Daniel W Biddle (1870 - 1954)

Born 24 Oct 1870 in Benton County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Bartee) Biddle — married 6 Jan 1897 in Jasper County, Indiana

Husband of Gertrude W (Besse) Biddle — married 23 Jun 1929 in Jasper County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1954 at age 83 in Remington, Jasper County, Indiana, United States

Biography

Daniel W Biddle was born on 24 October 1870 in Benton County, Indiana to Jerome H. Biddle (1845-1927) and Lydia Jane Merrell (1849-1921). ^{[1] [2]}

Daniel W Biddle married Jane Bartee (1874-1926) ^{[3] [4] [5] [2]} on 6 January 1897 in Jasper County, Indiana. ^{[citation needed]}
They had 2 children between 1900 and 1912: ^{[4] [6] [5] [7] [2]}

Chester Bartee Biddle (1900-1968) ^{[4] [6] [5] [2]}

Charles Jerome Biddle (1912-1994) ^{[5] [7] [2]}

Daniel W Biddle married ​Gertrude Besse (1880-1982) ^{[7] [8]} in 1929 in Remington, Indiana. ^[2]
They had no children. ^{[7] [8]}

Daniel W Biddle died aged 83 on 18 January 1954 in Indiana and was buried in Remington Cemetery, Remington, Jasper County, Indiana, United States of America. ^[9]
Inscription: "Daniel W. Biddle Oct. 24, 1870 Jan. 18, 1854" ^[9]

Obituary

The Remington Press, Friday 22 January 1954. ^[2]

Daniel Biddle Passes Away

Daniel W. Biddle, 82, died Monday, January 18, 1954, at his home in Remington.
Mr. Biddle was born October 24, 1870 in Benton County, Gilboa, Township. His father, Jerome H. Biddle, was born at Elizaville, Kentucky; his mother, Lydia Merrell Biddle at Waynetown, Indiana.
He was married to Jane Bartee who died in 1926; Two sons survive, Chester, living on the Biddle farm and Charles, a member of the local Remington Farmers Rurual Insurance Company, also three grandchildren.
Mr. Biddle was married in 1929 to Gertrude Besse, a former teacher in the Remington schools. His boyhood and early adult years were spent on the family farm until he established residence in Remington, where he took an active and influential part in the church and general life of the community.
Mr. Biddle had attended Sunday School and Church services, as was his custom. He was apparently in good health, becoming ill shortly after returning to his home.
Mr. Biddle was a director of the Indiana Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company, a charter member and president of the State Union Mutual Insurance Company, a charter member and director of the Indiana Mutual Hall Insurance Company and a charter member and chairman of the Meridian Mutual Insurance Company.
In addition, he was assistant secretary of the Remington Farmer Mutual Insurance Company and vice-president of the State Bank of Remington.
A native of Remington, Mr. Biddle farmed many years and began his business career as a cashier in the Remington State Bank. He became secretary in 1918 of the Remington Insurance company which his father, Jerome H. Biddle, had founded.
Mr. Biddle formerly was vice-president and director of the Old Indiana Mutual Cyclone Insurance Company which merged with the Indiana Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company in 1930.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock with Rev. Donald Hartsock conducting the services.
Burial was made in the Remington cemetery.

Census Records

United States Census, 1880, Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, United States. ^[1]

United States Census, 1900, Gilboa Township, Benton, Indiana, United States. ^[3]

United States Census, 1910, Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, United States. ^[4]

United States Census, 1920, Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, United States. ^[5]

United States Census, 1930, Remington, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[7]

United States Census, 1940, Remington, Carpenter Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[8]

Sources

^{[1] [3] [4] [6] [5] [7] [8] [2] [9]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2}
   "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHMD-22Y : accessed 02 Nov 2014), Daniel W Riddle in household of Jerom W Riddle, Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 281D, NARA microfilm publication T9.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7}
   Obituary of Daniel W Biddle, The Remington Press, Friday, 22 January 1954, page 1, column 4.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2}
   "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBZ-GDX : accessed 28 December 2019), Daniel W Biddle, Gilboa Township, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 2A, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,360.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4}
   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKL1-DS3 : accessed 28 December 2019), Daniel W Biddle, Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 7B, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 340; FHL microfilm 1,374,353.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5}
   "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFQJ-3LC : accessed 02 Nov 2014), Daniel Biddle, Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820423.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2}
   "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78DZ-RD2M : 17 October 2019), Daniel W Biddle in entry for Chester Bartee Biddle, 1917-1918.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5}
   "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHM1-T3Q : accessed 28 December 2019), D W Biddle, Remington, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 1B, line 96, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 594; FHL microfilm 2,340,329.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3}
   "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1T6-TPM : 19 November 2019), Dan Biddle, Remington, Carpenter Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-2, sheet 2B, line 61, family 50, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1057.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2}
   Daniel W Biddle on Find A Grave: Memorial #56935236 retrieved 28 December 2019