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1 1870 US Census (Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Hamilton Riddle (age 55, b. VA), wife Nancy (age 48, b. IL) and daughter Louvica (age 23, b. IL), living in Washington, Illinois. Living next door is James Ricketts (age 42, b. IL) and Celinda Riddle (age 19, b. IL), who is probably Hamilton and Nancy's daughter. Hamilton is listed as a "brick mason." Celinda Riddle is listed as "keeping house" for James Ricketts, although it does not appear that they are married.

2 1860 US Census (Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Hamilton Riddle (age 48, b. VA), wife Nancy (age 38, b. IL) and children Mary (age 18, b. IL), Jane (age 16, b. IL), Hamilton (age 17, b. IL), twins Viana and Viza (age 14, b. IL) and Salinda (age 10, b. IL), living in Washington, Illinois. Hamilton is listed as a "stone mason," and Hamilton Jr. is listed as a "laborer."

3 1880 US Census (District 249, Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Hamilton Riddle (age 67, b. VA), wife Nancy (age 56, b. IL) and daughter Linie [Celinda] (age 27, b. IL), living in Washington, Illinois. Hamilton is listed as a "bricklayer," and indicates that both his parents were born in Virginia. Nancy indicates that both her parents were born in North Carolina. Linie is listed as "teaches school." Living nearby are several of the Kyes family.

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