Peter Riddle and Mary A. Bley

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Husband Peter Riddle ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Jan 1834 - East Mahoning Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2
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           Died: 25 Dec 1912 - Indiana, Indiana Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana Co, PA

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         Father: Michael Riddle (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Catherine Pounds (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1 Mar 1880 2

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Wife Mary A. Bley ²

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         Father: Conrad Bley (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Zimmerly (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Jennie R. Bley ³

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           Died: 20 Nov 1907 3
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         Status: Foster Child

         Spouse: Samuel J. Apple (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Peter Riddle

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He was just four and a half years old when his mother died, and when his father moved out west to the state of Indiana he went to live with his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Pounds, who raised him. She kept tavern for many years at Georgeville, Indiana county, having a double log building of six rooms, known as the Georgeville Tavern, and young Peter did chores around the place in his early years. He was well looked after, was allowed to attend school part of each year until he reached the age of nineteen, and had the usual experiences of the youth of that day. He lived with his grandmother until her death, in 1862. After her death Mr. Riddle worked around among farmers, and then began to work as drover for his cousin, William Chambers, and his partner, John Brady, receiving fifty cents a day. He was next employed at cutting pine timber, at the same wages, getting up before "sun-up" and walking miles to the tract where the work was going on. After a year or two at this work he became a drover on his own account, in 1863, buying horses, cattle, sheep and hogs in Indiana, Armstrong, Jefferson and Clarion counties. The first horse he owned was bought with money saved while he was working for fifty cents a day, in the timber. He continued to follow droving until 1887, when he removed to Indiana, where he afterward had his home. For three years after removing to the borough he was in the livery business in partnership with Calvin Bley, and after giving that up he lived retired.
He was a Democrat on political questions.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary A. Bley

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from Indiana, Indiana Co, PA

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1582.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 983.

3 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 984.