This is file on family of James RIDDLE, son Davis, son Josephus: Davis lived in Clinton Co KY. There is another Josephus from Joseph RIDDLE line which I'll send next. Rodney D. Veitschegger, 2072 Quail Run Drive, Bowling Green, KY 42104 270 842-4039; e'mail RDVSR@aol.com James RIDDLE of Cumberland Co. KY son of William Thomas RIDDLE & Happy ROGERS/?ROBERTS Corre Mevhill@burgoyne.com (Mary Hill) RPoind4199 (Robin L. Poindexter) I was told the wife of James RIDDLE was Sarah DAVIS 1850 Clinton Co Ky Census p. 190 1 Aug 1850, 2nd Distr #89 Davis RIDDLE 48 VA Martha 47 VA William 20 VA (Wm. RIDDLE 23 to Mariah CANNON Petty 21 7 Sep 1855) d/o Wm.) Isaac 18 VA b 1832 (?md Francis Ann GILMORE 1855) (CCK 4 Oct 1855 Isaac RIDDLE age 23 m Frances Ann ??Gilmore?19 b CCK) #90 Isaac GRIDER 27 KY Jane 25 (I think she is a RIDDLE) Francis 5 George W. 3 Martha 1   Clinton Co birth: 29 Nov 1857 Wm. Davis RIDDLE f/Wm.RIDDLE, m/Maria CANNON; May 1856 J. W. GRIDER (m) f/Israel GRIDER m/Jane RIDDLE 18 Jul 1856 N. J. RIDDLE (f) f/W. D. RIDDLE, m/Maria CANNON 27 Jun 1854 Martha T. RIDDLE f/Wm. D. m/Maria CONNER/CANNON 18 Jun 1854 Cyrus GRIDER, f/Israel m/Jane RIDDLE (Wm. Riddle md Maria Petty, but here her name is Cannon/Conner, which indicates that she was md to a PETTY before RIDDLE) Cumb. Co Deeds: James RIDDLE & wf Ginny to Robert MURRY & Wm. ROBERTSON, Illwill Cr. C-419, (no date) (llwill Cr. in Clinton Co, flows into Dale Hollow Lake other of my ROBERTS family had land on Fanny's branch of Illwill Cr. James RIDDLE & wf Polly to Esau WRIGHT land on Willis Cr 1 Mar 1827 F 215 (Willis is NW corner of Cumb. Co.) Some people referred to James RIDDLE family as Kettle Cr. or Willis Cr. Riddles. Ky Land warrants: Riddle, Joseph 10 Bk N p 440 9 Aug 1323 Cumb. Co Rayfield Br. Sulphur Cr Riddle, Isaac 50A P 118 13 Jan 1824 Cumb. Co Sulphur Cr RIDDLE, JAMES 50 A 1 275 20 Feb 1824 Cumb. Co Willis Cr Riddle, Joseph 50A C-2 p 89 29 Oct 1832 Cumb. Co Sulphur Cr Riddle, Joseph 50 A Q-2 p 376 23 Jul 1847 Cumb Co Sulphur Cr (Note: I was told that Isaac the brother of Joseph & James lived in Cumb. Co before going to Boone Co, but don't know this true, the Isaac above could be son of Joseph) 1810 census of Cumberland Co, KY James RIDDLE males: 5 under 10, 1 26-45 (b 1784-1765) females: 1 under 5, 1 10-16, 1 26-45 1820 males: 2 -16; 1 -18, 2 -26, 1 -45+ females: 4 -10, 1 -45 I think the older 2 daughters may have md before 1820 1827 James RIDDLE & wf Polly to Esau WRIGHT, land on Willis Cr On 1820 Census Esau WRIGHT is 3 h/h from James RIDDLE, & Daniel BINNS is next to Esau WRIGHT. 1830 Census of Cumberland Co, KY James RIDDLE males: 1 20/30, females: 1 -5; 1 20/30 Davice RIDDLE males 2 -5, 1 -30 females: 1 -5, 1 -20, 1 -40 David SHELLY Esau WRIGHT (This is Willis Cr area, and I believe James & Davis are sons of James RIDDLE) I don't seem to have James RIDDLE on 1830, but should look again. Isaac GRIDER is about 5 h/h from James RIDDLE and I THINK he is one later in Clinton Co. with wf Jane RIDDLE. I therefore think Jane was daughter of old James RIDDLE. Isaac GRIDER male 1 -30 female 1 -20 1840 Cumberland Co census James RIDDLE males: 1 -10, 1 -40, 1 -50 females: 2 10-15, 1 30/40 1850 Cumberland Co Ky census #243 James RIDDLE 70 (b ca 1780) VA E. 66 NC Nancy 27 b NC (If this is correct James RIDDLE he must have a different wife now than Sarah DAVIS. This child b in 1823 NC is probably not his OR he moved back to NC then returned to KY...he doesn't appear in 1830, Cumb. Co census) p 336 James RIDDLE 44 prob. s/o James S. 43 W.A. 19 (1831) ?Washington A. RIDDLE m Sarah GRIDER p 288 Nathan RIDDLE 38 (b ca1812) Lucy 36 F. A. (m) 14 P. A. 12 (f) J.J. 10 (f) J.H. 7 (m) R. C. 5 (f) S. E. 3 (f) R.E. 1 (f) Marriages: Cumberland Co. KY 17 Oct 1855 ??James RIDDLE 29 b Clinton Co, KY to Polly ??Lotty 18 Clinton Co 1894 Pleasant MARTIN Cumb. Co to Nancy RIDDLE of CLINTON Co (d/o Davis) Death Cumb. Co, KY Parthena A. RIDDLE age 32 (b ca 1825) d 6 Jun 1857 brain fever, b. Cumb. Co, Parents Wm. & Miranda CLAYPOOL. (This Parthena must have been md to a RIDDLE, and I think in the family of James RIDDLE, because she is not identified in family of Joseph) Births Cumb. Co KY (This film very hard to read, didn't complete) 18 Jun 1853 Richard BINNS f/ James V. m/Parthena RIDDLE 30 Apr 1852 James T.A. f/James V. BINNS, m/Parthena Ann RIDDLE 22 Jan 1854 Drucinday/Dorinda RIDDLE f/Wash. A. m/Sarah GRIDER 23 Jan 1855 John Franklin BINNS f/Jas. V., m/Parthena RIDDLE 15 Aug 1856 James R. RIDDLE f/Isaac A. RIDDLE, m/Fannie Ann GLIDEWELL (Isaac son of Davis RIDDLE) 2 Aug 1857 Wm. J. RIDDLE f/Isaac RIDDLE m/Frances GLIDEWELL (Isaac s/o Davis) 1 Dec 1858 John RIDDLE f/Isaac F. m/Frances W. GLIDEWELL Cumb. Co Survey Records by Butler & Smith p. 101 Samuel YOUNG as of Wm. CARTER 50A, 29 Jan 1818 A-471, joins John YOUNG on Willis Creek, Johnston's 1000A survey; JF, Ds; chain carrier James RIDDLE & Geo. GREEN, Zadock WRIGHT p. 144 James RIDDLE of S. John STUART 50A Willis Cr; B-18, 20 Feb 1824, joins Reid, More, & Stephenson, chain carrier David RIDDLE, & Edward & Esau WRIGHT (I think David is error, s/b Davis RIDDLE) 1850 Clinton Co KY Davis RIDDLE 49 Martha 47 William 21 md Mariah ?? Isaac 19 Lucy 16 Nancy 14 James 12 Martha 11 Josephus (B) 9 md C. Elizabeth ? Dec 1859 Cumb Co Lucy 7 George RIDDLE 4 1846 1860 Clinton Co KY #398 Josephus RIDDLE 19 KY s/o Davis Elizabeth ?? 20 KY #522 William RIDDLE 30 KY s/o Davis Mariah 30 KY Martha S. 6 Nancy 4 William D. 3 John W. 1/12 Josephus B. RIDDLE 19 repeat of #398, Elizabeth ? 20 1860 Cumberland Co, KY #217 James Wm. RIDDLE 22 KY prob. son of Davis RIDDLE Mary (Petty) RIDDLE 22 KY md 17 Oct 55 CCK d/o Wm. Martha E. RIDDLE 3 Ky Lucy Jane RIDDLE 2 KY John W. RIDDLE 1 KY (CCK 7 Sep 1855 Wm. RIDDLE of Clinton Co 23 b CCK to Mariah PETTY 21 b Jackson, TN) #226 James V. BINNS 41 KY Parthia (Riddle) 32 KY Mary T. F. 10 KY James T. A. 8 KY Richardson G . 7 KY Frank John 5 KY McHubbard 3 KY George W. BINNS 3/12 KY #295 James RIDDLE 53 KY 1807 Susan RIDDLE 51 Gabriel BOOHER 33 TN Nancy BOOHER 26 KY Mary E. BOOHER 2 KY 306 Isaac (A.) RIDDLE 28 KY 1832 son of Davis RIDDLE Frances A. (Glidewell) 24 KY James R. RIDDLE 3 (b 15 Aug 56)KY William J. RIDDLE 2 Ky b 2 Aug 1857 (John b 1 Dec 58, d Feb 1859 age 2 months. #302 is Maston GLIDEWELL 51 VA (prob. parents of Frances A.) #305 has BOOHER in h/h 386 Isreal GRIDER 38 KY Jane (Riddle) 35 Ky Frances 15 KY George W. 13 KY Martha 11 KY Wm. 10 KY F. 8 KY Cyrus 6 KY John W. 4 KY Isreal M. 2 KY 397 W. A. RIDDLE 29 KY (1831) Wash. A. md Sarah GRIDER, s/oJames,s/oJames Sally RIDDLE 29 KY Sarilda 6 KY Maranda 4 KY Dora 2 KY (Dorinda? b 22 Jan 1854?) 399 Josephus RIDDLE 19 (1841 KY This is diff. than the Joseph C. “Josephus” Elizbeth 20 Ky md w/in the yr 400 Wm. PETTY 38 TN 1822 Susanna 35 TN Elivia PETTY 17 KY Bathenia 14 KY Pamasetta RIDDLE 12 KY 1848 Lewis RIDDLE 11 KY 1849 (see Lucien) (Apparently Susanna had been previously md to a RIDDLE??) 401 James S. ANDERSON 32 KY Martha A. 32 Ky Almarine A. RIDDLE 10 KY Martin P. RIDDLE 7 KY James M. RIDDLE 5 KY John T. RIDDLE 2 KY 1870 Cumberland Co, KY Whetstone Prec, (N.E. of Burkesville) 53 James RIDDLE 38 KY Francis (Frances) 35 James 14 Wm. 12 60 James RIDDLE 65 son of James Susanna 63 71 Sally RIDDLE 39 KY (GRIDER) poss. wid. of Wash. A. Susan 16 Julia 12 John 9 Sarah 7 72 Elizabeth STATON 43 1880 Cumberland Co KY 221 Sarah RIDDLE 48 w/o Wash. A. s/o James, s/o James Docia 22 James 19 Sarah 17  263 Wm. B. Mays 48 Sallie 46 Lucius 21 Nephew (could this be Lewis?)