James E. Riddick (1849 - 1907)

Born 29 Aug 1849 in Fayette, Tennessee, United States

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Died 9 Oct 1907 at age 58 in Greene, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas^[1]

Obituary:^[2]
Riddick, James Edward, Judge

James Edward Riddick, Assoc. Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, died today of typhoid fever. He was born in Fayette County, Tennessee in 1840.

He received his early education of his native town, and later entered the Macon Academy, from which he graduated in 1868. Later he studied law at the Lebanon Law School, and at the Michigan University, graduating in 1872.

He first started to practice at Arkansas, where he opened an office for himself. He was a prosecuting attorney for the Second Circuit until 1878, when he was elected a member of the Legislature. He became Judge of the same circuit in which he was Prosecuting Attorney in 1886, and in 1904 he was made Assoc. Judge of the Supreme Court of the State.

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1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76217974/james-edward-riddick : accessed 23 March 2022), memorial page for Judge James Edward Riddick (29 Aug 1849–9 Oct 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #76217974 citing Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Rebecca McCraw (contributor 47318551) .
2. ↑ New York Times, Oct.10,1907-Little Rock, Ark.

See Also:

• "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMFG-44N : 9 March 2021), James E Riddick, 29 May 1879; citing Marriage, Greene, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,301,913.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDD-SFQ : 23 December 2020), James Redick in household of Edward G Redick, Fayette, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TZ-JVP : 18 February 2021), Jas E Reddick in entry for E G Reddick, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWW-PZP : 19 February 2021), James E Riddick, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 103, sheet 295C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,045.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XS-FMY : accessed 23 September 2021), James E Riddick, Big Rock Township Little Rock city Ward 1, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 5A, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,073.
• June Runyan Riddick, Pioneers of the South: England to Virginia, 1999. pg. 34.