Thanks Mary, I'm still digging. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Hill <mevhill@burgoyne.com> To: <RIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [RIDDLE-L] [RIDDLE-LIST] > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== RIDDLE Mailing List ==== > ---------------RIDDLE Researchers Discussion List------------------ > > Have you hugged a RIDDLE lately?! > SMILE & pass it on! > > > > >