U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Rider, Samuel Hamilton (1822-1892) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 417 Samuel Hamilton Rider, son of John W. Rider, was born in December, 1822, in Bath county, Va., and moved to Harrison county in 1828. He married Rachel E. High of Harrison county in 1841, and came to Braxton county in 1859, settling on Steer creek. Their children were William W., Benjamin E., Martha J., Mary E., Warah S., and Melvil B. Samuel Rider died in 1898 at his old home, Mrs. Rider having departed this life in 1892. Mr. Rider was a farmer and a stockman. He had for many years been a zealous and valued member of the M. E. church. Two of his sons were Federal soldiers, Wm. W. and Benjamin. The latter is still living. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Register of Deaths within Lower Assessment Dist., for the county of Braxton in the year ending Dec. 31st, 1898. (Line 40) FULL-NAME: S. H. Rider DEATH-DATE: April 29, 1898 at 75 years of age DEATH-PLACE: MARITAL-STATUS: Widower CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Brights Disease INFORMANT: D. S. Engle, Son-in-law ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------