
John Gaylord Riddel[1, 2, 3]
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Name John Gaylord Riddel [4] Birth 27 Jul 1878 Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
[4] Gender Male Death 1 Jul 1962 Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Origins 

Patriarch & Matriarch
Benjamin Riddle, b. 1765, Georgetown, Cecil, Maryland, USA
d. 1855, Gilmer, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States
(Age 90 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Madelia Ferrell, b. Oct 1849, Gilmer County, Virginia
d. 16 Jul 1929, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
(Age 79 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I6347 1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-B Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father Benjamin Franklin Riddle, b. Abt 1839, Lewis, Virginia, USA
d. 1886, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
(Age 47 years) Mother Madelia Ferrell, b. Oct 1849, Gilmer County, Virginia
d. 16 Jul 1929, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
(Age 79 years) Marriage 21 Aug 1867 Calhoun, West Virginia
[5] Family ID F1977 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rose E Howard, b. Abt 1886, West Virginia
d. USA
Children 1. Howard Franklin Riddel, b. 23 May 1907, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 23 Apr 1963, Wayne, USA
(Age 55 years)▻ Edith L McClung m. 19282. Opal L. Riddel, b. 6 Jun 1908, West Virginia
d. 2 Aug 1994 (Age 86 years)3. Delia Riddle, b. 1910, West Virginia
d. Yes, date unknown4. Nina V Riddel, b. Abt 1913, West Virginia
d. Yes, date unknown▻ Lewis Spencer Ferrell m. 4 Nov 19395. Blaine Riddle, b. Abt 1915, West Virginia
d. Yes, date unknown6. Jeanette Riddle, b. Abt 1917, West Virginia
d. Yes, date unknown7. Lorraine Riddle, b. Abt 1919, West Virginia
d. Yes, date unknown8. Elenore Riddel, b. Abt 1920, West Virginia
d. Yes, date unknown9. Thelma Delores Ward, b. 9 Jan 1923, MT Zion Calh, West Virginia
d. 8 Jul 2001 (Age 78 years)10. John Gaylord Riddel Jr, b. 2 May 1926, West Virginia, USA
d. 24 Jun 2002, Norwalk, Huron, USA
(Age 76 years)Family ID F1978 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 May 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 27 Jul 1878 - Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA 

Death - 1 Jul 1962 - Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA 
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Sources - [S69] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007.
- [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
- [S25] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 405.
- [S27] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Calhoun, West Virginia; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342264.
- [S12] West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971.
- [S69] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007.
