William Marion Riddle
William Marion Riddle was born on February 23, 1836, in South Carolina to William Riddle. His father was a farmer who owned $900 of real estate by 1850. He grew up in Laurens District, South Carolina, and he married a woman named Pernecy. They had at least ten children: Susan, born around 1858; William, born around 1860; Franklin, born around 1862; Rebecca, born around 1866; Lou, born around 1866; Lonar, born around 1872; Lee, born around 1873; Buford, born around 1875; James, born around 1877; and Marvin, born around 1879.  
 
He enlisted in the Confederate army on January 25, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company E of the 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion. He was promoted to corporal sometime in 1862. The regiment took part in the Second Battle of Manassas, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Battle of Chickamauga, and the Overland Campaign. He was wounded near North Anna, Virginia, on May 23, 1864, and Confederate officials sent him to South Carolina to recover.  
 
He settled in Youngs, South Carolina, after the war, and he earned a living as a farmer. By 1870, he owned $1,000 of real estate and $200 of personal property. He died on July 19, 1886.
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(3115)Riddle, William Marion1836-02-231886-07-19
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Corporal
  • Rank highest: Corporal
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 3

  • (8462) [writer] ~ William M. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 28 March 1863
  • (8465) [writer] ~ William M. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 9 July 1862
  • (8490) [writer] ~ William M. Riddle to Silas Riddle, 11 May 1863

People - Records: 8

  • (3115) Riddle, William Marion is the [aunt/uncle of] (3080) Riddle, Thomas H.
  • (3115) Riddle, William Marion is the [sibling of] (3081) Riddle, Silas
  • (3115) Riddle, William Marion is the [husband of] (3109) Riddle, Pernecy
  • (3115) Riddle, William Marion is the [aunt/uncle of] (3113) Riddle, Mattison V.
  • (1139) Riddle, Nancy is the [sibling-in-law of] (3115) Riddle, William Marion
  • (3083) Brown, Mary Ann is the [sibling of] (3115) Riddle, William Marion
  • (3084) Riddle, Rosa is the [sibling-in-law of] (3115) Riddle, William Marion
  • (5394) Riddle, Mariah Ann is the [sibling-in-law of] (3115) Riddle, William Marion

Places - Records: 1

  • (429) [birth] ~ South Carolina

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (1184) [enlisted] ~ 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion
SOURCES

1870 and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records of Marion Riddle, available from Fold3.com; Arkansas Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935, available from Ancestry.com