Scott Riddle

Scott Riddle
(1881-1911)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Amanda Melvina Deems

Scott Riddle ¹

Born: 1881, , Wirt County, WV ¹
Marriage (1): Amanda Melvina Deems on 15 September 1902 in Calhoun County, WV ¹ ²
Died: 1911, Calhoun County, WV at age 30 ¹
Buried: 1911, Center District, Calhoun, WV

bullet Another name for Scott was Alva S. Riddle.²

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1883 and a birth location of West Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 27 on the 1910 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 22 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 18, Family 78, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 9 years
Alva S. Riddle..Head..27..WV..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - Was Scott Riddle's name inadvertently entered by the enumerator as the same as his oldest son, Alva P. Riddle? Or was his real name Alva and Scott was a nickname as hinted by the middle initial of S on this census?

If his birth date was in 1881, then his age should have been 28 or 29 instead of 27.
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• He was buried in 1911 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Center District, Calhoun, WV.

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Scott Riddle - 1882 - 1911
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Scott married Amanda Melvina Deems, daughter of Jacob Deems and Mary Elizabeth Barr, on 15 September 1902 in Calhoun County, WV.¹ ² (Amanda Melvina Deems was born in 1880 in Calhoun County, WV,¹ ² ³ ⁴ died in 1966 ¹ and was buried in 1966 in Center District, Calhoun, WV ¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 22 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 18, Family 78, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 9 years
Alva S. Riddle..Head..27..WV..Farmer, General Farm
Melvina Riddle..Wife..29..WV..3/3
Alva P. Riddle..Son..7..WV
Almeda Riddle..Dau..5..WV
Elder J. Riddle..Son..3..WV

NOTE - Was Scott Riddle's name inadvertently entered by the enumerator as the same as his oldest son, Alva P. Riddle? Or was his real name Alva and Scott was a nickname as hinted by the middle initial of S on this census?
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Calhoun County, West Virginia Marriages
Bride: DEEMS, Melvina
Age: 22
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parents: E & Jacob
Groom: RIDDLE, Scott
Age:20
Birthplace: Wirt
Parent: JMW
Marriage date: 15 Sep 1902
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1 Polli Kreaps, "Walker Kreaps APRIL 2008" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pollee_tribe; Updated: 2008-04-10 04:15:54 UTC (Thu)).

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 5A, family 78, Scott Riddle and Amanda Melvina Deems; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1677.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 145, p. 265A, dwelling 104, family 109, Jacob Deems and Mary Elizabeth Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 12B, dwelling 215, family 215, Jacob Deems and Mary Elizabeth Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

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