James Noel Ruddle

1867 - 1956  (88 years)

• Name	James Noel Ruddle
  Birth	13 Jul 1867	Medon, Madison Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 6
  Census	1880	District 3, Madison Co, TN   [4]
  	age 13,son
  Census	1900	District 24, Gibson Co, TN   [5]
  	age 32,wife Lidie-age 22, son Noel-age 6,married 0 yrs, had 0 children-0 still living
  Census	1910	District 11, Obion Co, TN   [6]
  	age 42,wife Lidie-age 32, 3 children,married 11 yrs,had 2 children-2 still living
  Census	1920	District 13, Obion Co, TN   [7]
  	age 52,wife Lidia-age 42, 2 children
  Census	1930	District 13, Obion Co, TN   [8]
  	age 62,wife Lida S-age 52
  Census	1940	Union City, Obion Co, TN   [9]
  	age 72,wife Lydia S-age 62
  Census	1950	Montgomery Co, PA   [10]
  	age 82, wife Lydia S-age 72
  Death	30 Mar 1956	Jenkintown, Montgomery Co, PA   [1]
  Burial	Whitmarsh, Montgomery Co, PA   [1]
  	George Washington Memorial Park
  Person ID	I433	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Cornelius Charles Ruddle,   b. 22 Jun 1818, Woodford Co, KY d. 07 Mar 1885, Madison Co, TN (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Emaline Graves,   b. 19 Aug 1830, Lincoln Co, TN d. 23 Apr 1912, Obion Co, TN (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Jul 1849	Madison Co, TN
  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Laura A Tharpe-xx,   b. 13 Jan 1871   d. 11 Sep 1896 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	21 Jul 1893	Henry Co, TN   [2, 11]
  Notes	Children: son Noah Tharp Ruddle 1894 son Elmo H Ruddle 1896 - died in infancy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8Y8-YJG J. N. Ruddle, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: J. N. Ruddle Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Laura B. Tharpe Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 21 Jul 1893 Event Place: Henry, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51931-5 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 575018 Reference ID: ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lydia Cension Speight-xx,   b. 07 Jan 1878, PA d. Mar 1969, Montgomery Co, PA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	08 Jun 1899	Henry Co, TN   [2, 11, 12]
  Notes	Children: son Curtice Speight Ruddle 1903 son Jerry Gorden Ruddle 1906 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN8N-7TW J N Ruddle, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" Name: Lida C Speight Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 08 Jun 1899 Event Place: Henry, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: J N Ruddle Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Jul 1867 - Medon, Madison Co, TN Census - age 6 - 1870 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 13,son - 1880 - District 3, Madison Co, TN Marriage - 21 Jul 1893 - Henry Co, TN Marriage - 08 Jun 1899 - Henry Co, TN Census - age 32,wife Lidie-age 22, son Noel-age 6,married 0 yrs, had 0 children-0 still living - 1900 - District 24, Gibson Co, TN Census - age 42,wife Lidie-age 32, 3 children,married 11 yrs,had 2 children-2 still living - 1910 - District 11, Obion Co, TN Census - age 52,wife Lidia-age 42, 2 children - 1920 - District 13, Obion Co, TN Census - age 62,wife Lida S-age 52 - 1930 - District 13, Obion Co, TN Census - age 72,wife Lydia S-age 62 - 1940 - Union City, Obion Co, TN Census - age 82, wife Lydia S-age 72 - 1950 - Montgomery Co, PA Death - 30 Mar 1956 - Jenkintown, Montgomery Co, PA Burial - - Whitmarsh, Montgomery Co, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Ruddle-James-Noel-(Lydia-Cension-(Speight))-MRJ-1

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=12464149&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=cwR5391&_phstart=successSource James Noel Ruddle in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: James Noel Ruddle Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 13 Jul 1867 Birth Place: Medon Madiso, Tennessee Father: Charles C Ruddle Mother: Sarah E Craves SSN: 412209808 Notes: Jan 1941: Name listed as JAMES NOEL RUDDLE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Death Certificate. [S48] See Notes. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License.