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William Henderson Ridings, Sr

1875 - 1947  (71 years)

• Name	William Henderson Ridings
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	21 Nov 1875	Claiborne Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jan 1947	Lee Co, VA
  Burial	Lee Co, VA
  	FindAGrave Memorial 40730347
  Person ID	I161	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	14 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	Rachel Shelton,   b. 15 Sep 1884, Claiborne Co, TN d. 15 Mar 1962, Marion Co, IN (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1902	Claiborne Co, TN
  Children	1. Herbert Luther Ridings,   b. 29 Jun 1903, Claiborne Co, TN d. 11 Jan 1934, Lee Co, VA (Age 30 years)   2. William Henderson Ridings, Jr,   b. 29 Jul 1905, Claiborne Co, TN d. 24 Jul 1930, Lee Co, VA (Age 24 years)   3. Clifford Ridings,   b. 22 Sep 1907, Claiborne Co, TN d. 22 Aug 1910, Claiborne Co, TN (Age 2 years)   4. Andrew Johnson Ridings,   b. 12 Sep 1909, Claiborne Co, TN d. 8 Jan 1973, Lee Co, VA (Age 63 years)   5. Julius Fredrick Ridings,   b. 23 May 1912, Claiborne Co, TN d. 9 Jan 1978, Lee Co, VA (Age 65 years)   6. Ceonia Mittie Ridings,   b. 25 Jul 1914, Claiborne Co, TN d. 2 Feb 1998, Lee Co, VA (Age 83 years)   7. Clides Beatrice Ridings,   b. 15 Aug 1916, Bell Co, KY d. 2 Jan 2004, Lee Co, VA (Age 87 years)   8. Richard Ridings,   b. 20 Feb 1918, Claiborne Co, TN d. 12 Jan 2002, Hamilton Co, IN (Age 83 years)   9. James Daniel Ridings,   b. 28 Jun 1920, Claiborne Co, TN d. 22 Jun 1982, Lee Co, VA (Age 61 years)   10. Claude N Ridings,   b. 23 Aug 1923, Claiborne Co, TN d. 1 Mar 1981, Lake Co, OH (Age 57 years)   11. Odie L Ridings,   b. 27 Aug 1926, Lee Co, VA d. 27 Jul 1998, Lee Co, VA (Age 71 years)   12. Charles Albert Ridings, Sr.,   b. 28 Jul 1930, Lee Co, VA d. 10 Dec 1997, Washington Co, TN (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2024

  
  

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  Henderson came from his uncle "Wm Henderson Toliver" Why the family moved to Lee Co VA? In 1901 the Yellow Creek Coal and Lumber Company was formed with E. S. Helburn, Joe Bosworth, J. G. Fitzpatrick and A. H. Rennebaum as owners of the company. These men, known locally as "The Yellow Creek Crowd" were active and influential civic leaders for many years. Their families were close friends with their wives working together on community activities and their children often intermarried. The strength of these men and others who owned the mines kept many of the mines operating as non-union mines for years. In 1910, mine operators in District 19 refused to sign the UMWA contract when it came up for renewal. By 1919, there was again a strike to force the recognition of the UMWA in the mines. In 1921, the UMWA called a general strike that lasted into 1922. This idled twelve to fifteen thousand miners in the area. Nonunion miners who tried to work were threatened and even fired upon. Eventually all the mines were closed. Finally the strike was settled and miners returned to work. In 1924, District 19 broke with the UMWA and accepted a reduction in wages. Then the depression hit and times were tough for all. Times remained unsettled through the 1930’s with boom and bust years for the coal industry.