Abraham Ridlen was the fifth child, and the second son of Stephen and Ann (Bellville) Ridlen.
With his parents, he moved to Decatur County, Indiana around 1825. He was united in marriage there, to America Gosnell on September 24, 1846, with whom he shares a headstone.
Shortly after his marriage, they moved to Hancock County, Indiana, where the first two children were born, Nancy Ridlen, and Lydia Ridlen.
They moved to Jasper County, Illinois around 1852, where land records show he purchased 160 acres of land for farming on November 14, 1851. The remaining four children were born here. They are: James William Ridlen, Amanda Jane Ridlen, Eliza Ann Ridlen, and John Franklin Ridlen.
He was a pioneer, a favorably known and well-respected citizen and farmer. The Ridlen families constituted some of the most influential citizens in the Jasper County, Illinois area.
With his parents, he moved to Decatur County, Indiana around 1825. He was united in marriage there, to America Gosnell on September 24, 1846, with whom he shares a headstone.
Shortly after his marriage, they moved to Hancock County, Indiana, where the first two children were born, Nancy Ridlen, and Lydia Ridlen.
They moved to Jasper County, Illinois around 1852, where land records show he purchased 160 acres of land for farming on November 14, 1851. The remaining four children were born here. They are: James William Ridlen, Amanda Jane Ridlen, Eliza Ann Ridlen, and John Franklin Ridlen.
He was a pioneer, a favorably known and well-respected citizen and farmer. The Ridlen families constituted some of the most influential citizens in the Jasper County, Illinois area.
Abraham Ridlen was the fifth child, and the second son of Stephen and Ann (Bellville) Ridlen.
With his parents, he moved to Decatur County, Indiana around 1825. He was united in marriage there, to America Gosnell on September 24, 1846, with whom he shares a headstone.
Shortly after his marriage, they moved to Hancock County, Indiana, where the first two children were born, Nancy Ridlen, and Lydia Ridlen.
They moved to Jasper County, Illinois around 1852, where land records show he purchased 160 acres of land for farming on November 14, 1851. The remaining four children were born here. They are: James William Ridlen, Amanda Jane Ridlen, Eliza Ann Ridlen, and John Franklin Ridlen.
He was a pioneer, a favorably known and well-respected citizen and farmer. The Ridlen families constituted some of the most influential citizens in the Jasper County, Illinois area.
With his parents, he moved to Decatur County, Indiana around 1825. He was united in marriage there, to America Gosnell on September 24, 1846, with whom he shares a headstone.
Shortly after his marriage, they moved to Hancock County, Indiana, where the first two children were born, Nancy Ridlen, and Lydia Ridlen.
They moved to Jasper County, Illinois around 1852, where land records show he purchased 160 acres of land for farming on November 14, 1851. The remaining four children were born here. They are: James William Ridlen, Amanda Jane Ridlen, Eliza Ann Ridlen, and John Franklin Ridlen.
He was a pioneer, a favorably known and well-respected citizen and farmer. The Ridlen families constituted some of the most influential citizens in the Jasper County, Illinois area.
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