Silas Riddle
Silas Riddle was born around 1822 in South Carolina to William Riddle. His father was a farmer who owned $900 of real estate by 1850. He married Nancy Childress, and they had at least five children: Thomas, born around 1844; Levina, born around 1847; Fidelia, born around 1849; Oliver, born around 1852; and Mattison, born around 1854. They lived in Laurens District, South Carolina, and he earned a living as a farmer. By 1850, he owned $500 of real estate. A decade later, he owned $275 of personal property. By 1880, he was living in Bates, South Carolina. He died sometime after 1881.
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(3081)Riddle, Silas1822
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 26

  • (8390) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle and Nancy Riddle, 22 June 1861
  • (8391) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 2 June 1863
  • (8392) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 25 June 1863
  • (8393) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle and Nancy Riddle, 4 July 1863
  • (8394) [recipient] ~ James A. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 29 July 1863
  • (8395) [recipient] ~ Mary A. Brown and Rosa Riddle to Silas Riddle and Nancy Riddle, 6 September 1863
  • (8396) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 7 October 1863
  • (8397) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 18 November 1863
  • (8398) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 3 December 1863
  • (8399) [recipient] ~ Unknown to Silas Riddle, 1863
  • (8400) [recipient] ~ James A. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 31 November 1863
  • (8433) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 21 February 1864
  • (8434) [recipient] ~ Thomas W. Patton to Silas Riddle, 26 February 1864
  • (8439) [recipient] ~ Mary A. Brown to Silas Riddle and Nancy Riddle, 2 March 1864
  • (8446) [recipient] ~ Mary A. Brown to Silas Riddle and Nany Riddle, 8 April 1864
  • (8449) [recipient] ~ James H. Bramblett to Silas Riddle et al., 2 May 1864
  • (8450) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle and Nancy Riddle, 21 December 1862
  • (8451) [recipient] ~ Mariah A. Riddle to Silas Riddle and Nancy Riddle, 4 May 1864
  • (8462) [recipient] ~ William M. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 28 March 1863
  • (8463) [writer] ~ Silas Riddle and Mattison V. Riddle Statement, 5 May 1881
  • (8465) [recipient] ~ William M. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 9 July 1862
  • (8469) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle and Nancy Riddle, 6 August 186X
  • (8484) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle, undated
  • (8486) [associated with] ~ Miscellaneous Documents, undated
  • (8488) [recipient] ~ Thomas H. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 26 April 1863
  • (8490) [recipient] ~ William M. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 11 May 1863

People - Records: 13

  • (3081) Riddle, Silas is the [step-parent of] (1138) Bramblett, John Lenorah
  • (3081) Riddle, Silas is the [parent of] (3080) Riddle, Thomas H.
  • (3081) Riddle, Silas is the [aunt/uncle of] (3105) Childress, Nancy E.
  • (3081) Riddle, Silas is the [step-parent of] (3108) Bramblett, James H.
  • (1139) Riddle, Nancy is the [wife of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (3082) Riddle, James A. is the [sibling of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (3083) Brown, Mary Ann is the [sibling of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (3084) Riddle, Rosa is the [sibling-in-law of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (3109) Riddle, Pernecy is the [sibling-in-law of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (3113) Riddle, Mattison V. is the [child of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (3115) Riddle, William Marion is the [sibling of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (3166) Childress, Z. Patterson is the [sibling-in-law of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (5394) Riddle, Mariah Ann is the [sibling-in-law of] (3081) Riddle, Silas

Places - Records: 2

  • (429) [birth] ~ South Carolina
  • (1033) [residence in 1860] ~ Laurens County, South Carolina

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com