Lewis W Ridings

1854 - 1939  (84 years)

• Name	Lewis W Ridings
  Birth	19 Aug 1854	Lee Co, VA
  	Name: Lewis W Ridings Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: Baptism/Christening Place: Birth Date: 19 Aug 1854 Birthplace: Lee County, Virginia Death Date: Name Note: Race: White Father (or Slave Owner): John P. Ridings Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Susan Ridings Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01350-8 System Origin: Virginia-EASy Source Film Number: 2046945 Reference Number:
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Pulaski Co, KY
  Census	1870	Pulaski Co, KY
  Census	1880	Pulaski Co, KY
  Census	1900	Pulaski Co, KY
  Census	1920	Pulaski Co, KY
  Census	1930	Pulaski Co, KY
  Death	5 Jun 1939	Pulaski Co, KY
  	Name: Lewis W. Ridings Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 1939 Death Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky Age: Birth Date: Birthplace: Occupation: Race: Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary H. Ridings Father's Name: John P. Ridings Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Suzan Blake Moore Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08511-6 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy Source Film Number: 1913355 Reference Number: 16187 Collection: Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970
  Burial	Pulaski Co, KY
  	FindAGrave Memorial 106752327
  Person ID	I682	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	John Perkins Ridings,   b. 18 Nov 1813, Stokes Co, NC d. 4 Mar 1892, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Susannah Blakemore,   b. 31 Jan 1823, VA d. 1 Aug 1895, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	5 May 1841	TN
  	date from family Bible
  Family ID	F234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Hadassah B. Ellis,   b. 27 Jul 1865, Bracken Co, KY d. 7 Oct 1960, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1885	Pulaski Co, KY
  Children	1. Jewell Rector Ridings,   b. 21 Jul 1886, Pulaski Co, KY d. 15 May 1982, Boyle Co, KY (Age 95 years)   2. Lillie Mae Ridings,   b. 4 Mar 1889, Pulaski Co, KY d. 2 Jan 1972, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 82 years)   3. Joseph Ran Ridings,   b. 28 Nov 1891, Pulaski Co, KY d. 3 Jun 1966, Montgomery Co, OH (Age 74 years)   4. John Thurman Ridings, Sr.,   b. 22 Nov 1894, Pulaski Co, KY d. 23 Nov 1970, Jefferson Co, KY (Age 76 years)   5. James E Ridings,   b. 30 May 1897, Pulaski Co, KY d. 14 Oct 1987, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 90 years)   6. Ernest Parker Ridings,   b. 18 Oct 1899, Pulaski Co, KY d. 19 Apr 1973, Laurel Co, KY (Age 73 years)   7. Lewis Edward Ridings,   b. 29 May 1904, Pulaski Co, KY d. 24 Jun 1959, Hamilton Co, TN (Age 55 years)   8. Eliza Ridings,   b. Abt 1907, Pulaski Co, KY d. Abt 2006, Pinellas Co, FL (Age 99 years)
  Family ID	F253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Loretta James,   b. Abt 1863   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	25 Dec 1879	Pulaski Co, KY
  	Groom's Name Lewis W. Ridings Groom's Birth Date 1856 Groom's Birthplace Groom's Age 23 Bride's Name Loretta V. James Bride's Birth Date 1863 Bride's Birthplace Bride's Age 16 Marriage Date 25 Dec 1879 Marriage Place 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 I01711-6 System Origin Kentucky-EASy Source Film Number 804058 Reference Number 100
  Children	1. Cornelia Williams Ridings,   b. 7 Dec 1881, KY d. 17 Nov 1967, Pulaski Co, KY (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2026

  
  

• Photos		John P Ridings b 1813 family Backrow: Lewis Ridings b 1854 Lillie Ridings b 1889 Craig Ridings b 1857 Frontrow: Mary Ellis b 1865 John P Ridings b 1813 holding Lewis' son Jewell Ridings b 1886 Susan Blakener b 1823 - John P's wife (aka Susan Blakemore) Lillie's half sister Cornelia (Nellie) Ridings b 1881 from Lewis first marriage.
  		Lewis Ridings b 1854 Mary Ellis b 1865 and Lillie Ridings b 1889 Children not identified.