Biographical Sketch of Frederick W. Ridings, Lafayette County, Missouri >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** Frederick W. Ridings was born in Frederick county, Virginia, in 1841, where he grew to manhood and received his education. He came to Missouri in 1869, and settled in Lafayette county, where he has since resided, engaged in cultivating a fine farm. He served four years in the Confed- erate army, enlisting in Capt. Cutchaw's Battery, which served under "Stonewall" Jackson until his death and afterwards under Gen. Early. Participated in the battles of Winchester, Wilderness, both at Manassas, Cedar Mountain and several other engagements. Was twice wounded during the war. In 1867 he was married to Miss Laura Samsel, of Newtown, Va. They have one child living, viz.: William. Mr. Ridings is an energetic, public spirited gentleman, always on the alert to advance the interests of his adopted county. In 1878 he made an addition to the town of May- view, his postoffice address. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================