Life History

Notes

• 1850 Federal Census, St Francois County, Missouri, 10 October, District 80, page 397 (scan 199), Hse #652, Fam #666
  Eli A Riddle 49 M Stone Mason No Real Estate reported b Vermont [b abt 1801]
  Rejina Riddle 37 F b Tennessee [b abt 1813]
  Lonnzo [Lorenzo] D Riddle 16 M Laborer b Tennessee [b abt 1834]
  Napoleon B Riddle 13 M b Tennessee [b abt 1837]
  Orville T Riddle 10 M b Tennessee [b abt 1840]
  Va [Virginia] T Riddle 7 F b Tennessee [b abt 1843]
  Eli A Riddle 4 E b Tennessee [b abt 1846]
  Edwin R Riddle 1 M b Tennessee[b abt 1849]
  
  Lorenzo was named after a famous evangelist of the day.
  
  "Lorenzo Dow Riddles' Namesake -- 1834  --  The basis for  Lorenzo Dow Riddles' name by his parents Eli Asberry & Regina Riddles"
  --  W Riddles, summary comment on a story about the namesake of Lorenzo Dow Riddles, Ancestry.com, 09 Jun 2009
  
  1870 Federal Census, Cooke County, Texas, 12 August, Precinct 2, P O Gainesville, page 27 (scan 228), Hse #167, Fam #168
  Riddles, Lorenzo D 35 M W Farmer $600 Personal Estate born Tennessee [b abt 1835]
  Riddles, Ann 37 F W School Teacher born Illinois [b abt 1833]
  Riddles, Frearnia (?) A 9 F W Keeping House born Texas [b abt 1861]
  Riddles, Richard E 8 M W At Home born Texas [b abt 1862]
  Riddles, William P 6 M W At Home born Texas [b abt 1864]
  Riddles, Louis N 4 M W At Home born Texas [b abt 1866]
  Riddles, Virginia T 25 F W Without occupation born Tennessee [b abt 1845]

Sources

• 1. 1850 Federal Census, St Francois County, Missouri
  • 10 October, District 80, page 397 (scan 199), Hse #652, Fam #666
• 2. 1870 Federal Census, Cooke County, Texas
  • 12 August, Precinct 2, P O Gainesville, page 27 (scan 228), Hse #167, Fam #168
• 3. Ancestry Media