
Thomas Benton Riddle[1]
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Name Thomas Benton Riddle [2] Birth 14 Mar 1844 Virginia
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 11 Feb 1923 Jack County, Texas, USA
Origins 

Patriarch & Matriarch
Benjamin Riddle, b. 1765, Georgetown, Cecil, Maryland, USA
d. 1855, Gilmer, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States
(Age 90 years) (Grandfather) 
Margaret Rush, b. 1785, Virginia, United States
d. 22 Jun 1848, Gilmer, Virginia, United States
(Age 63 years) (Grandmother) 
Person ID I1634 1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-B Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father Hiram Riddle, b. 11 Oct 1805, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
d. 17 Feb 1877, Cherokee, Neosho, Kansas, United States
(Age 71 years) Mother Elizabeth Goff, b. 1809, Tucker, West Virginia, United States
d. 28 Aug 1882, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
(Age 73 years) Marriage 4 Apr 1830 West Virginia, USA
Family ID F700 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Laura E Evans, b. Oct 1868, Tennessee, USA
d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage 18 Aug 1888 Young, Texas, USA
[3, 4] Children 1. Lewis Arthur Riddel, b. 25 Dec 1890, Texas
d. 18 Mar 1964, Graham, Young, Texas, USA
(Age 73 years)2. Ora B Riddle, b. May 1893, Texas, USA
d. Yes, date unknown3. Albert L Riddle, b. Oct 1896, Texas, USA
d. Yes, date unknown4. Ephel M Riddle, b. Aug 1899, Texas, USA
d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F702 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 May 2025
Family 2 Nancy Isabelle Simpson, b. Abt 1847, Indiana
d. Yes, date unknown
Children 1. William E Riddle, b. 6 Aug 1866, Tarrant, Texas
d. 30 Jun 1934, Jack, Texas, USA
(Age 67 years)2. Artemesia J. Riddle, b. Abt 1870, Kansas
d. Yes, date unknown3. Sarah A. C. Riddle, b. Abt 1875, Texas
d. Yes, date unknown4. Cora B. Riddle, b. Abt 1878, Texas
d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F703 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 May 2025
Family 3 Children 1. May E Riddle, b. 1900, Texas
d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F4000 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 May 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 14 Mar 1844 - Virginia 

Marriage - 18 Aug 1888 - Young, Texas, USA 

Death - 11 Feb 1923 - Jack County, Texas, USA 
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Sources - [S30] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
- [S6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 17, Gilmer, Virginia; Roll: 946; Page: 36a.
- [S18] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Jack, Texas; Roll: 1648; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0039.
- [S316] Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965.
- [S30] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
