Family Group Sheet
NameJames Samuel Riddle, 1C3R
Birth9 Sep 1879 or 1880, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death1959, Pendleton, Madison Co., Indiana
FatherNathan Riddle (1836-~1901)
MotherMary Susan Prather (1840-1903)
Other spousesLucy
Marriage29 May 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLillie M. Brown, 1C3R
BirthMar 1884, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Deathabt 1919
FatherJohn B. Brown (1856-1933)
MotherSarah Jane Jones (1853-1927)
Children
1 MChester A. Riddle, 2C2R
Birth11 Jul 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathMay 1973, Pendleton, Madison Co., Indiana
2 MClella V. Riddle, 2C2R
Birth2 Jan 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for James Samuel Riddle
His WWI draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records James Riddle, age 39, residence Crix, Ky, born 9 Sep 1879, occupation carpenter, employer Comodore Riddle, Crix, Ky, nearest relative Lillie Riddle, Dayton, Oh.
His WW II draft registration card records James Samuel Riddle, age 62, born 9 Sep 1879 in Morehead, Ky, residence R.F.D. 2, Pendleton, Fall Creek, Madison Co., Indiana, employer C.C.C. & St. Louis Railway Co., section boss, nearest relative Lucie Riddle, same address.
This record is a little problematic. The only Lillie Riddle I can find in my database is Lillie Brown who married James Riddle in May 1902. That James gave his father’s name as Nathan Riddle on the marriage license. But the Nathan Riddle and Mary Susan Prather family listed no son named James in the 1880 or 1900 censuses.
The most likely explanation is that the birthdate on the draft registrations is early by one year, and that he was born in Sep 1880, and so does not appear with the family in the 1880 census, and he had already left home by 1900 (and was living in another county - since James Riddle is such a common name, it would be difficult to identify him if so.)
It may, however, be that there is another Nathan Riddle whom I have not identified.
His WW II draft registration card records James Samuel Riddle, age 62, born 9 Sep 1879 in Morehead, Ky, residence R.F.D. 2, Pendleton, Fall Creek, Madison Co., Indiana, employer C.C.C. & St. Louis Railway Co., section boss, nearest relative Lucie Riddle, same address.
This record is a little problematic. The only Lillie Riddle I can find in my database is Lillie Brown who married James Riddle in May 1902. That James gave his father’s name as Nathan Riddle on the marriage license. But the Nathan Riddle and Mary Susan Prather family listed no son named James in the 1880 or 1900 censuses.
The most likely explanation is that the birthdate on the draft registrations is early by one year, and that he was born in Sep 1880, and so does not appear with the family in the 1880 census, and he had already left home by 1900 (and was living in another county - since James Riddle is such a common name, it would be difficult to identify him if so.)
It may, however, be that there is another Nathan Riddle whom I have not identified.
Notes for Lillie M. Brown
Lillie apparently died about 1919, because she was listed as James’ wife on his draft registration card in Sep 1918, and before 1920, when he was remarried to Lucy. I cannot find her in the Kentucky death records, so she may have died in West Virginia or Ohio.
Notes for James Samuel & Lillie M. (Family)
Rowan Co. Marriage Bk 5, lists marriage of James Riddle (22) & Lillie Brown (18) on 29 May 1902. It is noted as his second marriage, and his father is given as Nathan Riddle.
However, it may be a different Nathan Riddle than the one who m. Mary Susan Prather, because that Nathan Riddle family said in the 1900 census that they had 10 children, who are all accounted for by children appearing in various censuses. For this James to be in this Nathan's family, he would have to have been born late in 1880, and have left home before 1900, and Nathan would have had to miscount his children in the 1900 census.
Another possibility is that he is the James Riddle born ca 1878, son of Commodore Riddle, and for some reason his father was listed incorrectly.
However, it may be a different Nathan Riddle than the one who m. Mary Susan Prather, because that Nathan Riddle family said in the 1900 census that they had 10 children, who are all accounted for by children appearing in various censuses. For this James to be in this Nathan's family, he would have to have been born late in 1880, and have left home before 1900, and Nathan would have had to miscount his children in the 1900 census.
Another possibility is that he is the James Riddle born ca 1878, son of Commodore Riddle, and for some reason his father was listed incorrectly.
Census
I cannot find this family in the 1910 census.
