Enumerated in 1850, Mendon Township, St Joseph, MI, as John Davis Riddle, age 27, born PA. The remaining census records also show he was born in PA.
The Acorn newspaper article, Burr Oak, Michigan August 20, 1896 [Thursday]
John Riddle, 75, a farmer 4 miles south of Mendon committed suicide this Sunday past. He hung himself in his barn. He was blind and afraid of poverty it is said.
Researcher note: Aug 20, 1896 was on a Thursday, so “Sunday past” would have been Aug 16 – matching the date on the grave marker.
Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950
John D Riddle, Marital Status: Married, Death Age: 75Y 4M 3D, died Dec 1, 1896, Mendon, St Joseph Co, MI; cause: suicide; farmer, born in Michigan; parents: (blank). The date of record was 29 Jun 1897.
Researcher note: The date of death (Dec 1) is contrary to the grave inscription and news article. Therefore, I’ve chosen to keep the dates from the marker as his birth and death. If those dates are correct, then his age at death would be 75Y 3M 6D. Also, the place of birth appears to be contrary to all census records, showing born in PA.
UPDATES: Nov 2018 - added bio material.
The Acorn newspaper article, Burr Oak, Michigan August 20, 1896 [Thursday]
John Riddle, 75, a farmer 4 miles south of Mendon committed suicide this Sunday past. He hung himself in his barn. He was blind and afraid of poverty it is said.
Researcher note: Aug 20, 1896 was on a Thursday, so “Sunday past” would have been Aug 16 – matching the date on the grave marker.
Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950
John D Riddle, Marital Status: Married, Death Age: 75Y 4M 3D, died Dec 1, 1896, Mendon, St Joseph Co, MI; cause: suicide; farmer, born in Michigan; parents: (blank). The date of record was 29 Jun 1897.
Researcher note: The date of death (Dec 1) is contrary to the grave inscription and news article. Therefore, I’ve chosen to keep the dates from the marker as his birth and death. If those dates are correct, then his age at death would be 75Y 3M 6D. Also, the place of birth appears to be contrary to all census records, showing born in PA.
UPDATES: Nov 2018 - added bio material.
Enumerated in 1850, Mendon Township, St Joseph, MI, as John Davis Riddle, age 27, born PA. The remaining census records also show he was born in PA.
The Acorn newspaper article, Burr Oak, Michigan August 20, 1896 [Thursday]
John Riddle, 75, a farmer 4 miles south of Mendon committed suicide this Sunday past. He hung himself in his barn. He was blind and afraid of poverty it is said.
Researcher note: Aug 20, 1896 was on a Thursday, so “Sunday past” would have been Aug 16 – matching the date on the grave marker.
Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950
John D Riddle, Marital Status: Married, Death Age: 75Y 4M 3D, died Dec 1, 1896, Mendon, St Joseph Co, MI; cause: suicide; farmer, born in Michigan; parents: (blank). The date of record was 29 Jun 1897.
Researcher note: The date of death (Dec 1) is contrary to the grave inscription and news article. Therefore, I’ve chosen to keep the dates from the marker as his birth and death. If those dates are correct, then his age at death would be 75Y 3M 6D. Also, the place of birth appears to be contrary to all census records, showing born in PA.
UPDATES: Nov 2018 - added bio material.
The Acorn newspaper article, Burr Oak, Michigan August 20, 1896 [Thursday]
John Riddle, 75, a farmer 4 miles south of Mendon committed suicide this Sunday past. He hung himself in his barn. He was blind and afraid of poverty it is said.
Researcher note: Aug 20, 1896 was on a Thursday, so “Sunday past” would have been Aug 16 – matching the date on the grave marker.
Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950
John D Riddle, Marital Status: Married, Death Age: 75Y 4M 3D, died Dec 1, 1896, Mendon, St Joseph Co, MI; cause: suicide; farmer, born in Michigan; parents: (blank). The date of record was 29 Jun 1897.
Researcher note: The date of death (Dec 1) is contrary to the grave inscription and news article. Therefore, I’ve chosen to keep the dates from the marker as his birth and death. If those dates are correct, then his age at death would be 75Y 3M 6D. Also, the place of birth appears to be contrary to all census records, showing born in PA.
UPDATES: Nov 2018 - added bio material.
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