Goodmorning. I am just wondering why I am getting no Riddle information. Have I hit a wrong key? This past week all my e-mail was somehow gone one morning when I came in and I have gotten no more that 3 a day since. I have not been able to read it for about 2 weeks, but thought it would stay on my computer until I could. Some I had read and clicked to keep as new until I could check it more thoroughly. Have I somehow unlisted myself? Hope to begin to have Riddles in my house again soon. Thank you, Mary Skinner

Hi, Riddle Family does anyone happen to know the names of John Riddle's and Mary Higgens's 12 children ? I think I have a possibility here. Silas Riddle my ggg grandfather was born in Laurens county, S.C. abt. 1821 . All 12 of John's Children were b. in Laurens county, 5 after 1810. Is there a book that list his children? Thanks, Diane

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Hi, I know of one that was just last month, last Sun in June, Burkesville, KY...usually have one a year... I wanted to but could not attend... Teresa -----Original Message----- From: Russell D Merryman <RDMerry@webtv.net> To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 10:18 PM Subject: [RIDDLE-L] Riddle Relatives Hello Riddles! Can anyone tell me the date (when and where) was the last - Riddle Family Reunion - of those related to William Riddle "the tory" and how often are / or have they been held in the past? Thank you! Sincerely, Russ ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== ---------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ Have you hugged a RIDDLE lately?! SMILE & pass it on!

Hello Riddles! Can anyone tell me the date (when and where) was the last - Riddle Family Reunion - of those related to William Riddle "the tory" and how often are / or have they been held in the past? Thank you! Sincerely, Russ

The following is a list of the captions for the Riddle related photos which are in the book "Images Of The Past". This book is about to be reprinted. Page 2 In a postcard dated Oct. 4, 1883, this unnamed minister wrote a postcard to J. G. Riddle of Mount Pleasant concerning the possibility of visiting and preaching while in Titus County. (Copy of letter shown also) Page 14 Five generations of Titus Countians in 1913. In the lower left is America Jane Riddle Stephenson (Mrs William Mann Stephenson), daughter of Elam and Matida Riddle who were pioneer settlers of Titus County since 1846. In the lower right is Arelda Jane Stephenson Sparks (Mrs William Carroll Sparks), who was born May 14, 1846. She was the first white child born in the town of Mount Pleasant. In the upper left is Maude Ann Virginia Sparks Powell (Mrs. James Josiah Powell), who was born Jan. 19, 1876, in Titus County. In the upper right is Birdie Elizabeth Powell Day Wilhite (Mrs. Ben Wilhite), who was born Dec. 31, 1892, in Titus County. In the center is Iona Marie Day Allen (Mrs B. C. Allen), who was born May 11, 1910, in Titus County. Page 15 Five generations of Titus Countians in 1928. (Same as last picture except without America Jane Riddle Stephenson and with the addition of Willie Joe Allen born March 26, 1927.) Page 20 Joseph McHenry Cochran (12-25-1830 to 6-1-1905) and Eliza Ann Riddle Cochran (11-30-1835 to 5-6-1907) in 1890. Page 28 Children of J. J. Powell and wife in 1907. Clockwise beginnig with seated baby: Mallie Rosemary, Elvia Othelia, Hobert Wayne, Lura Capitala, Birdie Elizabeth (as on page 14), Ora Helen and Owen Kermit. Page 29 James "Dock" Hawkins Cameron, born in February of 1848 in Cob Hill, Tenn., died Jan. 7, 1917, in Titus County. The son of James B. Cameron and Catherine "Kate" Ellen Alley, he married Matilda Melvira Riddle, daughter of Thomas Gregory Riddle and Nancy M. Morris. They had 11 children: Celesta "Lizzie", Sarah M. "Sally", Joseph Willard, Dora C., George Hawkins, Jessy M., Mary F. "Mollie", Hattie C., Cora M., Maggie, Charlie Lafayette. (James' brother, my great grandfather, Archie Smith Cameron, married Mary Jane Riddle which was Matilda's sister. In other words, brothers married sisters.) Page 32 A. Chenney Riddle, son of Elam Lewis Riddle, pictured here sometime between 1900 and 1930. Elam Lewis Riddle, who worked for the H. W. Cheney Co., a saddle shop, named his son after his employer. Page 38 A family portrait of William Carroll and Arelda Jane Stephenson Sparks produced by the Praytor Studio of Mount Pleasant in 1906. Front row, from left, are: Elmer Holland, Mr. Sparks, Mrs. Sparks and Charlie Holland. Back row: Mollie Sparks, Elam Sparks, Nettie Sparks, Paul Sparks and America Holland. Mr. Sparks was born in 1840 in Alabama and fought in the Civil War. Mrs. Sparks was the first baby girl born in Mount Pleasant, Sept. 11, 1846. The Sparks are buried in the Gladewater Cemetery. Page 40 Millie and Cora Cameron, daughters of James H. and Matilda Riddle Cameron and sisters of Joe Cameron, pictured here around 1900. Page 41 Sisters Rosemary and Ophelia Powell during the summer of 1925. Page 53 Jesse Gregory Riddle and his second wife, Josephine Shuler-Riddle. Taken between 1900 and 1930. Page 55 Poloitical meeting held in 1871 at the Mark Wallace home on Washington street. A large magnolia tree still stands on the lot where the house burned in 1929. Among those present at the meeting: Goode H. Lowe, Melvin Keith, Richard G. "Dick" Batte, John Mitchell, Franklin Pierce Riddle, Jesse Gregory Riddle, William "Will" Tabb, Al P. Smart, Greene B. Dixon, William "Bill" Allison and Eugene I. Lazarus. Page 59 Stephenson family portrait taken in 1889 or 1890 in Mount Pleasant. Pictured, front row from left, are Cora Stephenson, John Stephenson and Grandma Stephenson. (I believe this is America Jane Riddle) Back row: Abbie Stephenson, Addie Stephenson, Forest Stephenson, Ruby Stephenson ands Ada Stephenson. Photo was taken by Praytor Studios in Mount Pleasant. Page 61 Members of the Riddle family. Pictured in front, from left, are (baby) Bessie A. Riddle, Minnie Josephine Riddle and Thomas Pierce Riddle. Seated, from left, are Jesse Elizabeth Riddle, Cordelia Blackburn-Riddle, Jesse Gregory Riddle ands Elam Lewis Riddle, also known as Little Elam. Dudly and Cordelia Riddle are the parents of Jesse Elizabeth, Bessie A., Minnie Josephine and Thomas Pierce Riddle. Page 62 James Josiah Powell married Maude Virginia Sparks on March 3, 1892. They were the parents of ten children born in Titus County. (Shows their picture.) Page 74 Students from the old high school(Teacher's Institut) in Titus County pose for a group photo in 1906. Pictured by number are ----- 55. Addie Stephenson; 56. Abbie Stephenson ------ (62 people in all) Hope I didn't miss anyone. There are some more pictures of distant kin such as the children and grandchildren of James "Dock" Hawkins Cameron and Matilda Riddle Cameron. Hope this is of use to someone. Gaylon

Hi, I have worked on the Grizzle family and have quite a bit. What do you want? Mary Hill At 12:09 PM 7/18/1999 EDT, you wrote: >Hi, >A few years ago, I took a picture of Anna & Isaac's gravestone in the Blevins >cemetery. I did not know it at the time, but evidently someone had traced >the names with something black to make them easier to read. We went back >last year with a different camera to get better photographs and the stone has >been cleaned. It looks very nice, but we were unable to get clear pictures >because the sun was not in a good position and we had no time to go back >later. >I have a scanner but do not have a web site. I could scan (I hope, I'm not >the most knowledgeable computer person) and e-mail this picture to someone if >they can get it on the web for all to see. > >Also, is anyone researching the Grizzle family? > >Regards, >G-Nell Winslow (descendant of Isaac & Anna's son, Thomas.) > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html > > > >

Russ and anyone interested in Titus Co: Just found (in another file) the document I referred to. It is entitled "Titus County Celebrates 125 Years". An aunt had loaned me her copy several years ago and I only had time to copy some of the pages so what I have is not complete. It does have lots of photos but perhaps it was the copy machine I used - most are either very dark or very light. It seems to have been put out by "The Quasqui Centennial Committee". If memory serves, it was more a lengthy "brochue" than a book. Linda Russell D Merryman wrote: > Hello List! > > If anyone knows what book (or) books --- that the materials to which > Linda Mayes just refered to can be found I am sure many... of us would > also like to view as well (where all can see)? > > Sincerely, > Russ > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > ----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html

Hello List! If anyone knows what book (or) books --- that the materials to which Linda Mayes just refered to can be found I am sure many... of us would also like to view as well (where all can see)? Sincerely, Russ

G-Nell, What a great idea. I'm so computer illiterate, that way of getting photos available to everyone never occurred to me. Question -- I have been to Mt Pleasant (Titus Co TX) and taken snapshots of several pictures hanging on the walls of the Civic Center and also some of those down in the basement of the Public Library. They include (1) a picture of 12 men of the Dudley W. Jones Camp No. 12 of United Confederate Vets (unidentified); (2) Titus County Courthouse built in 1898 and destroyed in 1894; (3) "Civic Center" (downtown Mt Pleasant (no date but the courthouse referenced above is in the background); (4) descendants of Elam Riddle living in Texas (John, Jessie, Frank, America Riddle and "Cuff" Cochran, Susan Delphis Riddle Cochran) - the one Mary Hill printed in her book. My question is - is anyone's permission required to reprint these? As I recall, there was a sign somewhere that the pictures were courtesy of some corp. I have a scanner but no web site. I imagine all of these will be in the reprint of "Images of the Past...." Gaylon advised us was being reprinted. I remember seeing them in some book, but they were so small and blurred it was difficult to distinguish anything. Any suggestions? Linda EWinslow1@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > A few years ago, I took a picture of Anna & Isaac's gravestone in the Blevins > cemetery. I did not know it at the time, but evidently someone had traced > the names with something black to make them easier to read. We went back > last year with a different camera to get better photographs and the stone has > been cleaned. It looks very nice, but we were unable to get clear pictures > because the sun was not in a good position and we had no time to go back > later. > I have a scanner but do not have a web site. I could scan (I hope, I'm not > the most knowledgeable computer person) and e-mail this picture to someone if > they can get it on the web for all to see. > > Also, is anyone researching the Grizzle family? > > Regards, > G-Nell Winslow (descendant of Isaac & Anna's son, Thomas.) > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > ----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html

Hello Linda! Thank you! ever so kindly for your willingness and kindness to help in respect to pics of our families resting places (grave makers). Yes, I would much like to see that of Mr & Mrs Isaac and Anna Riddle, (and or) that of any of their children (our mutual lines...) as well depending upon what ever you have/take. All is very much appreciated; looking forward to your correspondence. Thanks Again, another cousin ~ Russ

Connie, Happy to oblige looking for your Wrights et al. Also will look up the Riddles in Van Zandt County (Texas). Please be patient with me. It may be Thursday before I can begin on this - that's the day I volunteer at our local library. Unfortunately, I don't live in the same town - I live about 30 miles away so do not get to the library every day. (Wish I could!) One note of explanation - I'm the first generation of my family to live in Van Zandt County. All my family come from Titus, Camp, and Morris Counties, Texas. Since I'm new to genealogy I haven't had the time to figure out what line the Riddle people in VZ come from. Linda

Nell, We were told at one of our genealogy seminars to take 1. a ruler 2. can of cheap shave cream 3. roll of paper towels 4. and our trusty old camera. When we find an old stone we cannot read that is full of moss or something that looks like tree bark more or less, just spray a small amount of the shave cream on the writings on the stones and then take your ruler and run it across the writings to get the cream inside the grooves of the writings. Then rake the rest off with your ruler. Then take your pictures. It works great. Then two years later they tell us at another seminar meeting to take colored chalk and go inside the grooves to bring out the writings. So I would guess it is up to you what ever you use. I have taken so many photographs of my relatives that have gone on before us. I placed each one on a page inside their pages of our History book. Usually the page after their death certificate. That way everyone that sees it can immediately see who it is and how they are related to that particular individual. Wrakj

Robin and new members of mailing list, Use the URL below - type in the name of the mailing list you want example: (South Central Kentucky) or (Riddle) or (Hall) or whatever the name of the mailing list you would would like to search their Archives when the next page pulls up type in the persons name (most of the time it works better with one name not both), with state mailing list type in the counties and see what comes up, and so forth. For instance Robin - you are on the Poindexter list and I typed in Robin and pulled up some of your messages to that list. If you have never been there try it out. ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl RootsWeb Mailing Lists -- Interactive Search This is an interface to the archives for most of the RootsWeb mailing lists, current through the past day or so. In the form below, enter the name of the mailing list whose archives you want to search. If those archives are available, you will then be given a form in which to enter the surname (or whatever) that you are looking for. Josephine Hall ajh43@msn.com or ajh43@hotmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <RPoind4199@aol.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 1999 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Riddle Births Josephine, I am newly subscribed to the South Central Kentucky Mail List, but I'm unfamiliar with the location of there archives. Where are they? Robin L. Poindexter ______________________________

Hi, A few years ago, I took a picture of Anna & Isaac's gravestone in the Blevins cemetery. I did not know it at the time, but evidently someone had traced the names with something black to make them easier to read. We went back last year with a different camera to get better photographs and the stone has been cleaned. It looks very nice, but we were unable to get clear pictures because the sun was not in a good position and we had no time to go back later. I have a scanner but do not have a web site. I could scan (I hope, I'm not the most knowledgeable computer person) and e-mail this picture to someone if they can get it on the web for all to see. Also, is anyone researching the Grizzle family? Regards, G-Nell Winslow (descendant of Isaac & Anna's son, Thomas.)

If you ever find the sun is not in the right place, use the FLASH on your camera and it will fill in on the dark areas of the subject matter you are trying to take. Steve Riddle >Hi, >A few years ago, I took a picture of Anna & Isaac's gravestone in the Blevins >cemetery. I did not know it at the time, but evidently someone had traced >the names with something black to make them easier to read. We went back >last year with a different camera to get better photographs and the stone has >been cleaned. It looks very nice, but we were unable to get clear pictures >because the sun was not in a good position and we had no time to go back >later. >I have a scanner but do not have a web site. I could scan (I hope, I'm not >the most knowledgeable computer person) and e-mail this picture to someone if >they can get it on the web for all to see. > >Also, is anyone researching the Grizzle family? > >Regards, >G-Nell Winslow (descendant of Isaac & Anna's son, Thomas.) > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html > > > My Family Tree Web Page.. http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/i/d/Steve-Riddle/ I am related to FOUR different families that came over on the Mayflower in 1620, both "John Howland", "John Alden", "Edward Fuller" and "John Tilley". Go to the Bottom and click on "Desecents of John Howland" (He came across on the Mayflower in 1620) Also I have listed, "John Alden" who also I am related too. Check out the "FULL DETAILED" versions. Over 11,844+ names now. Check it out. Revised at 7-5-1999 If you can help me, I'm still looking for information on my great great grandfather, "John W. Riddle b. 1812 d. 1852 and Margaret Humphrey b. 1806 d. 1892 his wife" who were both from the Butler County, PA area. I would like to know who the *PARENTS* are of my John W. Riddle. My Genealogy is John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley, Desire Howland & John Gorham, Mercy Gorham & George Denison, Samuel Denison & Mary Lay Miner, Sarah Denison & William Babcock, Sarah Babcock & George Irish, Rebecca Irish & Charles Bowler, William Davis Bowler & Nancy Coon, Prudence C. Bowler & Elijah Homes Coon, Julius Jerome Coon & Nance Wade, Julia Jay Coon & Edward Newton Riddle, Julius Newton Riddle & Mary Christine Clemens, Edward Newton Riddle & Marilyn Dunlop (my parents) and them ME- Steven Edward Riddle ~~~ Check out my REVISED WEB Pages at: http://www.SteveRiddle.com ~~~ http://www.SteveRiddle.com/Computers If you need to send a Message to me *immediately*, you can send a TEXT MESSAGE to my Sprint PCS telephone via your E-mail at: 7146125346@messaging.sprintpcs.com (please limit your message to 100 words or less).

hello, I am mailing you because your name gnell caught my name as I have a great aunt that was named Gynell and I'm not sure of the spelling...I don't know her maiden name but she married William Riddle and they had 4 children that would now be in their 60's and 70's..They were in La Habra, Calif. the last contact that I had with them which was when I was a very small child...If this sounds like anyone that you are searching for please contact me....Thanks for your time, Marie fcec@lvcm.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <EWinslow1@aol.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Cemetery markers & Anna Grizzle > Hi, > A few years ago, I took a picture of Anna & Isaac's gravestone in the Blevins > cemetery. I did not know it at the time, but evidently someone had traced > the names with something black to make them easier to read. We went back > last year with a different camera to get better photographs and the stone has > been cleaned. It looks very nice, but we were unable to get clear pictures > because the sun was not in a good position and we had no time to go back > later. > I have a scanner but do not have a web site. I could scan (I hope, I'm not > the most knowledgeable computer person) and e-mail this picture to someone if > they can get it on the web for all to see. > > Also, is anyone researching the Grizzle family? > > Regards, > G-Nell Winslow (descendant of Isaac & Anna's son, Thomas.) > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > ----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html > > >

Hi Ronny, Facinating! I think I better file this in my "Find all the William (tory) Riddle descendants file"! Sounds like this may be a leadfor us. Thanks for the good information. Mary Hill At 06:40 PM 7/17/1999 EDT, you wrote: >Mary: >I don't know if there is any connection, but John (son of William the tory) Riddle's son Johnson went to Missouri with sons Andrew Jackson and James. When this family arrived in Alabama, there was an Eliza with them. Some say this was a wife of one of the sons, others say this was a daughter >born in Mo. I believe their mother was Jane Shepard. Johnson later married Martha Commack and had five children in Al, one of which was my gr/grandfather Jessie Duraney. > >Ronny Riddle > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html > > > >

Hi Russ, Most interesting. These were challenging times, to say the least. There is an account in the Draper Manuscripts that William Riddle (tory) was shot on Riddle's Knob in Ashe Co., NC and was left there with his wife to die. However, there are several accounts in the Draper Manuscripts that he was taken to Wilkesboro and hanged. Rough old times! Mary At 10:08 AM 7/17/1999 -0700, you wrote: >Hello Mary and listeners! > > Anyone interested! (Those familiar with Wm. Riddles hanging by a Cleveland in the Rev. War). I found a possible "connection" between another attack on tories pursued by Cleveland. Where as he was both shot and hung, as well as releasing some of the tories he had captured in this incident. (I first thought it could possible be the same incident; but wasn't sure)? But, now believe it to be a later one! In any event some of those soldiers present with Cleveland were Sparks. They gave an account of the incident from of course a view point of the opposing side of the War. > > I believe this to be the same (Sparks line) as is Jane Sparks who married David Elam Sparks; as well as the line of Sparks that later married into my Riddle lineage. > > I thought this all had a ring of "Civil War-ish" (feel to it)! Families against families (though unbeknownst to them in a future time they would be related) all this makes for - interesting story lines inter-merging together! > >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > >If I can make what appears to be more conclusive finds I will update on findings (to any interested parties)! If anyone is interested. >Regards, >Russ > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Do you have an idea for this space? > E-mail the ListMom for more information! > rebecca@collector.org > > > > > >

Hi Cathie, I don't know of a connection, but that does not mean there was not one. Families were so often split in their loyalities. William Riddle's apparent brother, John Riddle/Ridley of Stokes and Rockingham counties, NC, fought for the patriot cause and received a Rev. War pension. That is the added tragedy of war. The Civil War had similar divided loyalities. I will surely file and save this message. Mary At 12:07 AM 7/18/1999 EDT, you wrote: >Hi Russ, Mary (welcome back!) & list, > >This Sparks/Riddle connection reminded me of something that was in one of the pension files in my Parks/Riddle line. > >My WILLIAM RIDDLE, b 1803 KY/VA married POLLY PARKS, granddaughter of SAMUEL PARKS 1757-1844 who enlisted at the beginning of the Rev War and served over 3 years as Private with the North Carolina troops under Capt Lewis and Samuel Johnson or William Lenoir and Colonel Cleveland. It was also stated that a portion of the time he was engaged in the expedition against the Cherokee Indians. > >The SAMUEL PARKS pension file..."I was born November 28, 1757, in >Amherst Co., Virginia. About 1767, father migrated to Rowan, now Wilkes Co., NC. There until 1796 moved to Burke co., (where he now lives). Father had 17 children, 8 sons and 9 daughters. Sons all married and left father before Revolution except myself and GEORGE PARKS. We both served in the Revolution. George at one time substituted for CORNELIUS SALE, a brother-in-law...." > >The GEORGE PARKS mentioned below is a brother of the above SAMUEL PARKS. > >The Revolutionary Pension File of GEORGE PARKS, b 5 Aug 1759 Amherst >County, VA; died 4 December 1837 Ellettsville, Monroe County, IN; married #1 MILLICENT DAVIS; married #2 CATHERINE REED. Pension file # W27457. > >State of Indiana, Monroe County > >On this the tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight >hundred and thirty three ...... > >......."This applicant and his party at another time took a third Tory and >hung him in "Hugh Rottom." Not long after and all during said eighteen >months service he and the said Company of Minute Men, captured old SOLOMON >SPARKS a celebrated Tory. They employed a Whig from a distant neighborhood and a charges to said Old Tory to decoy him out of his house without his gun under the pretense of being a traveler and inquiring the road. They succeeded admirably. He fought bravely with arms and considerably injured this applicant by kicking him. He was sent down the Yadkin in a canoe. After tied hand and foot on his back he repeatedly hollered for "hurrah for King George." This applicant during said service was at the taking of PETER HOLD a Tory." > >Just thought I'd throw this in for thought. > >Cathy Riddle O'Connor >kayomaxb@aol.com > >My William Riddle, b 19 Mar 1803 KY/VA; married 25 Mar 1830 to Polly Parks in Monroe Co, IN; died 13 Sept 1840 in Monroe Co, IN; they had children William T (Thomas/Thompson); Priscilla Caroline; George Marion; Harrison H Riddle. Can anyone connect this William 1803-1840 to the William (Tory) line? > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >-----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List---------------- > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/riddle.html > > > > > >