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RIDDLES OF HOLMES COUNTY, OHIO.
Mary Riddle¹ (2), third daughter of Nathaniel (1), was born in Ful-
ton County, O., Feb. 23, 1854.
John Riddle¹ (3), second son of Nathaniel³ (1), was born in Fulton
County, O., Nov. 30, 1855.
Nancy Riddle (1), fourth daughter of Nathaniel (1), was born in
Fulton County, O., Oct. 23, 1857.
James Riddle (2), third son of Nathaniel³ (1), was born in Fulton
County, O., Nov. 29, 1859.
John-Q. Riddle (4), eldest son of James (1), was born in Holmes
County, O., Oct. 21, 1833; married Feb. 9, 1863, to Mary Seeple, and had
issue (1873) two children, of whom hereafter. He carries on an extensive
business in hardware, tin-ware, and agricultural machinery; also, insurance
agent at Wauseon, O. Has been very successful. Manifested a deep in-
terest in this book; has furnished records, and a fine portrait in steel,
which see. A man of active, public spirit, excellent business parts, and
genial nature. Has been in the State Legislature. Traveled extensively
in Europe.
Charles Riddle (2), second son of James (1), was born in Holmes
County, O., Jan. 14, 1838; married Phebe Ely, and has issue. He is a
merchant at Pioneer, O.
Thomas-H. Riddle¹ (2), third son of James (1), was born in Holmes
County, O., May 24, 1840, and is now (1873) a merchant in the dry- and
fancy-goods business at Terre Haute, Ind. He was in the Union army
during the Rebellion; was captured at Harper's Ferry, and released on
parole. An active, progressive man.
James Riddle (3), fourth son of James (1), was born in Fulton
County, O., Sept. 7, 1847; married in September, 1873, to Maude M. Joy,
and was in the insurance business at Wauseon, O., in 1873.
Mary Riddle (3), a daughter of James (1), was born in Holmes (or
Fulton) County, O., and was married to Charles Hibbard, a farmer; resides
at Ledrow, O.
Louisa Riddle¹ (1), a daughter of James (1), was born in Holmes (or
Fulton) County, O., and was married to Willard Letcher, a merchant of
Wauseon, O.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Ida Riddle (1), eldest daughter of John (4), was born at Wauseon,
O., in March, 1864.
Arthur Riddle" (1), eldest son of John (4), was born at Wauseon,
O., in March, 1866.
Florence Riddle (1), a daughter of Charles (2), was born at Pio-
neer, O.
RIDDLES OF DAYTON, OHIO.
[SCOTCH-IRISH BRANCH.]
James Riddle¹ (1), parents and connection not known, was born (prob-
ably in Ohio) Jan. 14, 1789; married at Beaver Creek, O., Sept. 30, 1812,
to İsabella (she was born Jan. 17, 1795, and in January, 1873, was at
Dayton, O.), and had issue ten children, of whom hereafter. He served
