Eva Christina Foster and Edward James Riding

EDWARD JAMES RIDING was born January 5, 1882 in Venango County, Pennsylvania,^{456, 3985} and died December 29, 1957 in Summit Township, Butler, Pennsylvania.^{456, 3985} He is buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bovard, Butler, Pennsylvania.^{456, 3985}

He married EVA CHRISTINA FOSTER in 1904, daughter of EMMA LINCOLN STAMBAUGH and SAMUEL JAMES FOSTER. She was born February 24, 1891 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska,^{56, 456} and died October 15, 1966 in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵ She is buried in New Hope Cemetery, Bovard, Butler, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • John Heilman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Eva C. Foster)
  • Felix Stambach Descendant Report (Ancestor of Eva C. Foster)
  • Georg Michael Romich Descendant Report (Ancestor of Eva C. Foster)
  • John Zimmerman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Eva C. Foster)
  • Jacob Meyer Descendant Report (Ancestor of Eva C. Foster)

Children of EVA CHRISTINA FOSTER and EDWARD JAMES RIDING:

1. RUTH ANN RIDING, b. July 12, 1905, Venango County, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. March 24, 1970, Meridian, Butler, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ bur. United Cemeteries, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
2. GRACE RIDING, b. January 8, 1906, Butler County, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. July 17, 1965, Butler County, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
3. THOMAS SAMUEL RIDING, b. October 5, 1908, Venango County, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. October 10, 1983, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
4. LUCILLE VIOLET RIDING, b. October 23, 1910, Polk, Venango, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. April 8, 1984, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
5. LOUISE ILA RIDING, b. December 31, 1911, Butler County, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. December 25, 1996, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
6. JAMES EDWARD RIDING, b. August 5, 1913, Butler County, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. August 24, 1918, Cherry Township, Butler, Pennsylvania;^{456, 3985} bur. New Hope Cemetery, Bovard, Butler, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵
7. WALTER ALBERT RIDING, b. October 13, 1914, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. October 27, 1986, Akron, Summit, Ohio.⁴⁵⁶
8. ELLEN CHRISTINE RIDING, b. July 15, 1916, Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. November 20, 2002, Mercer, Mercer, Ohio.⁴⁵⁶
9. HARRIET M. RIDING, b. May 19, 1918, Pennsylvania;⁵⁶ d. August 24, 1972, Trenton, Wayne, Michigan.⁶¹³
10. BETTY LOIS RIDING, b. October 26, 1920, Butler County, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. October 31, 1998, Mercer, Butler, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
11. HARRY RICHARD RIDING, b. December 22, 1922, Butler County, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. October 1, 1992, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
12. CHARLES D. RIDING, b. December 25, 1924, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. August 30, 1994, Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio.⁴⁵⁶
13. FLORENCE JEAN RIDING, b. December 28, 1926, Butler County, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. May 4, 1941, Butler County, Pennsylvania;^{456, 3985} bur. New Hope Cemetery, Bovard, Butler, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵
14. WILLIAM ROBERT RIDING, b. November 14, 1928, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ d. November 18, 2003, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
15. Daughter
16. Son
17. Son

Obituaries

Oil City Derrick, January 2, 1958⁴⁹⁹⁹

Edward J. Riding

Edward J. Riding, 73, native of Venango County, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday in his home at Butler RD 3, following a lingering illness.

He was born in this county on June 5, 1882, and was a member of the Free Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eva Christian Foster Riding; seven sons, eight daughters, four sisters, 30 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 1, 19001836	Marion, Butler, Pennsylvania	Samuel James Foster Emma Lincoln Stambaugh Mary Rosemary Foster Mancil Carl Foster Eva Christina Foster Andrew Burton Foster Marcus Stambaugh Foster Joseph Ray Foster
April 30, 19101837	Victory, Venango, Pennsylvania	Edward James Riding Eva Christina Foster Ruth Ann Riding Grace Riding Thomas Samuel Riding
January 20, 19201847	Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania	Edward James Riding Eva Christina Foster Ruth Ann Riding Grace Riding Thomas Samuel Riding Lucille Violet Riding Louise Ila Riding Walter Albert Riding Ellen Christine Riding Harriet M. Riding
March 3, 19302722	Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania	Edward James Riding Eva Christina Foster Thomas Samuel Riding Lucille Violet Riding Louise Ila Riding Walter Albert Riding Ellen Christine Riding Harriet M. Riding Betty Lois Riding Harry Richard Riding Charles D. Riding Florence Jean Riding William Robert Riding
April 19, 19402721	Summit, Butler, Pennsylvania	Edward James Riding Eva Christina Foster Harry Richard Riding Charles D. Riding Florence Jean Riding William Robert Riding Daughter Son Son