excuse me for butting in but could it have been Lloyd? as he was the fa of the Riddle boys I am trying to connect my gggrfa to but can't; he named none of his children after him. frances ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carol24343@aol.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE] URIAS/URIAH Riddle & Mary Wright > Hi Bill: As you have probably already read my most recent post, your Joseph's > middle name more than likely remain a mystery, just as my James R. Riddle's > middle name. > > Dream Back the Buffalo, Sing Back the Swan > > Carolyn Condray-Merritt > gggranddaughter of Terry Riddle > ggggranddaughter of James R. Riddle > gggggranddaughter of William Riddle > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Contact the Listowner sjblackmon@digitalpassage.com > Whispers from the Past..... > http://www.susanblackmon.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Seeking the parents and info for my gg/gf George W. Riddle b. Dec 13, 1818, d. Sep 29, 1890, Union District, Kanawha Co., WV (now Nitro, WV). George married Louisa Jane THACKER.  His father is shown as born "Whales" in the 1880 census and mother born WV.  Any help is appreciated. Butch Willard

Hi Bill: As you have probably already read my most recent post, your Joseph's middle name more than likely remain a mystery, just as my James R. Riddle's middle name. Dream Back the Buffalo, Sing Back the Swan Carolyn Condray-Merritt gggranddaughter of Terry Riddle ggggranddaughter of James R. Riddle gggggranddaughter of William Riddle

Unfortunately, all the sources I checked do not show a middle initial or name. All sources did state he was born April 1777, not April 1775, but no place of birth. Dream Back the Buffalo, Sing Back the Swan Carolyn Condray-Merritt gggranddaughter of Terry Riddle ggggranddaughter of James R. Riddle gggggranddaughter of William Riddle

Carolyn, Could you post the middle name of Joseph L. Riddle to the list if you can find it? I am also one of his descendants and have been looking for his middle name for a long time. I imagine there are quite a few others in the same situation. Bill Riddle

In a message dated 1/1/2003 3:56:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, Carol24343@aol.com writes: > I will do some checking for you. > Thank you so much! I changed the subj. line accord. There is a Joseph Lemuel Riddle; but I don't think he's the same one - his line seems to be New York/New Jersey. I'm looking for the KY lines. -- Jodie

I will see what I can find for you too. Dream Back the Buffalo, Sing Back the Swan Carolyn Condray-Merritt gggranddaughter of Terry Riddle ggggranddaughter of James R. Riddle gggggranddaughter of William Riddle

I will do some checking for you. Dream Back the Buffalo, Sing Back the Swan Carolyn Condray-Merritt gggranddaughter of Terry Riddle ggggranddaughter of James R. Riddle gggggranddaughter of William Riddle

Carolyn Does this book have or gives the middle name of Joseph L Riddle ( Joseph L. Riddle was born in GOOCHLAND CO VA Apr 1775. Joseph died 4 Sep 1856 in CUMBERLAND CO KY, at 81 years of age.)?? Jodie - his descendant In a message dated 1/1/2003 1:51:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, Carol24343@aol.com writes: > The following is all that I have on Uriah Riddle, taken from Nettie Lee > Benson's The Riddell, Riddle, Ruddle Trail, Vol. VI. No. 1, p 10: > >

Still looking for parents/line of gggrfa: Green Joseph Riddle b. 1824 Ala md. Missouri Ann Blackwell McClure 1850 Ms. Claiborne Co. their children George/Green/Lula/Mary(MIMMIE) all born La. Missouri must have died at birth of last child and Green md. a Josephine Lula and Mary came to Tx.-Waco and area Green and George went???? Green Joseph Riddle goes back to Ala. 1870 Randolph Co. and last known record agent for land auction for man named Spence in Talladega 1875. 1870 census Green Joseph R. states that his fa foreign born and mother born S.C. Any help is appreciated. Happy New Year. frances ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carol24343@aol.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE] URIAS/URIAH Riddle & Mary Wright > The following is all that I have on Uriah Riddle, taken from Nettie Lee > Benson's The Riddell, Riddle, Ruddle Trail, Vol. VI. No. 1, p 10: > > "TWO DIFFERENT SAMUEL RIDDLE AND THEIR DESCENDANTS > > SAMUEL (4) RIDDLE > > was possibly the son of SAMUEL (3) ? & _______ (_______) RIDDLE. He was born > ________, ____, 1800, at Surry ? County, North Carolina. (Note: There was a > SAMUEL (3) ? RIDDLE, born ca. 1765, living in Surry County, N.C., in 1800 > with four males, possibly sons, under age 10 years, and one son?, age 10-16, > and a wife, age 26-45, and two daughters? under age 10. See: 1800 N.C. census > record or (sic) the RIDDLE TRAIL, Vol. I., No. 1, page 6) This compiler > strongly believes that further research is necessary here. > > SAMUEL (4) RIDDLE died on ______ at _________. He is buried at _________ in > _______ cemetery. He resided at Surry County, N.C. in 1800; in ________? in > 1810; in ________? in 1820; in Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1830, where he > was living near a GEORGE (4) ? RIDDLE (age 40-50, apparently born between > 1781-1789), whom this compiler believes to have been his uncle; SAMUEL (4) ? > RIDDLE was at Jackson Co., Alabama, in 1840, where he was living evidently > next door to MATHEW/NATHAN RIDDLE, and JAMES RIDDLE, both possibly related to > him, either brothers or cousins; SAMUEL (4) ?RIDDLE, was living at Marshall > Co., Tennessee in 1850; and his whereabouts after that date are not presently > known to this compiler. > > Occupation Farmer. Church: ____________? > > He married JULIA A. __________ on _________, ca. 1825, at _______? She was > the daughter of ________ & _________?. She was born on ________ __, ca. 1805 > at _________ Va. She died on ______ at _________. She is buried at __________ > in ________ cemetery. > > The children of SAMUEL (4) ? and JULIA A. (_________) RIDDLE were: > > 1. URIAH RIDDLE, born ______, ca. 1827, at Jackson Co., Ala. He may have > been the URIAH RIDDLE, age 53, shown living with family of ten in 1880 > census: E.D. 249, sheet 5 line 29 on p. 16 of Marshall Co., Ala. Otherwise I > have nothing more on him presently. > > 2. FRANCIS RIDDLE, (a male), born ________ ca. 1830, born in Bedford County, > Tenn.; nothing more presently known of him. > > 3. ELNORA RIDDLE, born _______ ca. 1832, at Jackson Co., Ala.; nothing more > presently known of her. > > 4. TOLBERT-FINAH RIDDLE, born 16 Feb. 1834, at Bedford Co., Tennessee; for > more on him see below. > > 5. ELIZABETH RIDDLE, born _____, ca. 1838 at Bedford Co., Tenn.; nothing > more presently known of her. > > 6. LOUISA RIDDLE, born ______ ca. 1840 at Jackson Co. Ala.. Nothing more > presently known of her. > > 7. JAMES B. RIDDLE, born ______ ca. 1842, at Jackson Co., Ala.; nothing more > presently known of him. > > 8. JULIA A. RIDDLE, born _____ ca. 1843, at Jackson Co., Ala.; nothing more > presently known of her. > > 9. MARTHA RIDDLE, born ______ ca. 1844, at Jackson Co., Ala. > > 10. DAVID L. (or T) RIDDLE, born ___ ca. 1845, at Jackson Co., Ala." > > I don't know if this answers your question or not, but it is all I have on > Uriah Riddle. If and when I find more, I will post to this list. > > Dream Back the Buffalo, Sing Back the Swan > > Carolyn Condray-Merritt > gggranddaughter of Terry Riddle > ggggranddaughter of James R. Riddle > gggggranddaughter of William Riddle > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

The following is all that I have on Uriah Riddle, taken from Nettie Lee Benson's The Riddell, Riddle, Ruddle Trail, Vol. VI. No. 1, p 10: "TWO DIFFERENT SAMUEL RIDDLE AND THEIR DESCENDANTS SAMUEL (4) RIDDLE was possibly the son of SAMUEL (3) ? & _______ (_______) RIDDLE. He was born ________, ____, 1800, at Surry ? County, North Carolina. (Note: There was a SAMUEL (3) ? RIDDLE, born ca. 1765, living in Surry County, N.C., in 1800 with four males, possibly sons, under age 10 years, and one son?, age 10-16, and a wife, age 26-45, and two daughters? under age 10. See: 1800 N.C. census record or (sic) the RIDDLE TRAIL, Vol. I., No. 1, page 6) This compiler strongly believes that further research is necessary here. SAMUEL (4) RIDDLE died on ______ at _________. He is buried at _________ in _______ cemetery. He resided at Surry County, N.C. in 1800; in ________? in 1810; in ________? in 1820; in Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1830, where he was living near a GEORGE (4) ? RIDDLE (age 40-50, apparently born between 1781-1789), whom this compiler believes to have been his uncle; SAMUEL (4) ? RIDDLE was at Jackson Co., Alabama, in 1840, where he was living evidently next door to MATHEW/NATHAN RIDDLE, and JAMES RIDDLE, both possibly related to him, either brothers or cousins; SAMUEL (4) ?RIDDLE, was living at Marshall Co., Tennessee in 1850; and his whereabouts after that date are not presently known to this compiler. Occupation Farmer. Church: ____________? He married JULIA A. __________ on _________, ca. 1825, at _______? She was the daughter of ________ & _________?. She was born on ________ __, ca. 1805 at _________ Va. She died on ______ at _________. She is buried at __________ in ________ cemetery. The children of SAMUEL (4) ? and JULIA A. (_________) RIDDLE were: 1. URIAH RIDDLE, born ______, ca. 1827, at Jackson Co., Ala. He may have been the URIAH RIDDLE, age 53, shown living with family of ten in 1880 census: E.D. 249, sheet 5 line 29 on p. 16 of Marshall Co., Ala. Otherwise I have nothing more on him presently. 2. FRANCIS RIDDLE, (a male), born ________ ca. 1830, born in Bedford County, Tenn.; nothing more presently known of him. 3. ELNORA RIDDLE, born _______ ca. 1832, at Jackson Co., Ala.; nothing more presently known of her. 4. TOLBERT-FINAH RIDDLE, born 16 Feb. 1834, at Bedford Co., Tennessee; for more on him see below. 5. ELIZABETH RIDDLE, born _____, ca. 1838 at Bedford Co., Tenn.; nothing more presently known of her. 6. LOUISA RIDDLE, born ______ ca. 1840 at Jackson Co. Ala.. Nothing more presently known of her. 7. JAMES B. RIDDLE, born ______ ca. 1842, at Jackson Co., Ala.; nothing more presently known of him. 8. JULIA A. RIDDLE, born _____ ca. 1843, at Jackson Co., Ala.; nothing more presently known of her. 9. MARTHA RIDDLE, born ______ ca. 1844, at Jackson Co., Ala. 10. DAVID L. (or T) RIDDLE, born ___ ca. 1845, at Jackson Co., Ala." I don't know if this answers your question or not, but it is all I have on Uriah Riddle. If and when I find more, I will post to this list. Dream Back the Buffalo, Sing Back the Swan Carolyn Condray-Merritt gggranddaughter of Terry Riddle ggggranddaughter of James R. Riddle gggggranddaughter of William Riddle

Okay, next step on this quest. Let's say that Uriah in the 1880 Marshall Co. Census and my URIAS from the 1860 census are the same (I think they are). 1. Urias/Uriah are born the same year in Alabama 1827 or 1828 2. They both have a wife named Mary also the same age 3. They both have a daughter Susan - slight age difference but we all know that there's a + - 5 year play in ages How do we know that Samuel and Julia Ann are the parents of Uriah? Thanks, Susan Listowner: Blackmon, Boultinghouse, Branch, Cauthen, Hamil, Hamill, Harway, Pope, Procter, Riddle, Sprunt JSB Designs - Website Design www.jsbdesigns.net Whispers from the Past...... www.susanblackmon.com Welcome to Graham, Texas - On-line www.graham-texas.com

Help, I am so in need of names. I just got my gggrandmother's death certificate today and got no new info. She is just listed as Minda Conley. No parents were listed so I still don't know who they were. My gggrandmother's name was Nancy(?) Arminda Riddle and was born in 1856 in Arkansas and married Jesse Conley. They were living in Carroll Co., Prarie township, Arkansas in 1880 according to the census. She lists her mother as born in AR and father is blank. She also had 2 Riddle boys living with her. They are Columbus age 21 and James age 18. I assume they are her brothers because they list their mom as born in AR and their father is blank also. Jess and Nancy were living in Indian Territory, Vian, (OK) in 1900 and in Verdigris, Rogers Co., OK in 1910. In 1880 and in 1900 she listed her name as Nancy but in 1910 she is listed as Minda and this is the name on her tombstone. I know this is the same woman because of the family history. If anyone knows anything about this family, I would love to find out as this is really frustrating. I will be happy to share what I have with others and hope to hear from someone who can shed some light on this brick wall. Thanks and have a great New Year, Debbie Bryan

I'm still searching for info on Urias Riddle. Here's what I know for a fact - URIAS Riddle was born circa 1827/28 in Alabama (1860 Marshall Co., AL Census) he married Mary Wright 8-1-1853 in Marshall Co.; Alabama Mary was born circa 1835 in Alabama (1860 Marshall Co., AL Census) They had the following children in 1860 (1860 Marshall Co., AL Census)Wesley age 6, Mary age 3, and Susan A. age 11/12 (less than a year old) according to this census, these children were all born in Alabama. I need to know the following: 1. Who were the parents of Urias Riddle 2. Is Uriah, son of Samuel Riddle and Julia Ann, the same as Urias 3. When and where did Urias Riddle die Any help that anyone can offer is greatly appreciated.

I want to take this moment to wish all of you a Happy and Healthy New Year. May all of us finally find our Riddle ancestors. Take care and God Bless. Dream Back the Buffalo, Sing Back the Swan Carolyn Condray-Merritt gggranddaughter of Terry Riddle ggggranddaughter of James R. Riddle gggggranddaughter of William Riddle of Rockingham Cty NC

This is hoping all of you had a great Christmas and will enjoy a great New Year. My wife and I spent Christmas with part of our family in Harpers Ferry, WVA. The snow was so beautiful. The rocky-gorges around the river at Charlestown are so beautiful. You can't image how rocky that river is. The roads became pretty slick and a precher ran off the road. Behind him him was a drunk driving a log truck. The drunk pulled his truck over and ran down to help. The drunk asked "Are you OK?" The preacher replied, "OhYes--I had the Lord with me!" The drunk replied, Well--you had better let Him ride with me before you get him hurt!" Happy New Year! Merry Christmas~~~World For Christ Radio The "Voice of Thunder and the Sounds of Deliverance" www.worldforchristradio.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

Merry Christmas Charlie, May your Christmas be bright, (and I know it will be full of Funnies), good health and many more blessings. wrak

Hi Marie, I don't have a location, but Emporia might be a good guess. And, you're right, given that it was 1922, there might be something in the old papers. They're in a side branch of my Riddle line so I haven't pursued it so far, just thought it curious. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Cook's" <fcec@lvcm.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 6:14 AM Subject: [RIDDLE] Marie and Agnes Riddle d. 1922 where? > Yes, I did note that Scott. > I've forgotten, does it state where they died? It may be possible to find > out the circumstances given it was 1922. > Marie > > -----Original Message----- > From: S Davis [mailto:s-davis@att.net] > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 7:06 PM > To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RIDDLE] found my Edward Gerard Liles in 1910!!! > > > Speaking of interesting, have you noted the death dates of two of the family > members as follows: > > Marie RIDDLE CARY 23Jul1897 - 31Jul1922 > Agnes RIDDLE DEMLER 18Jul1893 - 30Jul1922 > > Makes you wonder if it was a unfortunate coincidence, or if something tragic > happened to them together, like an accident. > > Cousin Scott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "The Cook's" <fcec@lvcm.com> > To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 6:26 AM > Subject: RE: [RIDDLE] found my Edward Gerard Liles in 1910!!! > > > > Thank you Cousin :) > > another note to this: > > In the 1910 Census Emporia, Lyon Co., Ks. South Exchange St. > > Riddle, William B. (Baird) 40 married 20 years b. Ill. Maryland Ill. Gen. > > Labor > > , Lizzie E. (Brown) 7 child 6 live Mo. Il. Ky. > > , Harry P. son 19 Ks. House Painter > > , Anna L. dau. 18 Ks. Dressmaker Apprentice > > , Maria L. (or Marie), 13 Ks. > > , Samuel B. son 11 Ks. > > , Susan C. dau. 1 10/12 ? Ks. > > Demler, William F. son-in-law 24 Ill. Ill. Ill. House Painter > > , Agnes M. dau. 16 Ks. > > , Helen P. granddau.? 0/12 Ks. (enumerated 25Apr) > > > > This is interesting as Edward Gerard Liles married 1. Margaret Surber 2. > > Marie Riddle and 3. Laura Anna Goodale. Edward died L. A., Ca. in 1912 > and > > in 1913 Laura married Harry P. Riddle. So this is probably the Marie > > Riddle, second wife of Edward. > > Happy Holidays, > > Marie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: S Davis [mailto:s-davis@att.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:57 PM > > To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [RIDDLE] found my Edward Gerard Liles in 1910!!! > > > > > > Glad to see you found him. I know you've been looking for a while. > > > > Scott > > > > - > > > > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe, please send the command "unsubscribe" in an email to: > > RIDDLE-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > > RIDDLE-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode) > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, please send the command "unsubscribe" in an email to: > RIDDLE-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > RIDDLE-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode) > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Contact the Listowner sjblackmon@digitalpassage.com > Whispers from the Past..... > http://www.susanblackmon.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

All I wont for Christmas is My gggrandmother, b. 1826 we have first records somewhere in KY. Then in 1850 censes in Boon County AR. From there we have her to her grave in AZ in 1902. A blessed Christmas to all the RIDDLE group and a successful new year. Jim in GA

Thanks Charlie for the great message you sent. Hope you and your family AND ALL THE RIDDLE FAMILIES ON HERE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. And may we all find the Riddle's that we are looking for this year. LORETTA COURTNEY RIDDLE in Evansville, In. In case anyone is looking for a Thomas and Hulda "Osborne" Riddle family, I am still working on them and have a lot of info to share. >From: WFCR Radio/Charlie Riddle <wfcradio@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com >To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [RIDDLE] Merry Christmas 2002 and Happy New Year >Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 07:22:35 -0800 (PST) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from cpimssmtpa12.msn.com ([207.46.181.25]) by >mc8-f29.law1.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Mon, 23 Dec >2002 07:23:49 -0800 >Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com ([207.40.200.41]) by >cpimssmtpa12.msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Mon, 23 Dec >2002 07:23:33 -0800 >Received: (from slist@localhost)by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.4/8.12.4) id >gBNFMViw029044;Mon, 23 Dec 2002 08:22:31 -0700 >X-MSN-Trace: {22292D7F-D2A9-4FAE-BBBE-8E9A2B2BF5A9} >Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 08:22:31 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: wfcradio@yahoo.com Mon Dec 23 08:22:30 2002 >Message-ID: <20021223152235.27704.qmail@web10807.mail.yahoo.com> >Old-To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Message-ID: <LAVflD.A.eFH.3oyB-@lists5.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/9969 >X-Loop: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: RIDDLE-L-request@rootsweb.com >Return-Path: RIDDLE-L-request@rootsweb.com >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Dec 2002 15:23:33.0232 (UTC) >FILETIME=[414FAF00:01C2AA97] > > >Have you often got tired of the long letters you receive from your friends >who traverse the past year's event in a mono-log that would stall the >thinking of a moose? > >In truth the letters should go like this: > >I lost 60 pounds this year after spending 3 months in jail from a public >disturbance after church where I punched the church choir director for >laughing at my singing. > >My wife has been real helpful. She has stated many times that "She can >tell I'm loosing weight--she can see the house when I get out of the car!" > >My cousin Jed got caught speeding this year thru town at 130 miles an hour. > He told the judge that he thought the state policeman was the same one >his wife had run away with back in the winter --and he thought the >policeman was bringing her back. > >Our crops didn't do much this year. It got so hot the popcorn started >popping in the field. Our old mule thought it was snowing and froze to >death. > >My cousin Nelle Bell and her husband Cecil got in a fight at the still. >Nelle pushed Cecil into a 55 gal drum of mash and he drowned. To save >money they had him cremated. He burned for 3 days. > >It has been an awful hot summer at the hog farm this year. My uncle Roger, >as usual, came home completely snobbered one evening. His wife Lucy had >opened up the house to cool down. Roger staggered into the front door and >went completely thru the house out the back door and lay down in the pig >pen. His wife heard him later that night kissing on a big hog and heard >him say "Honey--I think you are loosing weight!" > >Our pastor has been doing a good job this year. He has spent a lot of time >on the "fruits of evil" and how they get people into a jam. One old guy >stood up and asked "wouldn't eating a lot of prunes help?" > >The kid's choir has a new version of Deck the Halls". Seems it has been >changed to "Deck the halls with Buddy Holly". > >Well--we have got to finish our Christmas shopping. I'll probably get a >new clock this year. My wife has cleaned mine so many times--She keeps >telling me I'm wasting time-- watching the soaps. (I do wish young Judy >would get married, Aunt Sally leave town, and the lawyer would just shut >up--so I could get my chores done) I guess I could turn the tube off! > >It looks like a long cold winter is in store for us. The fuzz on my wife's >long johns is starting to get static electricity and the cat won't sleep in >her lap anymore. > >My brother-in-law Joe just got out of the hospital. Seems he was working >for this gangster group in North Jersey. They told him to go and blow up a >car. He evidently burned his mouth on the exhaust pipe. > >This late fall and winter has the makings of a bad winter. It has been so >cold that the politicians around DC have had their hands in their own >pockets. > >Santa came by early this year---wanted to borrow some money for a new >sleigh. He must have thought I was just getting into town on the turnip >wagon. > >We cant hang any mistletoe this year--the reindeer ate it up. > >It has "overall" been a good year. Seems all the Riddles are alive and >well-- and out of jail. > >"Moonshiners of America" has a gathering scheduled in Shannondale WVa the >first week of May 2003. By that time the goundhogs will be out watching >for trespassers. Did you know-----groundhogs are great watch dogs--they set >up and whistle at an advancing noise or disturbance. Some came to our >wedding and whistled at my wife! > >Our new preacher from WVA swalled a frog while out fishing--he croaked a >few times and went on to meet aunt Jessica in the green valleys of our >Lord's ransomed home for the saints. > >Our friend "Earl Dixon" cousin of Dolly Parton, died on Nov 6 of 2002. He >and Hillbilly Heaven will be missed by all the old moonshiners and ramp >eaters. They had the "after funeral dinner" at a Texas Steak House with a >full police escort from the cemetary to the steak house. One old drunk >said, "I have had police escorts from the pub--but never to the pub!" >(True story) > >Our friend De Rev Bob Carneal shaved his beard this winter and found a >chicken bone lodged in his ear. He had been picking up the TV reception >from the WVA barn dance on Sat night. Now he hears the nagging of his wife >Norma late at night to stop snoring. > >Our neigbors--Sam and Hayes, seems to have got in some early spirits >partying. Hayes and Sam went to sleep early before a roaring fire. Hayes >had gotten a new pair of overalls with shiny buttons. When he lay down >that night, he hung the overalls on the door. Sam woke up about midnight >and saw the buttons shinning from the fire and starting yelling >"Hayes--Hayes--wake up--here comes Jesus with a lantern!" (This was a true >story about 50 years ago) > >Wal---you all have a great New Year. > >Merry Christmas > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. 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