Owasco Families, Sullivan County, Missouri
Riddle, Morris, Cleeton, Berry, Wood, Brandon, Dillinger, Beck, Carmack, Coffman, Page
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Riddle, Morris, Cleeton, Berry, Wood, Brandon, Dillinger, Beck, Carmack, Coffman, Page
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Family Information ResearchersWithout the magic
of internet email, I would almost certainly never have met my (probable) cousin, Richard
Riddle. In October, 1991 Richard contacted me after I responded to a
broadcast message to all Prodigy members surnamed Riddle. I responded to Richard's
inquiry, and from there the adventure began. Cousin Richard
is descended from John Riddle of Stokes County, NC; I am descended from Tyre Riddle of
Stokes County, NC; and it is probable that John and Tyre share a common
ancestor. I quickly learned that Richard is a tireless researcher of Riddle
family history, had published a book on the subject, and was publishing a quarterly Riddle
newsletter. Richard and I were able to meet personally when he was on a business
trip, and we shared our Riddle information. Within a couple of years I became
interested in building an internet web site, and I suggested to Richard that we make our
combined family research data available on-line, and also include an on-line version of
his news letter. Richard graciously agreed and by
1995, we had a web site up and running - The Riddles of Stokes County, North
Carolina. A web site can be an amazingly empowering tool, and this one was. A
Riddle researcher would happen on the site, ask a question while contributing new
information, which would in turn attract another researcher who would ask a question while
contributing new information, and our information database grew steadily. By 1996 the site had grown beyond
my capability to keep up with it, and I was preparing to embark on a personal adventure in
Japan, and I feared I would have to take it off the internet. At this point Jim Hartung stepped
in, volunteering to take over the site, and the problem was solved. Jim has been the
technical advisor for Richard's newsletter for some time, and had also been sharpening his
skills as a Webmaster. He not only took over the Riddle web site, he combined it
with other genealogical research projects and improved it beyond recognition. This
outstanding site now has all the data available on the families of John and Randolph --
and is truly a wealth of information. You can get there through this link, http://www.jimcal.com/riddlefam.htm.
Another good source of information on the Stokes County Riddles is Wes Patterson's site at
http://wespatterson.com/. I have borrowed
liberally from those web sites in building this one. Without information from Wes
Patterson, I would likely never have known about my
Palmer and Dollahite/Dollyhite
cousins. Since
establishing this new web site, I received additional information from a number sources,
as well as from information I have found through Ancestry.com and other internet
sources. These sources have been particularly helpful. Charles Lloyd Cleeton line: Terry Elam Isom Riddle line:
Michael C. Rogers and James Scott Ray Morris line: Julie North All Riddle lines: Rebecca Ward
Alfred Morris line: Ricky Wallace Elias Palmer line: Susan Balan Schweitzer Cleeton, Dillinger, Brandon, and Riddle lines: Jo Lynn Neely. Information on many families in Sullivan County, Missouri: Steve Pfeiffer |