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- "Lewis Riddle was born in Mississippi in June of 1835. He was the son of August Louis Riddle and Hannah Catherine Michaels. Both Hannah and Louise were born in Germany. Sometime before 1841 the family moved to Fort Smith Arkansas. Lewis had only one sibling, a sister named Clara Elizabeth Riddle who was born in Fort Smith on September 9, 1841. Lewis's father, August, died about 1842. That is when Hannah started paying taxes on their property. After August's death, Hannah married C.F.L. Henne in Fort Smith on Dec 27, 1849. Lewis can be found living with that family for the 1850 and 1860 census. His mother, Hannah Henne, died in Fort Smith on July 13, 1860 and Lewis then came to Texas and was in Williamson Co. where he met and married Rachel Clark.
Lewis Riddle on the 1900 census of Travis Co., Texas living at the Confederate Veterans Home in Austin.
Lewis enlisted in the Confederate Army in Williamson Co. during March of 1862. He was in several units, but primarialy in Co. D, 16th Texas Inf., also known as Flournoys Regt. He served in that unit until April of 1865.
In 1864 Lewis was elected Ensign of his Regt. at the recommendation of the Regt. Commander, Capt. J.W. White. His recommendation is as follows:
"In the Battle of Pleasant Hill and Mansfield on the 8th and 9th of April 1864 he acted very gallantly and in the Battle of Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas on the 30th of April, 1864 he carried the Colors in the advance of the Regiment
under a very heavy fire" In early April of 1865 Lewis was severly wounded and disabled in the battle of Hempstead. His Pension application papers reflect that he came to Texas in 1861, the year that he and Rachel married. He is listed as serving in the Confederate Army from 1862 until April 1865. He was in Co. D. 16th Inf. Regt., Flournoys Regt. (I believe that this is the same Regt. that Jesse Allen Clark and Joseph Clark served in. I also believe that is was originally formed in Bell Co., Texas. Someone let me know if this is correct.) His pension application lists his wife as being dead and leaving no estate.
It is not known where Lewis and Rachel lived after the Civil War but we do know that they lived in Bell Co. for the 1880 census and we know that Lewis was in the Confederate Veterans Home in Austin for the 1900 census. Records of the Confederate Home reflect that Lewis was admitted to the Home in October of 1899 and was dismissed at his own request in 1905. He was re-admitted in 1906 and remained in the Home until 1918 when he died on Jan 16 1918. He is buried in the State Cemetery in Austin, Travis Co., Texas. His grave is located in Section 3, Row J., Grave #50.
Remember that the 1880 census of Bell Co. had Rachel and Lewis having an adopted son born in Arkansas. That son could quite possibly have been the son of his sister and her husband. It might stand a bit of review.
Also, while on the way to Austin, I stopped in Georgetown, the County Seat of Williamson Co. and did some review on the marriage records.
I found where there was a John Clark who married Mary Leggett on Jul 24, 1866 in Williamson Co. This could very well may be the J. B. Clark who is listed as being a son of "Old Isom and Jane" on the 1850 census of Van Zandt Co. That J.B. was listed as being 13 years old in 1850. That would make him 29 years old at time of his marriage I will try to find this couple on the 1870 census and get additional information." (Keith Reed)
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1835 - 1918 (82 years)
