Rod,

3 January 1999

A little info for your Greene county page:

James Criddle bought land in Greene county on Jun 1, 1826 (ref BLM land patent document 4792). There is also a Criddle on the 1830 census so he is a possible early resident as defined by your 1830 cutoff date. James had a son named Jesse who was born in 1810-1812. Jesse married Sarah Clopton about 1829-30. Can't give you an exact date on that at this time. I have a record of their 2nd child, named James born in 1832 in Greene county. The Clopton's are not listed on the census of 1830 so they either arrived after the census or were in Pickens county (the Criddle land was on the county line).

Migration of the Criddle family:

Jesse Criddle is recorded on the 1850 census of Chickasaw County, Mississippi where the some of his descendants still live.

My connection:

James Criddle>Jesse Criddle (Sarah Clopton)>James Criddle (Narcissus Neal/Davis)>J.R. Criddle (Elizabeth Jolly)>James C. Criddle (Sallie Harmon)>Exie Estelle Criddle (William Jackson Tadlock)>Wille Estelle Tadlock (Raymond Grady Harris) and I am Raymond Junior

Additional connection to Greene county:

Ref BLM patent document 17532 and doc #20388 Land bought by Jedithan Porter on Sep 20, 1839. Jedithan Porter>Landlot Porter>Nancy Ann Porter md. William Marion Jolly>Elizabeth Jolly md. J. R. Criddle as listed above. Jedithan and Landlot are recorded as having died in Greene county. Nancy Ann moved to Chickasaw county, Ms with her husband. This move was about 1850 since Elizabeth Jolly was born in 1852 in Ms but her older sister Eliza was born in Al. in 1849.

Ray Harris raymond@wmonline.com