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Male John Preston Riddle Sr. Click to view John Preston Riddle Sr. in the family tree

John Preston was born on May 9th, 1884 in Van Zandt Co.,TX.  John Preston's father was Nicholas Buchanan Riddle and his mother was Ninnie Rebecca Black.  His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Preston Riddle and Mary Ann Bass; his maternal grandparents were Johnathan H. (John) Black and Mary Ann Jordan. He had four brothers and six sisters, and also a sibling of unknown gender, named Fred W., Charles H., Paul, Russell Elec, Mary Bertha, Lola Mattie, Pearl, Hulen (twin of Charles), Sarah Jane, Mattie and B.L..  He was the fourth oldest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 83 on August 7th, 1967 in Travis Co.,TX.1 



John Preston's family with Ethel Lee Jackson

‌John Preston and Ethel Lee were married in a religious ceremony on May 7th, 1905 in Coleman,TX.  They had two sons and five daughters, named Louis, John Preston, Hulen, Nancy Lee, Aleene M., Emma Lee and Ethel Marie (twin of J.P.).

1 {Texas Deaths 1964-98}
2 {John P. Riddle household, 1930 US census, Brownwood, Brown Co., TX}
3 {SSDI}
4 {Texas Deaths 1964-98}
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