Individual Details

Thomas Wentworth Ridings

(28 Oct 1819 - 26 Jan 1891)



1850 Census. Lafayette, MO, Hh 1053
Thomas W. Riding, age 33, b. NC. Sarah C. 29, b. TN
Mary J. 6. Elizabeth A., 5. Alvis, 3. Jessy C. age 1/2

Served in Company K, 3rd Regt, MO Volunteer Infantry, Civil War.

Buried Wellington City Cemetery, Lafayette Co, MO.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Iron County Register, Ironton, Iron Co, MO 5 Feb 1891
Lived Long Only to Be Killed
Thomas Ridings, seventy-five years old, an old resident of Lafayette County, was run over and instantly killed by a train near Wellington.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat, Cape Girardeau, MO 7 Feb 1891
Lived Long Only to Be Killed
Thomas Ridings, seventy-five years old, an old resident of Lafayette County, was run over and instantly killed by a train near Wellington.

Events

Birth28 Oct 1819
Marriage1840Sarah Wood
Marriage1876Mary Swink
Death26 Jan 1891Lafayette County, Missouri

Families

SpouseSarah Wood (1820 - 1874)
ChildMary Jane Ridings (1844 - 1918)
SpouseMary Swink (1857 - 1880)
ChildMary A. Ridings (1876 - )
FatherJesse Ridings (1777 - 1850)
MotherMary Wentworth "Polly" Poindexter (1775 - 1863)
SiblingSarah Ridings (1805 - 1874)
SiblingBerrilla Ridings (1809 - 1880)
SiblingRobert Troy Ridings (1811 - 1855)
SiblingArchibald Wellington Ridings (1815 - 1879)
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