Thanks Mary for the info.....I was there several years ago, and was when I first started and was totally confused on how to find anything...so am very grateful for the info you sent me....Will be there until Thursday 15th...so hope I can find lots of info....By the way, you must keep really busy, looking up info for everyone....I can hardly keep up with all the info on here....I have several (Lots) of note books that I am writing all the info that I see on the Riddle Discussioin Group...Cant wait each day to see what is new.....Maybe one of these days I can get back on my Thomas and Hulda....Again thanks for info and a special thanks for all the help that you have given to each member.....you are a special person to do all the work there.....one of these days I want to come to Salt Lake to check it all out.....But you are the greatest.....Hope you can help me sometimes....when I get back I will put all my Riddle Family Line on here and hopefully can get some info back....Thanks again Loretta Riddle at: Loretta1125@msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Hill <mevhill@burgoyne.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Riddle/Britton Connection > Hi Loretta1125@msn.com, > > I was there in the TN Archives in Nashville two weeks ago, and found good > information in what the librarians call the "Vertical File". These are > file folders organized by family surname. They are indexed in the card > file at the back of the room with all the TN county books in it. Check it out! > > There is also a good set of family cards in the manuscript room at the > other end of the building on the main floor, in the drawers on the far left > side of the Manuscript Card Catalog. Check your surnames out there too! > > Good luck, > > Mary Hill > > At 08:12 PM 7/11/1999 -0500, you wrote: > >Hi - am making a trip to Nashville, Tn. to the State Archives and if anyone > >would like for me to look up a certain name, I will try to do it while Im > >down there this week....Ive been following the Wm. (Tory) line ever since I > >joined, even tho it isnt my direct line....have found some Osborne's who > >married into the Riddle family, and am hoping I can find my Hulda Osborne > >who was born ca 1804 in Ky. and she married Thomas Riddle who was born ca > >1794 in Ky....Will leave around 9:30am, but will be checking my email later > >on tonight. I feel like the Osbornes are somehow related to my Hulda > >Osborne.....Loretta1125@msn.com > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Robert T Boone III <rtb27@juno.com> > >To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 3:59 PM > >Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] Riddle/Britton Connection > > > > > >> > >> To Richard Riddle and all, > >> > >> Thanks for all the great information and input on my inquiry on Benjamin > >> Tyre Riddle and the Riddle/ Britton connection. You have provided me with > >> a lot of new avenues to search for answers and I will keep you informed > >> on my findings. > >> > >> Bob Boone > >> > >> > >> On Sun, 11 Jul 1999 09:18:23 "Richard L. Riddle" <r.riddle@ieee.org> > >> writes: > >> >--=====================_931709903==_ > >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> > > >> > > >> >--=====================_931709903==_ > >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> > > >> >Subject: Benjamin Britton Riddle > >> > > >> >Bob Boone and All > >> >I finally found my notes on "how Benjamin Britton Riddle got his > >> >name". The bottom line is that my g-g grandfather, James Riddle > >> >(1822-1867) named his son, my g-grandfather Benjamin Britton Riddle > >> >(1851-1928) in honor of Elizabeth Britton (1794-1835 ) and her father > >> >Benjamin Britton of Rutherford County, NC. > >> > > >> > What was the Britton connection or why did he do that? > >> >The Britton family connection to the Riddle's came as a result of our > >> >connection to the Arrowood family. The Arrowood and Riddle families > >> >were neighbors in Pensacola, Yancey County, NC. Benjamin Tyre Riddle > >> >(1800-1875) and his wife Rachel Austin (1803-1855?) were friends and > >> >neighbors of James Arrowood (1794-1845) and his wife Elizabeth Britton > >> >(1794-1835). Ben T. Riddle's daughter "Nellie" Elendor Riddle > >> >(1824-1898) married the son of James and Elizabeth Britton Arrowood, > >> >John Jackson Arrowood (1821-Aft.1900) on March 10, 1844. My g-g > >> >grandfather James Riddle and his wife Elizabeth Hensley (1831-1866) > >> >named their 2nd son Benjamin Britton Riddle. He was born Jan. 28, > >> >1851. John Jackson and Nellie Elendor Riddle Arrowood named their 4th > >> >son Benjamin Britton Arrowood. > >> > > >> >As I said in my last message on this subject, my g-grand father B. > >> >Britton Riddle named his son "Britt" William Britton Riddle. My > >> >grandfather Lunel McGilvary Riddle (1877-1953) named his 2nd son James > >> >Britton Riddle (Jan. 1896-May 1896). > >> > > >> >I am indebted to Shirley Skeen Borden of Hayward, CA who provided much > >> >of the information on ARROWOOD/RIDDLE connection 1997-1998 and to > >> >Ralph Dean Clark of Los Angeles, CA who has provided a web page which > >> >documents and supplements the ARROWOOD connection. you can find > >> >Ralph's web page at: > >> > > >> >http://www.geocities.com/~ralphinla/arrowood.htm > >> > > >> >Bob, > >> >At this point, I still have not established a connection between your > >> >James or Brittian Riddle, b. 1814 and my Riddle family but I think > >> >that Wilkes and Rutherford Counties, NC would be a good place to > >> >start. A lot of Riddles also migrated to the mountains of NC and TN > >> >from Maryland and PA by the way of VA. If I dig up any more I'll let > >> >you know. In the meantime keep me posted on your progress. > >> > > >> >Richard > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >--=====================_931709903==_ > >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> > > >> > > >> >Richard L. Riddle > >> >IEEE Region 3 Director-Elect > >> >Reply to: > >> >r.riddle@ieee.org > >> > > >> >--=====================_931709903==_-- > >> > > >> > > >> >==== 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 > >> > > >> > > >> > >> ___________________________________________________________________ > >> Get the Internet just the way you want it. > >> Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > >> Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > >> > >> > >> ==== 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------------------ > > Do you have an idea for this space? > > E-mail the ListMom for more information! > > rebecca@collector.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > >