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Benjamin Britton Riddle

Benjamin Britton Riddle

Male 1851 - 1928  (77 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Britton Riddle was born on 28 Jan 1851 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina (son of James Riddle and Elizabeth Hensley); died on 17 Sep 1928 in Dillingham, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried on 19 Sep 1928 in Riddle Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

    Benjamin married Nancy Elmore Peake on 1 Aug 1875 in Yancey Co., North Carolina. Nancy was born on 13 Jun 1861 in Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 5 May 1879 in Yancey Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lunel Mcgilvary Riddle was born on 8 Jan 1877 in Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Sep 1953 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried on 3 Oct 1953 in West Memorial Park Cemetery, Weaverville, Madison Co., North Carolina.
    2. Anna Isabella Elvira Riddle was born on 18 Sep 1878 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 24 Mar 1879 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

    Benjamin married Phinetta Blankenship on 18 Oct 1881 in Yancey Co., North Carolina. Phinetta was born in 1863; died on 10 Dec 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Nancy Elizabeth Riddle was born on 29 Jun 1882 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 28 Mar 1914 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    2. Adoniram Alonzo Riddle was born on 8 Jun 1884 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 28 Dec 1884 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

    Benjamin married Nancy Moriah Rathbone on 14 Apr 1887 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina. Nancy was born on 1 Aug 1872 in Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Jan 1935 in Dillingham, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried on 8 Jan 1935 in Riddle Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Arthur Riddle was born on 18 Jul 1888 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 27 Sep 1913; was buried in Silver Cemetery Nr The Pensacola School, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    2. Landon Riddle was born on 10 Feb 1890 in Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1944 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried in Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.
    3. Helena Riddle was born on 12 Jan 1892 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 3 Jun 1892 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    4. Latimore M. Riddle was born on 4 Apr 1893 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 29 Dec 1911.
    5. Sarah Grace Riddle was born on 5 Mar 1895 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 4 Jul 1970; was buried in Thomas F. Dillingham Family Cemetery, Dillingham, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.
    6. Joseph Grady Riddle was born on 6 Mar 1895 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 7 Apr 1978 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.
    7. Stanley Henry Riddle was born on 5 Apr 1897 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 12 Jun 1959.
    8. Viola Alice Riddle was born on 19 Apr 1899 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 31 Dec 1963.
    9. David Albert Riddle was born on 14 Apr 1901 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 14 Apr 1956.
    10. Ola May Riddle was born on 5 Apr 1904 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 13 Aug 1905; was buried in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    11. James Russell Riddle was born on 4 Oct 1905 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 25 Jan 1985 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried on 27 Jan 1985 in Swannanoa Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.
    12. Robert Riddle was born on 4 Oct 1905 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Nov 1976 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried on 3 Dec 1976 in Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.
    13. Ethel Riddle was born on 8 Mar 1908 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 1 Sep 1909 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    14. Watson Riddle was born on 26 Dec 1909 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Aug 1910 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    15. William Brittion Riddle was born on 25 Jan 1912 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 26 Sep 1989 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried in Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Riddle was born in Jul 1832 (son of Benjamin Tyre Riddle and Rachel Austin); died in 1867 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

    James married Elizabeth Hensley on 17 Feb 1848. Elizabeth (daughter of Hensley and Blanchey Allen) was born in 1832 in North Carolina, USA; died about 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Hensley was born in 1832 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of Hensley and Blanchey Allen); died about 1866.
    Children:
    1. Thomas Riddle was born on 11 Sep 1849 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Oct 1849 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    2. 1. Benjamin Britton Riddle was born on 28 Jan 1851 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 17 Sep 1928 in Dillingham, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; was buried on 19 Sep 1928 in Riddle Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    3. Abraham C. Riddle was born on 15 Sep 1852 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Nov 1852 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    4. Margaret Marthann Riddle was born on 28 Oct 1853 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; and died.
    5. Marcus Ervin Riddle was born on 8 Dec 1854 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 28 Sep 1902 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Riddle Cemetery #31, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    6. William Mitchell Riddle was born on 30 Sep 1857 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 4 Jan 1923 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Silver Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    7. Blanche E. Riddle was born on 28 May 1859 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; and died.
    8. Adoniram Houston Riddle was born in 1863 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died in 1948 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Riddle Cemetery #29, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    9. Samuel M. Riddle was born on 22 Sep 1865 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benjamin Tyre Riddle was born on 13 Mar 1800 in North Carolina, USA (son of John W. Riddle, Sr.); died on 19 Dec 1875 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Riddle Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

    Benjamin + Rachel Austin. Rachel was born in 1803 in North Carolina, USA; died after 1850 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Rachel Austin was born in 1803 in North Carolina, USA; died after 1850 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Riddle was born in 1832 in North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Aug 1889 in Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    2. Mary M. Riddle was born in 1818 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died about 1865.
    3. Lucinda (Louisa?) Riddle was born in 1840 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Dec 1873; was buried in Maple Cemetery, Town Branch Rd., Dillingham, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.
    4. Mary Riddle and died.
    5. William P. Riddle was born on 8 Aug 1843 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 3 May 1924 in Penland Cemetery, Concord Area, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    6. Thomas Riddle and died.
    7. Margaret Riddle was born on 28 Mar 1824 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 17 Mar 1862; was buried in Riddle Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    8. Elendor Riddle was born in 1826; and died.
    9. Eliza A. Riddle was born in 1835 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 25 Aug 1889 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    10. 2. James Riddle was born in Jul 1832; died in 1867 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    11. Robert Riddle was born on 30 Sep 1834 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 21 Aug 1892; was buried in Riddle Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    12. John Riddle was born on 8 Jun 1836 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; and died.
    13. Samuel Riddle was born on 25 Sep 1838 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Feb 1920; was buried in Silver Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

  3. 6.  Hensley was born about 1805; and died.

    + Blanchey Allen. Blanchey (daughter of Adoniram D. Allen, II and Lucinda Riddle) was born in 1810 in North Carolina, USA; died about 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Blanchey Allen was born in 1810 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of Adoniram D. Allen, II and Lucinda Riddle); died about 1885.
    Children:
    1. Abraham Hensley was born in 1832 in North Carolina, USA; and died.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Hensley was born in 1832 in North Carolina, USA; died about 1866.
    3. John Hensley was born about 1833; and died.
    4. Nancy Hensley was born in 1835 in North Carolina, USA; and died.
    5. Howard Hensley was born in 1840 in North Carolina, USA; and died.
    6. William B. Hensley was born in 1843 in North Carolina, USA; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John W. Riddle, Sr. was born about 1760 in Prince George's Co., Maryland (son of John Riddle and Mary); died on 18 Mar 1844 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Lucinda Riddle was born about 1787; died in Aug 1847.
    2. William Riddle was born in 1793 in Stokes Co., North Carolina; died about 1858 in Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    3. Margaret Riddle was born about 1795 in Stokes Co., North Carolina; died about 1879; was buried in Bailey Hill Cemetery, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    4. John W. Riddle, Jr. was born in 1800 in Stokes Co., North Carolina; was buried in Deyton-Riddle Cemetery, Brush Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    5. 4. Benjamin Tyre Riddle was born on 13 Mar 1800 in North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Dec 1875 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Riddle Cemetery, Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina.
    6. Robert Riddle was born about 1801 in Stokes Co., North Carolina; and died.
    7. Mary Riddle was born in 1804; and died.
    8. Nathaniel Riddle was born in 1805 in North Carolina, USA; died after 1870 in North Carolina, USA.
    9. Jane Riddle was born in 1805 in North Carolina, USA; and died.

  2. 14.  Adoniram D. Allen, II was born on 1 May 1782; died on 11 Dec 1846.

    Adoniram + Lucinda Riddle. Lucinda (daughter of John W. Riddle, Sr.) was born about 1787; died in Aug 1847. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 15.  Lucinda Riddle was born about 1787 (daughter of John W. Riddle, Sr.); died in Aug 1847.
    Children:
    1. John Allen was born in 1805; and died.
    2. Irvin Allen was born in 1825 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1888 in Clay Co., Kentucky.
    3. Jobe Allen, Jr. was born in 1825 in North Carolina, USA; and died.
    4. Nancy Allen and died.
    5. Jane Jensy Allen was born in 1825; and died.
    6. Lucinda Allen was born in 1825; and died.
    7. 7. Blanchey Allen was born in 1810 in North Carolina, USA; died about 1885.
    8. Benjamin Allen and died.
    9. Margaret Allen was born in 1811; and died.
    10. William Allen was born in 1813; died on 5 Feb 1843 in North Carolina, USA.
    11. James Allen was born in 1814 in North Carolina, USA; and died.
    12. Nathaniel Allen was born in 1815 in North Carolina, USA; and died.
    13. Mary Polly Allen was born in 1819; and died.
    14. Adniram D. Allen, III was born in Apr 1822 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1911; was buried in Nr Cane River, Yancey Co., North Carolina.



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