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John Wesley Riddle 1825 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1825

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1914

Death Location: Sandy Hook, Elliott, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Riddle

Mother: Mary Edwards

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In 1825, John Wesley Riddle entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, born to John T "Johnny" Riddle and Mary Edwards. John Wesley Riddle passed away in 1914 in Sandy Hook, Elliott, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, John Wesley Riddle entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, born to John T "Johnny" Riddle and Mary Edwards.
  • John Wesley Riddle passed away in 1914 in Sandy Hook, Elliott, Kentucky, USA.

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John Riddle's Ancestors

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John Riddle
1825 – 1914
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John T "Johnny" Riddle
1781 – 1874
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Edwards
1795 – 1870
Hawfields, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Bradley) Riddle
1748 – 1802
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Temperance Riddle
1733 – 1830
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Tyre (Ira) Riddle
1765 – 1840
Virginia, United States
Clarissa ("Clara") Clay
1760 – 1840
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Ridgely\Reddell
1723 – 1783
Lucinda Ray
1747 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ridle
1708 – 1794
Elizabeth Ridle
1711 – 1776

John Riddle's Timeline

2 Records

1825
4 Apr 1825
Birth of John Wesley Riddle in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1914
10 Jan 1914
Age 89
Death of John Wesley Riddle in Sandy Hook, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Sandy Hook, Elliott, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1825
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Sandy Hook, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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