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Female Martha Elizabeth (Mattie) Riddle Click to view Martha Elizabeth (Mattie) Riddle in the family tree

Martha Elizabeth, known as Mattie, was born on June 3rd, 1866 in Cheroke Co.,TX.  Mattie's father was Benjamin Preston Riddle and her mother was Mary Ann Bass.  Her paternal grandparents were Alexander Riddle and Mary Bynum; her maternal grandparents were Willis Jordan Bass and Elizabeth Lillian (Betsy) Hardin. She had eight brothers and two sisters, named John Byrum, Alexander Willis, Nicholas Buchanan, Benjamin T., William H., Jordon G., Robert E. Lee, Charles H., Mary Emma and Effie.  She was the fourth youngest of the eleven children.  She died at the age of 80 on August 22nd, 1946 in Van Zandt Co.,TX.  She was buried in Cana Cemetery,Wills Point,TX.1 


Mattie's family with John Thomas Terry

‌Mattie and John Thomas were married in a religious ceremony on December 24th, 1885 in Van Zandt Co.,TX.  They had six sons and four daughters, named Benjamin Wesley, Emmett Lee, John Willis, Lester Hugh, Ross Lewis, Russel Deyo, Ura, Carey Crane, Mary Odessa and Mattie Faye.

1 GEDCOM:  Tippah County Mississippi Connecting Families
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