366 RIDDLES OF CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
attainments upon the notice of others. Though learned beyond most
young men, there was nothing pedantic either in his disposition or con-
versation. He wielded a facile and graceful pen, and it is to be regretted
that he seldom employed it to minister to the amusement and instruction
of others.
"The moral character of Mr. Riddle was unexceptional in its purity,
and adorned with many graces. His disposition was kind and affection-
ate; his spirit genial and placable as childhood itself, and his domestic
attachments strong and enduring. Though a great and almost constant
sufferer from physical weakness and bodily ailments of various kinds, he
preserved the equanimity of his spirit, bore his afflictions with philosophic
fortitude, and remained to the last the idol as he was the ornament of his
family circle."
Mary-Elizabeth Riddle (2), eldest daughter of Thomas (2), was
born in Greene County, Ala., Oct. 6, 1837; was married Feb. 21, 1856, to
Thomas B. McKerall, and had issue a son, William-Riddle McKerall, now
a promising youth, and the only male representative of Col. Thomas Rid-
dle. She died Dec. 15, 1872.
Irene Riddle' (1), second daughter of Thomas³ (2), was born in Greene
County, Ala., April 23, 1839; was married to McKerall, and is the
only surviving child.
Thomas-Alvis Riddle' (3), youngest son of Thomas (2), was born
in Greene County, Ala., April 16, 1841, and died April 16, 1856.
Nancy Riddle (2), a daughter of Allen (1), was born in Chatham
County, N. C.; was married to John Bishop, a carpenter.
Woodard Riddle¹ (1), a son of Allen³ (1), was born in Chatham Coun-
ty, N. C., May 24, 1826; married July 17, 1866, to Civil-Ann Johnson
(she was born Sept. 26, 1850), and had issue four children, of whom here-
after. Farmer.
Joshua Riddle¹ (1), a son of Allen³ (1), was born in Chatham County,
N. C.; married a Horton, and died in 1872-3, aged 52 years, leaving issue.
Jane Riddle (3), a daughter of Allen (1), was born in Chatham
County, N. C.; died Feb. 18, 1872, aged 50.
Sarah-Rebecca Riddle¹ (4), a daughter of Allen³ (1,) was born in
Chatham County, N. C., Feb. 18, 1822; unmarried.
Matilda-Elizabeth Riddle* (2), a daughter of Allen³ (1), was born in
Chatham County, N. C., Oct. 9, 1824; single.
Arcena Riddle* (1), a daughter of Allen (1), was born in Chatham
County, N. C., Nov. 20, 1831; single.
Spencer Riddle (2), a son of Allen (1), was born in Chatham Coun-
ty, N. C., and died in 1878. He was married, and presumably left de-
scendants.*
Richard Riddle (2), a son of Barney (1), was born in Chatham
County, N. C.
William Riddle¹ (4), a son of Barneys (1), was born in Chatham
County, N. C.
Alvis Riddle (2), a son of Barneys (1), was born in Chatham Coun-
ty, N. C.; died in 1872.
*Joseph, Henderson, Adolphus, Dowal, and Adaline are grandchildren of Allen,
living in. Chatham County, N. C.
