Person:George Riffle (4)

George Riffle-Private: A letter to his widow Susannah Riffle states that he died in service on March 13 1815 and his widow would receive a half pay pension from that day until Sepember 4 1817 . His children and heirs are listed as Jonathan Riffle born May 25 1811, Pheobe born Dec 25 1812,and George S. Riffle born Dec 30 1814..

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George Strunk Riffle owned 185 acres of land on Kanawha run, Banks Didtrict, Upshur County. He was the father of 23 Children...

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"Margaret Helmick and George Riffle separated in Ohio. Margaret married, 19 Jan. 1815, James Murry Street. So they both (George Strunk Riffle & Margaret Helmick) were bigamists. I think they just decided to separate and didn't bother with a divorce. Margaret and James had 4 children, OH, they married in Montgomery, Ohio. They later moved to Rush Co., Indiana. No divorce beween she and George discovered and Margaret was considered his legal wife in the famous court case. The children by Susannah did not get a dime of their grandfather's estate." Ron Skinner's Riffle file.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 10, 2001. "Randolph Co Marriage Records....

The estate settlement papers refer to George Riffle's Legal wife and Children as living in Ohio and that he had a second family in Lewis Co. George was first married to Margaret Helmick. Seems he walked out on her, leaving her with 2 small children, Deborah and Wilson. Some reaserchers believe that Elias Edward was the son of Margaret and George Strunk Riffle. Possibly she died in childbirth sinc Elias was given to her family to raise. Maybe he left while she was pregnant or was George actually the real father. Some researchers believe a Margaret Helmick married a man by the name of Street. Gives some question that if Elias really was the son of Margaret.

George Riffle

Spouse's Name    Margret Helmick     
Event Date     1802    
Event Place     Randolph, West Virginia 

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