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Riddle Genealogy - Laurens County, South Carolina I am researching the Riddle Name of people whose descendants came from Laurens County, South Carolina. Specifically, “John Riddle” his children and the line to my Father, Horace L. Riddle who died in July 1995 at the age of 75. There have been quite a few “Riddles” since 1775, the Birth of John. My brother Harold Leon Riddle and I have been working on our research for about six weeks. My Great, Great Grandfather was named Newton McArthur Riddle. We are seeking his burial site in Laurens County or Perhaps Greenville County.

Our Line of Ancestors and dates we have are listed below; Most of this information is available in a book by Katherine Garrett entitled “The Intimate History of John Riddle 1775 - 1855" which we found in the History Room of the Laurens County, South Carolina Library.

  1. John Riddle b. 1775 d. 25 May 1855 Laurens County South Carolina (Buried with his wife in “Riddle’s Old Field” near Gray Court, SC. John was originally from Virginia.
    John married (1) Mary Higgins in SC. Mary died 26 Aug. 1863 in Laurens Co. SC. John and Mary had 12 children.

  2. Newton MacArthur Riddle was the 10th Child of John and Mary. Newton was born 1820 and died about 1870. In Laurens County, SC we think. Newton was our Great, Great Grandfather.
    Newton married (1) Francis Martin. Francis was born about 1824. Newton and Francis also had 12 children.

  3. Martin Powers Riddle was the 11th child of Newton and Francis Riddle. Martin Powers b. 1860 and died September 21, 1928 and is buried in the Graceland Cemetery in Greenville, SC
    Martin Powers married Florence Zeola. This information is recorded in our Family Bible. Martin Powers and Florence had five children. Two girls and three boys. The third son was Martin Plumer Riddle. Martin Plumer b. 22 March 1890 d. approximately 1932. Place of death and year unknown.

  4. Martin Plumer m. Flora Ann Mostella, b. 17 March 1894 in Clay County, NC and d. 7 December 1971.
    Martin Plumer and Flora had two sons, Harold Jack Riddle and Horace L. Riddle (my Father) Horace L. was b. 4 February 1920 in Greenville County, SC. D. 29 July 1995 in Columbia, SC
    I have most of the information on the descendants of John Riddle. Birth Dates, Death Dates, Marriages, Children, etc. We have it all linked together and in a database of the Family Tree Maker.
    We are searching for the grave site of Newton MacArthur Riddle (Laurens County, SC) and the Place and date of death of our Grandfather, Martin Plumer Riddle. We think he may have died in the Washington DC area around 1930 - 1932. My Father Horace Lonzo Riddle never had this information available. Also, we would like to research John Riddle. He came to South Carolina from Virginia and we think he was Scottish.

    Kenneth A. Riddle
    6 Woodspur Court
    Irmo. SC 29063
    email: kriddle@city-online.com

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