Hi, Isaac William Riddle did not have a son named Samuel. Mary Hill At 05:32 PM 7/8/1999 -0700, you wrote: >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! >> >> >> > > >==== 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 > > > > > >