RIDLEYS OF OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA.
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Allison Ridley, a descendant of Capt. George Ridley, his collateral kins-
woman, of Tennessee, and by her had issue two children, of whom here-
after. Doctor Ridley was surgeon in the Eighth Georgia Regiment during
the Southern war, and died April 3, 1862, of typhoid-pneumonia. He
resided on his farm in Jones County, Ga., and was a successful agricul-
turalist and eminent physician; a man of sound thought, deep research,
and brilliant imagination. He was fine-looking, polished, and refined in
manners; a friend to the poor, and a highly respected gentleman He
made many friends by his social and genial deportment, and was deeply
lamented at his death, which occurred at Savannah, Ga.
Dr. Hamilton-Bonner Ridley (1), second son of Charles (1), was
born in Jones County, Ga., Oct. 21, 1825; was educated at Powelton, Ga.,
and Oxford, N. C., under the Rev. Mr. Geir; was a classmate of Bishop
John Beckwith. He read medicine with his father, and attended lectures
at the Pennsylvania State University at Philadelphia. He married Dec.
7, 1849, to his cousin, Mary-Eliza Speller, of Bertie County, N. C., whose
mother was Mary Ridley. He lives on a fine farm in his native County,
and being a gentleman of fortune has devoted his time to agriculture,
current literature, music, and popular sports. He was a captain in the
Sixth Georgia Regiment, and at the time of the war had his plantation
devastated by the Union soldiers. Since the peace he has devoted him-
self to the restoration of his property, and is again living at ease. He
has a good farm well stocked, a large cottage-house, situated on an eminence
surrounded by evergreens and choice flowers. Doctor Ridley is a fancier
of fine horses, fowls, and hunting dogs, keeping a fine, large pack of fox-
hounds. His home is the place of liberal hospitality, where the old and
young congregate to enjoy themselves in the feast, the dance, and social
pastime. He has represented his County in the State Legislature; is
highly respected for his high sense of honor, his liberality, and rigid
temperance. No children.
Robert-Burton Ridley* (4), youngest son of Charles³ (1), was born
in Hancock County, Ga., April 23, 1833; married Aug. 23, 1855, to Lu-
cretia Wamble, of Talbot County, and settled on a farm at Cornucopia,
Jones County, Ga., where he carried on farming successfully. He was
afflicted with lameness from his eleventh year, caused by scarlet fever;
consequently he was more indulged. He was not fond of books, although
by nature highly endowed and talented. He was fine-looking, pleasant
company, witty, and very liberal. He was ever ready to help the poor
and needy; was fond of fine stock of all kinds, and enjoyed all the good
things of this life, being surrounded with all human comforts. He died
without issue, Sept. 19, 1863.
Maj. Jerome-Shelton Ridley (1), eldest son of Bromfield (2), was
born in McMinnville, Warren County, Tenn., in the year 1832 (?), and
was educated at Cumberland University. He graduated in the literary
department in 1853; in the law department in 1855,-speaking the vale-
dictory in the law department in his class. He moved to Iowa in 1856,
and to Kansas in 1857; accumulated a fortune in real-estate speculation, and
lost heavily in the revulsion of 1858. He was in the Confederate army
during the Southern war as major and commissary of Stevenson's Divis-
ion He has since devoted himself to agriculture, and was in 1873 editor
of a newspaper at Elkton, Ky. Mr. Ridley is a man of high culture and
finished literary attainments; is possessed of great energy of character
