Re: RIDDLE families in Indiana
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Re: RIDDLE families in Indiana
laura johnson 8/17/00
I don't have anything in my files on your RUDDLE line however I do suggest that you consider many spellings for the name.In my search I have found my family records under Riddle, Ridle, Ruddle, Ruddel, Riddel, and even Biddle of all things.I have recently come to suspect that some records under the name Ritter may also apply to my family.
I think that people were many times at the mercy of the census takers or court clerks or whoever was responsible for recording data and those people spelled the name as they thought it sounded.Particularly as you work records that are farther back in time.I suppose if the name was spoken with an accent it may have sounded different as well and cause spelling errors too.
Best of luck in your search.