Hiram
Wesley
(Wesley)
Riddle
Born about in Madison, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Edward Riddle
and Epsy (Cody) Riddle
Brother of
Matilda Emeline Rice [half], Polly Anne (Riddle) Peek, Rebecca L Riddle, Arintha Jane (Riddle) Penland, Martha Magdoline Riddle, James Nathaniel Riddle and Joseph Dallas Riddle
Husband of
Delicia Elizabeth (Corn) Riddle
— married
3 Feb 1892 in Big Pine, Madison, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 38
in Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2021
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Biography
Hiram Wesley Riddle was born on 17 September 1866 at Bull Creek, Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina, USA. He was the son of James Riddle and Epsy Cody.
Wesley Riddle married D L Corn on 3 February 1892 at Big Pine, Madison County, North Carolina; by John P. Rhea, JP; witnesses: Ben Smith, J G Brown, and M E Brown.[1]
- Children:
- Kezia Myrtle Riddle (1892-1960)
- Ollie P Riddle ( 1895-1974)
- Clifford Ernest Riddle (1897-1962)
- Leila Pauline Riddle (1900-1921)
- Tabitha Lenora Riddle (1902-1937)
- Hubert Riddle (1905-1971)
H Wesley Riddle passed on 3 August 1905 at Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina and is buried at the Grapevine Baptist Church Cemetery in Mars Hill.
Censuses
1870 U.S. Census, Hiram Riddle, age 3, born NC, in household of James and Epsy Riddle, Township 3, Bull Creek, Madison, North Carolina.[2]
1880 U.S. Census, Hiram W Riddle, age 15, born NC, laborer; household of James E and Elisa Riddle, Bull Creek, Madison County, North Carolina.[3]
1900 U.S. Census, Grapevine, Madison, North Carolina.[4]
- Wesley H Riddle, Head, 34, Sep 1866, NC, married 9 years
- Delilia Riddle, Wife, 30, NC, married 9 years, 3 children all living
- Kezia M Riddle, Daughter, 7, NC
- Ollie P Riddle, Daughter, 6, NC
- Clifford Riddle, Son, 3, NC
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Y-432F : 22 July 2021), Wesley Riddle and D L Com, 03 Feb 1892; citing Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,436,236.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8V-71X : 3 January 2021), Polly Riddle in entry for James Riddle, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX4-WLG : 19 February 2021), Martha M Riddle in household of James E Riddle, Bull Creek, Madison, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 50A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,971.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBS-RHV : Thu Oct 05 08:56:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Wesley H Riddle and Delilia Riddle, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX4-WL5 : 20 August 2017), Joseph D Riddle in household of James E Riddle, Bull Creek, Madison, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 50A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,971.
See also:
- FamilySearch Record: 9J7D-45G profile of Hyram Wesley Riddle
- Find A Grave: Memorial #107725199
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wesley by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wesley:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wesley by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wesley:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Dreama (Morgan) Brower 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T985254 [compare], FTDNA kit #N43714
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Richard Morgan :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZF9547193 [compare], FTDNA kit #823517
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Vicki Morgan :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch FC3870269 [compare]
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~3.12%
Dwight Childers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A470313 [compare], Ancestry member dwight162
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FN82862 [compare], FTDNA kit #N82862
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~1.56%
Alisa (Shepard) Brake :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AlisaFayeShepardBrake
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~1.56%
Michelle Riddle :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ChellRiddle
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