Family Group Sheet
NameJames Wesley Riddle, 1C4R
Birth27 Jun 1835, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death13 Nov 1921
BurialPleasant Hill Cemetery, Ray Co., Missouri
FatherRobert Riddle (~1811-1855)
MotherLucinda Bradshaw (~1813-)
Marriageabt 1860, Kentucky
SpouseMary Jane Hunt
Birth25 Jun 1841, Bath/Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death7 Mar 1878, Ray Co., Missouri
BurialPleasant Hill Cemetery, Ray Co., Missouri
FatherBasil Harper Hunt (~1818-<1860)
MotherSarah Atchison or Atkinson (~1823-)
Children
1 FMary Belle Riddle, 2C3R
Birth22 Apr 1861, Ripley, Brown Co., Ohio (?)
Death21 Feb 1948, Los Angeles Co., California
SpouseJames Othaniel Combs
2 MAndrew Wesley Riddle, 2C3R
Birth18 May 1863, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death30 Jan 1957, Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri
SpouseAda Ann Michael
3 MWilliam Riddle, 2C3R
Birthabt 1866, Missouri
SpouseOrva Adeline Wallace
6 FMargaret A. Riddle, 2C3R
Birthabt 1871, Missouri
SpouseRobert E. Lee McCollum
7 FSarah Riddle, 2C3R
Birthabt 1872, Missouri
8 FLudelia “Lula” Florence Riddle, 2C3R
Birth9 Nov 1873, Ray Co., Missouri
Death14 Jan 1923, Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri
SpouseFrancis Joseph Bauer
10 FCatherine “Kate” Riddle, 2C3R
Birthabt 1876, Missouri
SpouseMary Elsie Campbell
Notes for Mary Jane Hunt
Her gravestone is inscribed Mary J. Riddle, wife of J. W. Riddle, June 25, 1841 - 7 March, 1878.
Most likely she was really born in 1842, since the 1850 census gives her age as 7, and the 1860 census as 18. But the date on her gravestone is the one most likely to be used by other researchers, especially since the 1870 census records her age as 29, so I will keep it in the database, along with this note.
Death certificates of some of her children give her place of birth as Bath Co., Kentucky, but the Basil Hunt family was in Fleming Co. in the 1840’s, so it is likely that she was really born there, and only moved to Bath Co. as a child.
Most likely she was really born in 1842, since the 1850 census gives her age as 7, and the 1860 census as 18. But the date on her gravestone is the one most likely to be used by other researchers, especially since the 1870 census records her age as 29, so I will keep it in the database, along with this note.
Death certificates of some of her children give her place of birth as Bath Co., Kentucky, but the Basil Hunt family was in Fleming Co. in the 1840’s, so it is likely that she was really born there, and only moved to Bath Co. as a child.
Census Notes for James Wesley & Mary Jane (Family)
I cannot find this family in the 1860 census. They were probably already married, because neither James nor Mary appears with their parents.
1870 census of Ray Co., Missouri, Knoxville precinct, enumerated 27 July, lists on p. 38 as family #266/267:
Riddle, James W., 35, farmer, b. Ky; Mary J., 29; Mary B., 9; Andrew W., 7; William, 4; John R., 3; Elizabeth, 1. All except James are listed as born in Missouri, although it is incorrect for Mary Jane and probably the two oldest children. (Since the censuses seem to alternate between listing them all as Kentucky or all as Missouri, I don’t know exactly when the family moved.)
1880 census of Cass Co., Missouri, Austin township, enumerated in June, lists on p. 25 as family #233/246:
Combs, James O., 21, b. Iowa Ohio Ohio, farmer; Mary, 19, b. Ky Ky Ky; Charles, 1, b. Mo Iowa Ky; Riddle, James, 39, father-in-law, b. Ky Va Va; Andrew, 17, bro-in-law; William, 14, bro-in-law; Richard, 13, bro-in-law; Margarett, 9, sis-in-law; Sarah, 8, sis-in-law; Lucy, 6, sis-in-law; George, 5, bro-in-law; Kate, 4, sis-in-law; Frank, 2, bro-in-law. The birthplace row for all of the Riddle children is listed as Ky Ky Ky, except for Frank, listed as Mo Ky Ky. But it should be Missouri for everyone younger than Andrew.
(The age for James Riddle is off by 4 years, and the birthplace for his parents and most of his children is incorrect. It also seems like a rather odd way to list the household. It would have been more usual to list James Riddle as the head of household, and James Combs as his son-in-law.)
1900 census of Ray Co., Missouri lists James W. Riddle, father, 65, b. June 1835, Ky Ky Ky, widowed, living with his son Andrew, see his notes for details.
1870 census of Ray Co., Missouri, Knoxville precinct, enumerated 27 July, lists on p. 38 as family #266/267:
Riddle, James W., 35, farmer, b. Ky; Mary J., 29; Mary B., 9; Andrew W., 7; William, 4; John R., 3; Elizabeth, 1. All except James are listed as born in Missouri, although it is incorrect for Mary Jane and probably the two oldest children. (Since the censuses seem to alternate between listing them all as Kentucky or all as Missouri, I don’t know exactly when the family moved.)
1880 census of Cass Co., Missouri, Austin township, enumerated in June, lists on p. 25 as family #233/246:
Combs, James O., 21, b. Iowa Ohio Ohio, farmer; Mary, 19, b. Ky Ky Ky; Charles, 1, b. Mo Iowa Ky; Riddle, James, 39, father-in-law, b. Ky Va Va; Andrew, 17, bro-in-law; William, 14, bro-in-law; Richard, 13, bro-in-law; Margarett, 9, sis-in-law; Sarah, 8, sis-in-law; Lucy, 6, sis-in-law; George, 5, bro-in-law; Kate, 4, sis-in-law; Frank, 2, bro-in-law. The birthplace row for all of the Riddle children is listed as Ky Ky Ky, except for Frank, listed as Mo Ky Ky. But it should be Missouri for everyone younger than Andrew.
(The age for James Riddle is off by 4 years, and the birthplace for his parents and most of his children is incorrect. It also seems like a rather odd way to list the household. It would have been more usual to list James Riddle as the head of household, and James Combs as his son-in-law.)
1900 census of Ray Co., Missouri lists James W. Riddle, father, 65, b. June 1835, Ky Ky Ky, widowed, living with his son Andrew, see his notes for details.
