Individual Details

Ada Mae Burchfield

(12 Jul 1889 - 20 Dec 1975)



Ada appears in a picture taken at Grandma Comstock's birthday party about 1949. JoEllen also had a Christmas card from Charles & Ada in 1962 with their picture. And there is a picture from Jan 5, 1958, their 50th Anniversary party - a child and husband are with them but unidentified. Mrs. C. A. Riddle, a cousin, was one of the servers at the 50th Anniversary of my grandparents, Kenney & Nora Comstock; she was my grandfather's 1st cousin.

She appears in Oklahoma with her father in 1900, apparently they were living with his new wife's brother.

Texas Death Certificate: #90280
Ada Mae Riddle died 20 Dec 1975 at the Holiday Lodge Nursing Home, Longview, Gregg, TX. Her residence was 1301 Eden Drive - she had lived in Longview for 45 years. She was a widow, born 12 Jul 1889 in Arkansas - age 86 at death. Father was Tom Birchfield; mother Eta Wood. Mrs. Mack Jackson, her daughter Ruth, was the informant. Ada died of hemiplegia, left side - presumably she had a stroke. Buried Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, on 22 Dec 1975.

Events

Birth12 Jul 1889Uniontown, Crawford County, Arkansas
Marriage5 Jan 1908Crawford County, Arkansas - Charles A. Riddle
Death20 Dec 1975Longview, Gregg County, Texas
Burial22 Dec 1975Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, Gregg County, Texas

Families

SpouseCharles A. Riddle (1888 - 1964)
ChildChester Albert Riddle (1909 - 1976)
ChildRalph Maurice Riddle (1913 - 1976)
ChildRuth Riddle (1915 - 2011)
ChildPreston Riddle (1918 - )
ChildCharles A. J. Riddle (1921 - )
FatherJames Thomas "Tommy" Burchfield (1868 - 1929)
MotherAntoinette "Ettie" Wood (1874 - 1925)
SiblingMabel Burchfield (1892 - 1978)

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