Steve I live in Perry Co. Would be great to be related.............Ha Reba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Riddle" <roldfarm@madisontelco.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE] Re:RIDDLE FAMILY FROM ALTON ILLINOIS C 1918 > Boy, I'm getting lost with all these Riddle's running around...... > I live near Alton, Illinois, I could go and check something out for you > on my day of if you need me to...? > > Steve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Reba" <reeebie@midwest.net> > To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:00 AM > Subject: [RIDDLE] Re:RIDDLE FAMILY FROM ALTON ILLINOIS C 1918 > > > > HENRY S RIDDLE AND HIS WIFE JENNIE JOHNSON RIDDLE > > were in Alton in 1918. I have her line back to 1691 but know nothing > about > > him. > > The couple was in San Diego in May of 1931. Looking for descendants. > > Thanks > > Reba Johnson > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Geniesleuth@aol.com> > > To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 9:34 AM > > Subject: [RIDDLE] POSTING QUERIES, and a WELCOME!! > > > > > > > Welcome New Members!!! > > > > > > It is great to know we have some new additions to our RIDDLE family > list. > > > > > > I am Judith RIDDLE Parker, live in Birmingham, Alabama. > > > > > > Just a few tips to some of you not familiar with posting, maybe I > can help > > a > > > bit > > > by giving you a few pointers that it took myself a while to learn. > > > > > > When posting your queries, for those of us unfamiliar with your > lines, and > > to > > > aid any of us that might have something to help you out, note the > > following > > > guidelines. This will apply to us old timer's too, as we forget we > are > > > aquiring new members to the list and they may not be familiar with > our > > line > > > as well. > > > > > > SUBJECT LINE: Please put the name of your RIDDLE in the subject > line of > > your > > > e-mail and perhaps abbreviations for their locations, such as NC, or > VA, > > or > > > Canada, and an approximate year, such as b abt so and so (born about > so > > and > > > so). This will help us to know more as soon as we open the e-mail. > > > > > > DATES: This is so important. If you know the dates that the person > was > > > born, married, died, etc, please post them. If you do not have an > > accurate > > > date, a born about so and so will do, perhaps taken from an age > given on a > > > census record, and married circa so and so, died before or about so > and > > so. > > > > > > LOCATIONS: This is also very important. Where born, where married, > where > > > died. This includes state, county, and city or township, if known. > > > > > > SPOUSES: The spouse of the RIDDLE ancestor is also important even > if only > > a > > > first name or a nickname is the only thing known. No telling who > might > > also > > > know this person as well or recognize the name, as it just might be > in > > their > > > records or familiar to them. > > > > > > ANCESTORS: If you know the name of the parents (even the parents of > the > > > non-RIDDLE) that is also helpful, remembering to add all of the > infomation > > > available. All of the ancestors names that are known will be > helpful, as > > in > > > grandparents, great-grandparents, and if you are fortunate to go > even > > further > > > back, those too. > > > > > > SIBLINGS: Brothers and sisters names are also helpful, if known, > also who > > > they married and any pertinent information, there is much to be said > for > > the > > > who, where, and when. If is unknown, put that in too, as unknown, > just > > like > > > using born about so and so, or died before so and so (perhaps were > not > > found > > > in the later census records or they married again, found later with > a new > > > spouse and children listed on the prior census). Someone just may > descend > > > from one of your particular ancestor's brother and sister, and they > may be > > > able to help you to fill in some blanks. > > > > > > I have a large genealogical library. I also have some books on land > and > > > military warrants in Alabama. I could perhaps be more helpful to > folks if > > I > > > had detailed information to go on. We are all here doing a most > beloved > > > hobby and helping one another is the key to success. I have had > many to > > help > > > me through the years and continue to return the favor. Genealogy is > the > > only > > > hobby I know where a step backward is considered progress. > > > > > > Thanks, and happy searching to one and all!! > > > > > > Judi Parker > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > > Whoever said "seek and ye shall find" was NOT a genealogist > > > > ============================== > > 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 ==== > WARNING: Posting of "most wanted" may result in finally finding your great-grandmother's long forgotten maiden name! > > ============================== > 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 > >