library Film: 0029693

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M432_973; Page: 243B; Image: 75

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ritchie C. H. P.O., Ritchie County, WV
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Compiled Census Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M653_1374; Page: 452; Family History Library Film: 805374

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1698; Page: 505A; Family History Library Film: 553197

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: 1413; Family History Film: 1255413; Page: 361B; Enumeration District: 150

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riddles Chapel Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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