Charlotte (Riddle) Eggleston (1852 - 1929)

Born 21 Oct 1852 in Clarence, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lorenzo Curtiss — married 25 Oct 1868 (to 4 Jan 1893) in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York

Wife of William Lewis Eggleston — married 14 Nov 1904 in Randolph, Cattaragus, New York

Descendants

Died 1929 at about age 76 in Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

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Biography

Charlotte Riddle was born in about 1852 in Erie County, New York to Lucy Andrus and Joseph Montreville Riddle. In 1855, 3-year-old Charlotte was living in Clarence, Erie, New York with her parents and three siblings. Her father was a farmer.

In 1860, the Riddle family was residing in Lockport, Niagara, New York where Joseph Riddle farmed. A fifth child, James, was added to the Riddle family.

In 1865, Charlotte was living with her family in Clarence, Erie, New York. Her father and brothers, Clark and Charles, were farmers. The household included her married sister, Lucy Duncan and her 4-year-old son, Franklin.

Charlotte married Lorenzo Curtiss on October 25, 1868 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York. In 1870, they were living in Little Valley with their 1-year-old daughter, Alta Belle. Lorenzo was a farmer.

Charlotte and Lorenzo's second daughter, Lucy A., was born in Lowell, Kent, Michigan on September 12, 1872. Lorenzo continued to work as a farmer.

On December 30, 1878, Lorenzo was granted a land patent of 160 acres in Emmet County, Michigan under the Congressional Homestead Act of 1862.

By 1880, Charlotte and her two daughters, ages 8 and 10, had returned home to Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York and they were living with her parents, Lucy and Joseph Riddle. Charlotte's brother, James, was also in the household. Lorenzo stayed in Michigan.

In 1892, Charlotte and her daughter, Alta Belle, were living together in Little Valley. Charlotte, age 40, was a seamstress.

Charlotte married her second husband, William Eggleston of Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, on November 14, 1904. As recorded in the 1905 New York State Census, they resided in Randolph.

Charlotte died in 1929 and was buried in Randolph Cemetery, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York.

Sources

"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63R-RKR : 7 September 2016), Sharlott Riddle in household of J M Riddle, Clarence, Erie, New York, United States; citing p. 27, line #20, family #229, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,680.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWJ-L1Z : 30 December 2015), Charlott Riddle in entry for J M Riddle, 1860.

"New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-LK9R : accessed 18 December 2017), Sharlott Ridle in household of Joseph M Ridle, District 01, Clarence, Erie, New York, United States; citing source p. 46, line 18, household ID 308, county clerk, board of supervisors and surrogate court offices from various counties. Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York; FHL microfilm 825,686.

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M86R-HNB : 12 April 2016), Charlotte Curtis in household of Lorenzo Curtis, New York, United States; citing p. 22, family 198, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,408.

"Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQV8-16G : 4 December 2014), Charlotte Curtiss in entry for Lucy A Curtiss, 12 Sep 1872; citing item 1 p 377 rn 2489, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,297,931.

"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD19-DVJ : 3 April 2015), Charlotte A Curtiss in entry for Lorenzo Curtiss, 1877.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZ3-VCW : 8 September 2017), Charlotte Curtiss in household of Joseph Riddle, Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 18, sheet 297D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0812; FHL microfilm 1,254,812.

"New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ92-JHH : 6 November 2014), Charlotte Curtis, 1892; citing Little Valley, E.D. 01, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 584,495.

New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVBY-7SR : 19 December 2017), Charlotte Eggleston in household of William L Eggleston, Randolph, A.D. 02, Randolph Village, E.D. 02, Cattaraugus, New York; citing p. 7, line 34, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 584,497.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5MS-7BX : accessed 20 December 2017), Charlotte A Eggelstone, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 4A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 927; FHL microfilm 1,374,940.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJK2-K2Z : accessed 20 December 2017), Charlotte A Eagleston, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing ED 95, sheet 3A, line 35, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1088; FHL microfilm 1,821,088.

"United States Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ79-DPX : 8 August 2017), Lorenzo Curtiss, 1921; citing Pension, NARA microfilm publication M1784 and M1785 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,155,464.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2N-6CGW : 11 July 2016), Charlotte Curtiss Eggleston, ; Burial, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States of America, Randolph Cemetery; citing record ID 66717689, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts. History of the Ancient Ryedales: And Their Descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884, Comprising the Genealogy and Biography for about One Thousand Years of the Families of Riddell, Riddle, Ridlon, Ridley, Etc. Higginson Book Company (1884). Page 285. Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=OR2zUvQKGsIC&pg=PA285

Thank you to Gloria Bartone, descendant of Charlotte Riddle Curtiss, for providing additional dates and information.