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Descendants of Lewis Edward Riffle


Generation No. 2


2. JOHN COLFAX (TWIN)5 RIFFLE (LEWIS EDWARD4, WILLIAM C.3, MATHIAS G.2, JOHANN. JACOB1 RIFFEL) was born December 22, 1869 in Mason County, WV, and died March 19, 1947 in Robertsburg, Putnam County, WV. He married MINNIE MYRTLE DECKER September 04, 1892 in Mason County, WV, daughter of DAVID DECKER and MARY SEALEY. She was born June 06, 1874 in Mason County, WV, and died October 03, 1953 in Buffalo, Putnam County, WV.

Notes for JOHN COLFAX (TWIN) RIFFLE:
Marriage information found in Book 6, p. 399 - Marriages at Mason County Court House.

Obituary:
Riffle, John - Service will be at 10:00 am tomorrow at Lock 10, Robertsburg, Putnam County. Additional service will be held at 2 p.m. at Riffle Chapel, Mason County, with J. C. Allen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by the Raynes Mortuary of Buffalo. Active pallbearers will be grandson, Lester and William Riffle, Charles, Jim and David Decker, Paul Frazier.

Birth information found at the Mason County Courthouse Birth Records.

More About JOHN COLFAX (TWIN) RIFFLE:
Burial: Riffle Chapel Cemetery, Mason County, WV

Notes for MINNIE MYRTLE DECKER:
Mrs. Minnie Riffle 79, of Robertsburg, Putnam Co., died Sunday night at her home of a heart ailment.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Hill of Charleston, Mrs Grace Stewart of Akron, O. , Mrs. Freda Merrill of Barberton, O. , and Mrs. Masel Craig of Robertsburg: one sister, Mrs. Florence Frazier of Nitro and one brother Gus Decker of Columbus, O.
Service will be at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Riffle Chapel Church with Rev. Trip McCullum officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Raynes mortuary in charge.
The body is at the home.

More About MINNIE MYRTLE DECKER:
Burial: Riffle Chapel Cemetery, Mason County, WV
     
Children of JOHN RIFFLE and MINNIE DECKER are:
9. i.   RESIA ETHEL6 RIFFLE, b. December 30, 1893, Mason County, WV; d. December 04, 1942, Ohio.
  ii.   WILLIAM ANDREW RIFFLE, b. February 01, 1897, Mason County, WV; d. February 07, 1897, Mason County, WV.
  Notes for WILLIAM ANDREW RIFFLE:
According to the info from the Mason County West Virginia Death Records, Vol III., John was 7 days old when he died on February 7, 1897.

  More About WILLIAM ANDREW RIFFLE:
Burial: Riffle Chapel Cemetery, Mason County, WV
10. iii.   RUTH ANN RIFFLE, b. June 09, 1898, Mason County, WV; d. Abt. 1985, Mason County, WV.
11. iv.   EMMA LEE RIFFLE, b. May 19, 1901, Mason County, WV; d. July 14, 1926, Putnam County, WV.
12. v.   HARRY NATHAN RIFFLE, b. June 19, 1904, Mason County, WV; d. May 05, 1952, Mason County, WV.
13. vi.   GRACIA LILLIAN RIFFLE, b. June 07, 1907, Mason County, WV; d. August 1997, Stark County, Ohio.
14. vii.   FREDA AGNES RIFFLE, b. June 24, 1910, Capehart, WV; d. June 23, 1966, Barberton, Ohio.
15. viii.   BESSIE MASEL RIFFLE, b. June 17, 1915, Mason County, WV; d. April 02, 1993, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio.


3. ISAAC (IKE) MERCHLAND5 RIFFLE (LEWIS EDWARD4, WILLIAM C.3, MATHIAS G.2, JOHANN. JACOB1 RIFFEL) was born December 28, 1874 in Mason County, WV, and died August 06, 1961 in Gallipolis, OH. He married (2) ROSA LEE DECKER January 15, 1899 in Mason County, WV, daughter of DAVID DECKER and MARY SEALEY. She was born July 28, 1880 in Mason County, WV, and died January 05, 1947 in Gallipolis, Gallia County, OH.

Notes for ISAAC (IKE) MERCHLAND RIFFLE:
Middle Name often spelled "Merchand"

Isaac Merchland Riffle, before his retirement was a steam engineer working mostly on sawmills. He is a Republican, and his church preference is Church of God.

An Article from a newspaper:
'THREE MILE (below Kanawha)
Farmers are busy seeding in this section.
Quite a sad accident occurred at the Greer stave mill last Friday in which Isaac Riffle accidentally let his hand slip into the Craiting saw, cutting his hand through the knuckles causing the amputation of his little finger and doubtful about saving the one next to it, badly injuring the third. Oct 11, 1906.

Marriage information found in Book 8, p. 452 - Marriages at Mason County Court House.

Birth information found at the Mason County Courthouse Birth Records.
Death info from the Family Bible of Golda M. Hudnall.

More About ISAAC (IKE) MERCHLAND RIFFLE:
Burial: Riffle Chapel Cemetery, Mason County, WV

Notes for ROSA LEE DECKER:
Birth and death dates from the Family Bible of Golda M. Hudnall.

More About ROSA LEE DECKER:
Burial: Riffle Chapel Cemetery, Mason County, WV
     
Children of ISAAC RIFFLE and ROSA DECKER are:
  i.   MABLE6 RIFFLE, m. CHARLES JEFF BOSWORTH.
  More About MABLE RIFFLE:
Burial: Riffle Chapel Cemetery, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia
16. ii.   RUBA AGNES RIFFLE, b. October 27, 1899, Kanawha County, WV; d. December 28, 1973, Pt. Pleasant, Mason County, WV.
  iii.   CHARLES THEODORE RIFFLE, b. January 20, 1902, Mason County, WV; d. October 15, 1911, Mason County, WV.
17. iv.   BERTIE MAYBELLE RIFFLE, b. May 09, 1904, Midway, Putnam County, WV; d. October 27, 1968, Columbus, Franklin County, OH.
  v.   HARLEY CRATEN RIFFLE, b. August 26, 1907, Mason County, WV; d. November 08, 1908, Mason County, WV.
  vi.   UNKNOWN FEMALE RIFFLE, b. December 05, 1909, Mason County, WV; d. December 05, 1909, Mason County, WV.
18. vii.   HOWARD EMIL RIFFLE, b. January 25, 1914, Red House, Putnam County, WV; d. November 20, 1996.
  viii.   STILLBORN FEMALE RIFFLE, b. February 1916, Kanawha County, WV; d. February 1916.
19. ix.   LOUIS WILLARD RIFFLE, b. March 25, 1918, Kanawha County, WV.
20. x.   LOLA EDITH RIFFLE, b. September 10, 1921, Kanawha County, WV.


4. NELLY JANE5 RIFFLE (LEWIS EDWARD4, WILLIAM C.3, MATHIAS G.2, JOHANN. JACOB1 RIFFEL) was born February 14, 1877 in Mason County, WV, and died December 22, 1943 in Jodie, Fayette County, WV. She married LEWIS EDGAR BENNETT April 26, 1897 in Mason County, WV, son of CLAYTON BENNETT and JOANN KIMBERLING. He was born February 13, 1878 in Mason County, WV.

Notes for NELLY JANE RIFFLE:
Mason County Marriage Book 8, page 81.

Birth information found at the Mason County Courthouse Birth Records.

More About NELLY JANE RIFFLE:
Burial: Kimberling Cemetery, Nat, WV

Notes for LEWIS EDGAR BENNETT:
Lewis for a time operated a saw for the Morgan Lumber Company of Charleston, WV, after which he was power house engineer for Gauley Mountain Coal Company at Jodie.

He is a Baptist; a Democrat. All the children except the youngest were born in Mason County.

Mason County Marriage Book No. 8, p. 81.
     
Children of NELLY RIFFLE and LEWIS BENNETT are:
21. i.   IVA LEE6 BENNETT, b. July 25, 1897, Nat, Mason County, WV.
  ii.   VELDA ETHEL BENNETT, b. May 22, 1899, Mason County, WV; d. August 02, 1900, Mason County, WV.
  iii.   VELMER OWEN BENNETT, b. June 30, 1901, Mason County, WV; d. September 30, 1923.
  iv.   UNKNOWN FEMALE BENNETT, b. September 27, 1904, Mason County, WV; d. September 30, 1904, Mason County, WV.
22. v.   EDNA FLORENCE BENNETT, b. December 08, 1908, Mason County, WV.
23. vi.   THERON DON BENNETT, b. October 05, 1913, Raleigh County, WV.


5. EMELINE EUSTATIA5 RIFFLE (LEWIS EDWARD4, WILLIAM C.3, MATHIAS G.2, JOHANN. JACOB1 RIFFEL) was born July 28, 1882 in Mason County, WV. She married JOHN GRAY December 30, 1900 in Nat, Mason County, WV, son of GEORGE GRAY and MARGARET PONTSLER. He was born December 03, 1875 in Mason County, WV, and died January 08, 1934 in Chillicothe, OH.

Notes for EMELINE EUSTATIA RIFFLE:
Lived in Chillicothe, Oh. Ross Co., her religion of choice is Baptist.

Marriage information found in Book 9, p. 270 - Marriages at Mason County Court House.

Birth information found at the Mason County Courthouse Birth Records.

Notes for JOHN GRAY:
John Gray in his later life was employed as sexton of the Grandview Cemetery in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, a Republican, and a Methodist.

More About JOHN GRAY:
Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross Co. Ohio
     
Children of EMELINE RIFFLE and JOHN GRAY are:
  i.   HENRY EDGAR6 GRAY, b. February 24, 1902, Chillicothe, OH; d. January 01, 1921.
24. ii.   OWEN FLETCHER GRAY, b. November 04, 1903, Chillicothe, OH.
  iii.   VELMER ISAAC GRAY, b. September 21, 1905, Nat, Mason County, WV; d. July 24, 1923, Nat, Mason County, WV.
  iv.   VELDA ETHEL GRAY, b. December 02, 1907, Nat, Mason County, WV; d. January 01, 1908, Nat, Mason County, WV.
  More About VELDA ETHEL GRAY:
Burial: Riffle Chapel Cemetery, Mason County, WV
25. v.   GERTRUDE AGNES GRAY, b. March 25, 1909, Chillicothe, OH.
  vi.   RHODA LOUISE GRAY, b. June 02, 1911, Chillicothe, OH.
26. vii.   GLEN LESTER GRAY, b. December 20, 1913, Chillicothe, OH.
  viii.   JOHN ROBERT GRAY, b. February 13, 1919, Chillicothe, OH.
  ix.   CHARLES WARREN GRAY, b. April 27, 1921, Chillicothe, OH.

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