Melvin Jackson Ridings

1881 - 1940  (59 years)

• Name	Melvin Jackson Ridings
  Nickname	Jack
  Birth	13 Sep 1881
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Nov 1940	Claiborne Co, TN
  	Name: Melvin Jackson Reddings Gender: Male Burial Date: 03 Nov 1940 Burial Place: Goins, Tenn. Death Date: 01 Nov 1940 Death Place: Cumberland Gap, Claiborne, Tennessee Age: 62 Birth Date: 13 Sep 1878 Birthplace: Claiborne, Tenn. Occupation: Farmer Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mettie Shelton Father's Name: Dane Reddings Father's Birthplace: Va. Mother's Name: Mary Tolener Mother's Birthplace: Tenn. Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06470-7 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 1876892 Reference Number: cn 24642 Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955
  Burial	Claiborne Co, TN
  	FindAGrave Memorial 42444836
  Person ID	I72	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	David Nathaniel Ridings,   b. Dec 1849, Lee Co, VA d. 30 Jul 1926, Claiborne Co, TN (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mira Emiline Tolliver,   b. 17 Oct 1843, Claiborne Co, TN d. 6 Mar 1926, Claiborne Co, TN (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1871	Claiborne Co, TN
  	Groom's Name: David Ridens Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Elmiry Tolliver Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 08 Oct 1871 Marriage Place: , Claiborne, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71021-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM Source Film Number: 898394 Reference Number: Collection: Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mittie Ceonia Shelton,   b. 13 Aug 1893, TN d. 11 Apr 1961, Bell Co, KY (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905
  Children	1. Grace M Ridings,   b. 13 Jul 1907, TN d. 27 Apr 1986, Virginia Beach City, VA (Age 78 years)   2. Clayton Ridings,   b. 3 Aug 1911, TN d. 12 Jun 1954, Bell Co, KY (Age 42 years)   3. Carl Walter Ridings,   b. 24 Jan 1913   d. 14 Sep 1962, Hamilton Co, OH (Age 49 years)   4. Chester William Ridings,   b. 31 Jul 1915   d. 20 Jul 1993, Claiborne Co, TN (Age 77 years)   5. Mossie Ridings,   b. 23 Jan 1919, TN d. 4 Feb 2000, Lee Co, VA (Age 81 years)   6. Opal Lula Ridings,   b. 14 Jun 1922, TN d. 5 Jun 1992, Virginia Beach City, VA (Age 69 years)   7. Junior Ridings,   b. 3 Aug 1927, KY d. 28 Jul 1965, Virginia Beach City, VA (Age 37 years)   8. Eula Gray Ridings,   b. 26 Apr 1932, TN d. 26 May 2011, Virginia Beach City, VA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Melvin Jackson Ridings b 1881 and Eula Gray Ridings b 1932