of Fayette County, Iowa · documented from the public record
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William W. Ridler b. 1856
William W. Ridler⚭ Nina Bennett
childrenLeona Genevieve Ridler
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What the record says
Past and present of Fayette County, Iowa.
Born July 6, 1856.
Reared a farmer in Fayette county.
Married Sept. 8, 1880 to Nina Bennett of Jefferson township.
Lived one year at Oelwein, then Sanborn county, South Dakota (entered/pre-empted land) for nine years.
Returned to Fayette county in 1891 and purchased his father's home farm in Jefferson township.
General farming, high-grade cattle, horses and hogs.
Republican, Christian church, Modern Brotherhood of America (Oelwein).
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