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RIDDLES OF VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE.
Lucinda Riddles (1), third daughter of John (1), was born in Bled-
soe County, Tenn.; was married to Strawder Johnson, a violin-player, of
Warren County, and moved to Illinois in 1827; thence to Walker County,
Ala.
Abbie Riddles (1), fourth daughter of John² (1), was born in Bled-
seo County, Tenn., March, 1817; was married in 1852, to Philip Henson,
of Pulaski County, Mo., and in 1873 was living in Camden County.
William Riddle³ (2), eldest son of Thomas (2), was born in Ten-
nessee, and was buried at Cleveland, Tenn. He was probably married,
but no child is living.
James Riddles (3), second son of Thomas (2), was born in Ten-
nessee, and is living near Arkadelphia, Clark County, Ark. He has two
sons and one daughter.
Joshua Riddles (1), third son of Thomas (2), died near Dayton,
Rhea County, and was buried at Lone Mountain Church, near Graysville,
Tenn. Probably single.
Angeline Riddles (1), eldest daughter of Thomas (2), was married
to Barclay S. Benson, and had issue. She was buried at Dayton, Rhea
County, Tenn.
Margaret Riddles (1), second daughter of Thomas2 (2), was married
to John H. Corbett, and settled in Arkansas. Has issue. Husband died
at Little Rock.
Emereta Riddle³ (1), third daughter of Thomas² (2), was married to
Charles Morgan, and resides at Morgan Springs, near Dayton, Tenn. Has
a large family.
Isaac Riddle (3), a son of Thomas2 (2) by his second wife. Moved
to Missouri after the close of the Rebellion. No particulars.
Isaac Riddles (4), eldest son of Joseph2 (1).
James Riddles (4), second son of Joseph2 (1).
William Riddle³ (3), eldest son of Isaac² (1), died when seven months
old.
John Riddle (2),* second son of Isaac² (1), was born in Tennessee,
Dec. 23, 1803; married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and Jane Stewart
(she was born Aug. 19, 1783), Dec. 22, 1822, and by her had eleven chil-
dren, of whom, with his other issue, hereafter; married, secondly, Abigail,
daughter of John Campbell, in 1852, and had issue two children; married,
thirdly, Eliza Bramwick, Aug. 1, 1866, and had issue one child. Mr. Rid-
dle embraced religion when young, and united with the Baptist Church;
was licensed to preach at the age of twenty-four; became a devoted and
critical student of the Bible, and being convinced of errors in his creed,
withdrew from his connections, and lectured in sympathy with the Uni-
versalists till thirty-eight years of age. He saw some printed work of the
"Latter-day Saints" (Mormons), which he read carefully and critically
till convinced of the scriptural soundness of the doctrines held by that
JOHN RIDDLE, of Kanosh, Utah, says William, his grandfather, had a brother
Moses, and a relative in Kentucky named William Ruddell, who had sons James,
William, Lewis, and Valentine. If this statement is correct, the "Riddells of Or-
ange County, Virginia," and "Riddells of Boone County, Kentucky," are of the
same family as the foregoing. (See genealogy of those branches.)
