Samuel Riddle and Elizabeth Allen

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Husband Samuel Riddle ¹

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           Born: 22 May 1825 - Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: James Riddle (1796-1870) 1
         Mother: Sarah Potts (      -1837) 1

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       Marriage: 1853 1

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Wife Elizabeth Allen ¹

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Children

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1 M James Riddle ¹

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2 F Margaret Riddle ¹

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3 M Victor E. Riddle ¹

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4 F Letitia Riddle ¹

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         Spouse: George Cowan (      -      ) 1

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5 M Alvin Riddle ¹

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6 F Annie Riddle ¹

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         Spouse: George Cowan (      -Bef 1895) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Riddle

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He received a common school education, and was reared a farmer. In 1850 he went to California, where he worked in the mines for two years, then returned to Butler County, Pennsylvania, and embarked in merchandising and hotel keeping at Prospect, in partnership with Jacob Phipps, under the firm name of Phipps & Riddle, which arrangement existed for two years. He next located at Wesleyville, Venango County, where he conducted a store and hotel for one year. Return­ing to Prospect, he was interested in various enterprises until 1859, when he again went to California, but remained on the Pacific coast only a short time. He then established a confectionery business at Prospect, which he carried on for several years. In 1867 he was elected a justice of the peace, and served in that capacity for twenty-six years, removing to his farm in Franklin township in April, 1893. While a resident of Prospect, Mr. Riddle was one of the pro­gressive citizens of the borough, and filled many of the public offices. He was a life-long Democrat, and was an ardent supporter of the measures and prin­ciples of that party.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1253.