Gaylon: Issac did he have any children by the name of Samuel. You or the book mentioned Issac had several children. being born in 1777, could it be poss. that he had a son by the name of Samuel being born in the 90's, possibly 1795 or so. Mike Conners conners@jps.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Gaylon Cameron <gcameron@bluebonnet.net> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] [RIDDLE-LIST] > >From "The Way It Was" Copyright 1983 by John Marion Ellis, II. > Chapter 1 Page 2 > "In 1847 a thirth-family wagon train arrived in East Texas, bringing > among others the Riddle family, including a young daughter, Susan Delphia > Riddle who soon turned Cuff's mind away from Indian girls. Before long > they were married, and Cuff built a log cabin on some upland between White > Oak and Cypress creeks, and began raising a family. > Originally Thomas Riddle had come from England and settled in South > Carolina where he joined the South Carolina Militia. While fighting for > independence under General Francis Marion during the American Revolution, > Thomas Riddle was captured and hanged by the British. He left a boy, > Isacc, born in 1777, who grew up in Kentucky, married and had several > children. In 1846, one of Isaac's sons, John Riddle, became interested in > the Mormon religion after Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet, was murdered by > a mob. Smith's colony of converts were left in Illinois without > leadership. Brigham Young took over and John Riddle joined Brigham Young > and other Mormons and went to Utah. Isaac Riddle and his family left > Northern Kentucky for Texas in 1847. They cut down trees, split and hewed > logs to match, bound them together as flat boats, loaded their families and > all their belongongs and began floating down the Cumberland River to the > Ohio. They floated through the mouth of the Ohio, down the Mississippi to > the mouth of the Red River, and back up to Shreveport where they joined a > caravan heading West, ending up eventually in the Bottom." > > > The "Cuff" referred to in the story is Leazerec Anders Cochran, great > grandfather of the author of this book. This story goes to show that, just > because it's in a book, doesn't meen it is true. > > Gaylon in Mt. Pleasant, ggg-grandson of Isaac Riddle. > > > > ---------- > > From: Russell D Merryman <RDMerry@webtv.net> > > To: RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [RIDDLE-L] [RIDDLE-LIST] > > Date: Thursday, July 08, 1999 6:39 PM > > > > Hello Riddle List!! > > > > I was wondering if anyone owns a copy of the book - Pioneers and > > heroes of Titus County? And in this book does it tell of one America > > Jane Riddle and husband? I think it says therein some where the > > following, "William (refering to her husband) migrated to Texas about > > 1846. In making their way to Texas it seems they boated down the Ohio > > and MIssissippi Rivers to the Gulf, then through Jefferson City and from > > there overland to Mt. Pleasant, Texas...." > > > > (If this is the book somebody please confirm, I'd like to know (what > > book it came from if not this one and the page #)? > > > > Thanks for any help, > > Russ > > > > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > > ---------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List----------------- > > Want to contact the ListMom?! > > E-mail Rebecca at; > > rebecca@collector.org > > > > > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > -----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > Have you posted your > RIDDLE, RYDALE, RUDDELL, RIDLEY, RIDLE, > RUDDLE, RIDDELL, REDDELL, RIDEL, etc. Query yet?! > What are ya waitin' for?! It's time! > > >