William "Willis" Ridings^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1798 -

• Name	William "Willis" Ridings
  Born	Abt 1798	North Carolina   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I53041	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2008

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Mary Catherine Ridings,   b. 15 Apr 1822/1825, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Dec 1900  (Age 75 years) + 2. John Ridings,   b. 18 Jun 1837, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Apr 1925  (Age 87 years) + 3. Mary "Polly" Ridings,   b. 1838/1840, Tennessee + 4. James Dennis Ridings,   b. Abt 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 24 Apr 1907  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F19681	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah "Sally" Shields,   b. Abt 1800, Tennessee ,   d. Aft 1892  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Married	Abt 1845
  Family ID	F19682	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1798 - North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as Wag Maker value of land $100. Justice of Peace in 1867, 1868 and 1870 within the boundary of Sevier County, Tennessee. ---------- Reference: "Shields Family", Christine B. Brown, 6 February 1980, p 88, 89.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 318D, 1880. in son-in-law Andrew Vance's household [S61] 1870 Census, Sevier County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, page 4, 27 Jul 1870. House # Name Sex/Race Age Occupation Property Val Personal Prop Bithplace 14 RIDINGS, William MW 72 $25 TN Mary FW 30 TN Margaret E. FW 4 TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 329b, 26 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0329b.gif [S92] Cocke County, Tennessee Census, 919-814, 1850. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cocke/census/1850cens.txt