Hi Gaylon, Thank you so much! Great information! Mary Hill At 10:05 PM 7/18/1999 -0500, you wrote: >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 > > >==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== >----------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List-------------- > We have new subscribers since you last posted your RIDDLE Query... > What if they hold the key to unlock YOUR research quandaries? > You'll never know unless you post again! > RIDDLE-L@RootsWeb.com > > > >