Notes for John Riddle, Sr.
Toe River Valley Heritage, Vol 1, page 389, No. 590
John Riddle: Pioneer Settler:
... The (1st) wife of John Riddle (Sr.), name unknown, is believed to have died between 1820 and 1830. In 1831 he married (2nd) Nancy Jane Biddix (b. Feb. 23, 1788), as appears from a notice in the Rutherford County newspaper, NC Spectator:
"Nancy Biddix, 43, married John Riddle, 70, on February 26, 1831, both were from Buncombe County."
Nancy is the daughter of John Bittick/Biddix and Hannah Blunt.
John Riddle died in April of 1844 and the location of his grave is not known. By the time of the 1850 Yancy Census, Nancy Biddix Riddle is in the household of Jesse Biddix.
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John Riddle Census Enumerations:
1840 Yancey Co, NC, p3, line 25:
Jno. Riddle Sr. - 0000000001/0000011
1m 70-80 c1760-70 = John, 79
1f 30-40 c1800-10 = unknown, dau 1st wife?
1f 40-50 c1790-1800 = Nancy Jane Biddix - 23 Feb 1788, 52
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