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Joseph L Riddle 1779 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 4 July 1856

Death Location: Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William RIDDLE

Mother: Harriet Rogers

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Riddle

The story of Joseph L Riddle began in 1779 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America. Joseph L Riddle had children including James Madison Riddle. Joseph L Riddle passed away in 1856 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph L Riddle began in 1779 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Joseph L Riddle had children including James Madison Riddle.
  • Joseph L Riddle passed away in 1856 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Riddle's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Riddle
1779 – 1856
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Thomas RIDDLE
1740 – 1781
Flatt River, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Harriet (Happy Jane) Rogers
1750 – 1785
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Moses (Thomas) Riddle
1716 – 1785
Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary Gibson
1720 – 1760
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Riddle's Descendants

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Joseph (L) Riddle (1779 – 4 July 1856)
  1. 1. James (Madison) Riddle (1812 – Dec 2 1862) m. Sarah Pruitt (30 March 1814 – 19 March 1890)
    1. 1. Female Riddle (1835 – 1840)
    2. 2. Lafayette (A) Riddle (1836 – 1885)
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Long (24 February 1838 – 6 April 1903)
    4. 4. Luraney (Jane) Bond (12 March 1841 – 19 June 1907)
    5. 5. Rhoda (Caroline) Riall (November 1845 – 13 April 1925)
    6. 6. Cynthia (Elizabeth) Hickey (1847 – 1 May 1878)
    7. 7. Rutha (E) Riddle (16 April 1851 – 13 April 1925)
    8. 8. Martha (F) Riddle (16 May 1852 – )
    9. 9. Hilpby (Jane) Flowers (February 1855 – 1922)
    10. 10. James Riddle (Aug 1855 – 30 October 1864) m. Susan (Catherine) Riall (4 May 1855 – 27 May 1930)
      1. 1. Iva (B) Riddle (Apr 1880 – )
      2. 2. Virgil (A) Riddle (Apr 1882 – )
      3. 3. Earnest (G) Riddle (Apr 1886 – )
      4. 4. Samuel (R.) Ridden (abt 1888 – Abt 1972) m. Agnes Boan (abt 1913 – 29 April 1988)
        1. 1. travis (arthur) riddell (7 feb 1935 – 7 Nov 2012) m. Shelby (Jean) Wimber
        2. 2. theresa (ann) riddell (28 may 1947 – 01 Dec 2024) m. Raymond (Michael) Green (13 Mar 1950 – 16 Oct 2016) m. unknown
      5. 5. Ben (A) Riddle (Mar 1888 – )
      6. 6. Travis (T) Riddle (Aug 1890 – )
    11. 11. James (Robert) Riddell (14 August 1856 – 14 May 1937)

Joseph Riddle's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Joseph L Riddle in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
1856
4 July 1856
Age 77
Death of Joseph L Riddle in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1856
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bow, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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