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RIDLONS OF BALDWIN, MAINE.
Theodore Ridlen (1), fifth son of John (6), was born in Little York,
Ind., July 25, 1842; married Nancy Montgomery, and had issue (1873)
two children, of whom hereafter. He was a soldier in the Twenty-second
Regiment Indiana Volunteers, of the Union army during the Rebellion.
Now a resident of Seymour, Jackson County, Ind.
Pamelia-Margaret Ridlen' (1), second daughter of John' (6), was
born in Little York, Ind., July 22, 1844; married Jesse-Lee Hobson, and
lives in her native town.
Mary-Ellen Ridlen (20), third daughter of John (6), was born in
Little York, Ind., Sept. 8, 1846; was married to Michael Jones, and lives
in her native town.
Sarah-Louisa Ridlen (11), fourth daughter of John (6), was born in
Little York, Ind., July 9, 1848; was married to Hamilton Scutchback,
and resides at Caruthersville, Mo.
Nelson-F. Ridlen (1), sixth son of John (6), was born in Little
York, Ind., Feb. 24, 1851; married Josephine Johnson, and has issue.
Resides in his native town.
George-Robertson Ridlen (14), eldest son of Nicholas (2), was born
in Indiana, July 23, 1829; married Edna Gray, July 13, 1848, and has is-
sue, of whom hereafter. He lives at Fountaintown, Shelby County, Ind.,
where he carries on a farm. He is a broad-shouldered, heavy-built man,
and has the mould of features so common in the Ridlon family.
Phebe Ridlen (1), eldest daughter of Nicholas' (2), was born in Ind-
iana, April 30, 1831; was married Jan. 5, 1854, to Havens Gray, and
lives near Fountaintown, Ind.
Herman Ridlen (1), second son of Nicholas (2), was born in Indi-
ana, March 7, 1833; married Maria L. Duncan, Jan. 5, 1854, and has issue
six children (1878), of whom hereafter. He owns a steam saw-mill. Was
a soldier in the Fifth Indiana Regiment, Volunteer Cavalry, during the
war of the Rebellion.
Abraham-R. Ridlen (7), third son of Nicholas (2), was born in
Indiana, Oct. 15, 1835; married Rebecca Williams, Dec. 8, 1864, and has
issue, of whom hereafter. Mr. Ridlen is a farmer at Fountaintown, Ind.
Stephen-R. Ridlen (5), fourth son of Nicholas' (2), was born in Indi-
ana, April 5, 1837; married Laura Cobble (she died Feb. 28, 1860), Dec.
20, 1857, by whom he had two children. He married, secondly, Amanda
Saward (?), by whom he had (1880) three children. Mr. Ridlen resides at
Fountaintown, Ind. Farmer.
Patience Ridlen (7), second daughter of Nicholas (2), was born in
Indiana, May 13, 1839; was married Jan. 8, 1860, to Joel I. Gunn, and
lives at Fountaintown, Ind.
Mary-Ann Ridlen (21), third daughter of Nicholas (2), was born in
Indiana, Aug. 28, 1842; was married Sept. 26, 1858, to John Copeland.
Resides at Fountaintown, Ind.
Nelson Ridlen (2), fifth son of Nicholas (2), was born in Indiana,
June 18, 1846, and died Nov. 23, 1863.
Jacob-R. Ridlon5 (6), eldest son of Joseph (2), was born in Buxton,
Me. (presumably), Oct. 25, 1822; married, and settled on a farm in Se-
bago, Cumberland County, where he lived many years; he subsequently
removed to the town of Naples, in the same County, where he now (1883)
resides. He is below the medium height, has dark complexion, and a
