Mona: In 1898 J.C. Childress presented a pitition on behalf of the residents to incorporate BERNIE as a village. This was done on Dec 14 1898. Other trustees for the village were J.L. Hickinbottham, E.J. Riddle, S. L. Ramsey, and T.L. Whitehead. Marriages Stoddard Co. All names ending with Riddle Book and Page Albert ..m..Singleton, R. D. ..18 Aug 1898..06 ..193 Albert ..m.. Thrower, Mary E. ..21 Dec 1890 ..03 ..344 Alvis B. ..m..Moore, Sarah L. ..04 Oct 1893..04 ..243 Andrew..m..Vandergriff, Sarah J. ..05 Mar 1876 ..01 ..239 Charles T. ..m.. Chilton, Ella ..03 Jan 1895 ..04 ..426 Geo. A. ..m.. Craft, Mary ..31 Dec1894 .. 04 ..416 George ..m.. Mounts, Mary ..29 Oct 1879 ..01 ..358 George ..m.. Wilson, Anna ..23 Jul 1880 ..01..384 J.L. ..m..m Moore, Julia A. ..02 Jul 1899..06 ..357 James B. ..m.. Heflin, Media ..19 Jan 1899.. 06 .. 284 James W. ..m.. Farris, Julia ..05 Feb 1890 ..03 ..255 Jefferson H. ..m.. Cumbrell, Hattie ..23 Sep 1894 .. 04 ..368 John B. ..m.. Galloway, Mary E. ..27 Oct 1892 ..04 ..123 John E. ..m.. Fields, Mary A. .. 23 Mar 1893.. 04 ..187 John F. ..m.. Evans, Rosa M. ..05 May 1895..04.. 463 Newton, ..m.. Culbertson, Elizabeth..25 Jan 1880 ..01..363 Jefferson H...m.. Garner, Rachael..27 Jan 1861 File 181 Female Riddles Alice ..m.. Thomasson, Samuel A. ..07 Oct 1894 ..04 396 Amanda ..m.. McCormack, William F. ..20 Nov 1885..05..393 Elizabeth ..m.. Thomasson, William F. ..28 Aug 1887 ..02 580 Elizabeth Jane..m.. Bishop, Mack D. ..06 Aug 1874 ..01 ..197 Julia ..m.. Cunningham, Thomas J. ..30 Apr 1885 ..02 ..337 Jaura ..m.. Whitehead, William L. ..16 Aug 1891 ..03..441 Louisa ..m.. Majors, Pleasant P.W. ..28 Dec 1865 ..01 ..020 Manerva E. ..m.. Boyer A. M. ..10 Dec 1899 ..06..435 Margarette ..m.. Colten, William ..06 ..384 Mary ..m.. Williamson, Lee .. 06 Sep 1899..06..383 Mary C. ..m.. McCormick, William..25 Jan 1885..02..313 Matilda ..m.. Lin, Thee..29 MAy 1891..03..403 Merdy..m.. Garner, Eli ..11 Nov 1880..01..399 Miss Martha ..m.. Baldridge, Samuel ..11 Apr 1880..01 ..382 Rachel M. ..m.. Slingleton J.H. ..18 Jul 1895..05..015 Sarah A. ..m.. Howell, Jordan ..23 Sep 1888..03 ..074 Sarah E. ..m.. Dunn, Wm. H. ..14 Nov 1875..01..229 Sarah J. ..m.. Middleton, Richard.. 24 Jan 1878..01..298 Sarah J...m.. Woodall, J. S. ..25 Feb 1883..02 ..138 Tixey..m.. Hopper, Louis .. 06 Mar 1881..01..412 Agness..m.. Higginbothan, Marian..08 Nov 1857..File 002 Elizabeth ..m.. Field, Green .. 06 Jan 1861..File 145 Elizabeth..m.. Hogginbothan, William J. ..17 Feb 1861 ..File 155 Nancy A. ..m.. Garner, Eljah M.. 24 Jul 1859.. File 022 Rebecca J. ..m.. Fields, William ..13 Jan 1816 ..File 146 Cemeteries Stoddard Co. Bernie Cemetery Effie.......05 Mar 1875--30 Mar 1915-W/O Semare Ida... 30Mar 1876--__Apr 1902-W/O C. -D/O M. Acord Acord, Mary 02 Feb 1841--_________ Infant...07 Feb 1896--07 Feb 1896-Son Lossie ..12 Aug 18870028 Jun 1900 Rosa A. ..26 May 1874--05 Mar 1901-W/O J.F. Dr. John F. ..05 Mar 1869--31 Oct 1936 Ella Cora..20 Feb 1882--13 May 1979 Ethel Jean .._____1937--_____1939 George W. .._____1878--_____ 1954 Lora.. _____1888--_____ 1988 Caroline Dowdy New Bethel Cemetery James Madison..04 Mar 1854--14 Apr 1938 Mandy Eveline .. 25 Apr 1851-- 07 Feb 1932 Gertie F. ..05 Mar 1893--11 Feb 1912--W/O Lige Soloman, M..11 Apr 1880-- 03 Jun ____ Rachel .._______--_______--W/O J.H. Sarah Jane .. 24 Dec 1834--12 Apr 1923 Nancy Caroline.. 20 Nav 1861-- 20 Oct 1877 Calvin .. 04 Jan 1823--17 Mar 1868 Levi .. 19 Dec 1854-- 28 Sep 1865 Elisha .. 20 May 1826-- 08 Jan 1887 Dexter Cemetery Ralph D. .. 25 Jul 1898-- 28 Jun 1971 George W. .. 29Jul 1865--12 Aug 1931 Adelle.. 30 Jun 1866--24 Feb 1931 Albert L. .. 20 Mar 1910--21 Jun 1970 Thelma .. 30 Mar 1913--__________ Nellie ..17 Jul 1896-- 23 Apr 1967 Fred L. ..28 Feb 1893--12 May 1973 Albert ..________--_____ 1899 Age 19 y Dudley Cemetery Julia .. 26 Aug 1884-- 23 May 1962 Louis G. .. 22 Jan 1874-- 30 Jan 1941 Denzil L. .. 07 Feb 1935-- 18 Apr 1936 Calvin F. .. 20 may 1915-- 14 Dec 1979 Hagy Cemetery Michael R. .. ________1987--______ 1987 Charles W. ..________1918--______1987 McMurphy Cemetery Raymond K. .._______--________-1934 age 26 y 2 m 3 d Raymond K. .. 29 Apr 1905 -- 01 May 1935-S/O G.A. & M.E. Morgan Memorial Park Cemetery Richard U. ..17 Jul 1920--___________ Mary E. .. 07 Jun 1921-- 06 May 1982 Old Bethel (Garner) J. H. ...15 Mar 1841--02 Jun 1917 Albert B. ..10 Mar 1868-- 20 Mar 1913 Riddle Cemetery Only Person in this one Riddle, _______ ..007 Nev 1856--11 Feb 1858 - Out Darling Smith Stevenson Cemetery Joe W. .. _____1907 --_____1994 Sarah L. .._____1870--_____1961 Alvis B. ..______1871--_____1961 Infant ...26 Nov 1942-- 26 Nov 1942--D/O Russel & Rava Rava L. (Bollinger)..31 Aug 1923--______-m ..13 Sep 1941 Alvis R. ..21 Mar 1922-- 09 Jul 1978 Grace M. ..01 Jun 1901-- 05 Dec 1984 Fred .. 11 Jul 1901-- 08 Feb 1967 Sycamore Cemetery Grace .. 27 Apr 1902-- 12 May 1994 Ovid .. 10 Jan 1902-- 31 Mar 1973 Mary E. .. 17 Nov 1873-- 21 Nov 1846