City: Nashville
RIDLEY, Charles Lewis, merchant; born Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tenn., April 25,1847; son Bromfield L. and Rebecca Thompson (Crosthwait) RIDLEY; English-Irish-Scotch descent; educated common schools Rutherford County; married Hettie B. FITZPATRICK, Lauderdale County, Tenn., November 9, 1869; member Frank Cheatham Bivouac, Nashville, Tenn., and Myrtle Lodge No. 3, K. of P.; since 1872 Chancellor Commander one term; Assistant Clerk State Senate 1875-6; appointed Inspector of Oils at Nashville four years by Gov. Robert L. Taylor; was in Confederate Army; surrendered at Chattanooga May, 1865; First Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp staff Brig.-Gen. B. J. Hill; released from prison by Gen. N. B. Forrest at Murfreesboro 1862 when he captured that post; class and deskmate of Sam Davis near Smyrna, Tenn., at breaking out of the war in 1861; Presbyterian; commission merchant, Nashville, Tenn.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
