Wedding Photo

Another picture of Ray and Rowena Biddle's wedding in 1932 at Allen & Maude Misener's farm. Still working to identify everybody.

The Rug Rats and Aunt Beryl

Hi Ben,

Here is a picture of your Great Aunt Beryl Miesener, my cousin Charles Miesener (he is the oldest boy), my cousin Allan Augustine (Charlie is holding him), and Beryl is holding Allen Biddle. This was taken on Granpa Misener's farm in Canada probably in 1940. Granpa always had a collie dog to help with the livestock.

Dad

In His Own Words

Several years ago I sat down with a tape recorder to ask grandpa (Raymond Biddle) a few questions about growing up. He filled a 90 minute cassette tape. Here is the first five minutes of that audio (embellished with a few pictures).

verbal tags: North East, Maryland, sinking of the Titanic, Cedarville, Ohio, World War I, Great Depression, 1932, tuberculosis, sanatorium, Baptist Mid-Missions, Hilo, Hawaii, gospel services, pidgin English, World War II, Navy transport, pastorate, Rutland, Beloit, Westville

Grandma's Picture

Mom was a special assignment RN in Hawaii. She was taking care of the Governor's son. Hawaii was a US protectorate when they were there in the late thirties.
I do not remember her ever saying what the son was ill with but it was a short term assignment, less than a year.
The picture was taken in front of the house where Dad and Mom lived in Hilo.

Dad preached on Sundays to the plantation workers on the windward side of the island. During the week he witnessed and taught Bible Study classes to the US sailors stationed in the islands.

Dad knew some of the sailors that were at Pearl Habor when the Japanese bombed.

Submitted by Rowena's oldest son.

Jessie Rowena Misener Biddle

1907 - Dec 8, born in Humberstone, Ontario, Canada.
1932 - Aug 24, married Rev. Raymond Alexander Biddle in Wainfleet Township, Ontario, Canada
1981 - Jan 19, died from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Buried in Birmingham, Alabama.

Rev. Raymond Alexander Biddle

1907 - July 22, born in North East, Maryland with twin sister Ruth Janney
1932 - Aug 24, Married Jessie Rowena Misener in Wainfleet Township, Ontario, Canada
2001 - July 24, died in Petersburg, Indiana; buried in Birmingham, Alabama

Biddle Family Groups

RAYMOND ALEXANDER BIDDLE married JESSIE ROWENA MISENER, (b. December 8, 1907 d. January 19, 1981) on August 24, 1932. Still living are their two children, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren


WALTER ERNST BIDDLE married DEBORAH ALEXANDER (b. July 1, 1875 d. March 6, 1962)
Their children are:

1. EDITH MAY BIDDLE, b. August 13, 1895. m. Thomas Hitchcock. d. September 5, 1933 in a car accident
2. WALTER FREDERICK BIDDLE, b. August 11, 1896
3. HELEN BIDDLE, b. January 11, 1900
4. CARROLL LINCOLN BIDDLE, b. May 25, 1902. d. May 1980
5. HAYES HERMAN BIDDLE, b. March 1, 1905
6. RAYMOND ALEXANDER BIDDLE, b. July 22, 1907 d. July 24, 2001
7. RUTH JANNEY BIDDLE, b. July 22, 1907
8. EUNICE BIDDLE, b. March 12, 1911
9. DORIS VIRGINIA BIDDLE, b. January 4, 1914

ISAIAH BIDDLE married SARAH CATHERINE PEARSE (d. 1938) July 4, 1866. Their children are:

1. CHARLES EDWARD BIDDLE, m. Beatrice Simpers
2. SARA ELIZABETH BIDDLE, m. Harry Perkins
3. WALTER ERNEST BIDDLE b. May 8, 1872 d. October 1944
4. ANDREW NELSON BIDDLE, m. Lida Parks
5. MAGGIE BIDDLE, m. Charles Stewart
6. JOHN ALFORED WILSON BIDDLE (named after Rev. John Alfred Wilson)
7. HERMAN and CLARENCE BIDDLE, d. in infancy
8. NORA VIRGINIA BIDDLE, d. in infancy
9. ETHEL MILLER BIDDLE
10. HARRY MARSHAL BIDDLE, m. Helen Dunlap
11. BEATRICE BIDDLE, d. in infancy
12. CLARENCE ISAIAH BIDDLE, m. Mary Norman

ANDREW BIDDLE married ELIZABETH J. MARQUISS/MARCOUS (b. 1825 d. September 24, 1871) March 22, 1843. Their children are:

1. ISAIAH BIDDLE b. April 25, 1843 d. 1919
2. Louisa Biddle, b. 1844
3. Emma Jane Biddle, b. March 28, 1846, d. November 11, 1903
4. Edward Hyland Biddle, b. 1848
5. Michael Biddle, b.1848
6. Hyland Biddle, b. 1849
7. John T. Biddle, b.

ANDREW BIDDLE married LOUISE MCGREGOR (b. 1795) December 1819. Their children are:

1. ANDREW BIDDLE b. 1820-1828?

ANDREW BIDDLE married MARY BOULDEN March 30, 1784. Their children are:

1. William R. Biddle b. 1810, d. 1879
2. ANDREW BIDDLE
3. Thomas A. Biddle m. Jane L. Walcott October15, 1838
4. Boulden N. Biddle, b. Sept 12, 1824, d. September 3, 1863, m. Mary E.
5. Augustine Biddle
6. James Biddle

NOBEL BIDDLE married MARY
Their children are:
i. ANDREW BIDDLE


THOMAS BIDDLE married ELIZABETH A. BOULDEN
Their children are:

1. NOBEL BIDDLE

JOHN BIDDLE married MARY JONES

WILLIAM BIDDLE married SARAH KEMPE/SMITH

EDWARD/EDMOND BIDDLE married PENELOPE GOODALE

JOHN BIDDLE married ELIZABETH HIGGINS

EDWARD BYDDYLL married ELIZABETH WYAT

JOHN BYDDYL married MARGARET

Misener Resource Family Page

I recently discovered a HUGE resource site for the Misener family in North America. Connie Duke has compile an alphabetical listing of many branches of the Misener family. She does give a disclaimer though - she hasn't personally researched the information so be sure to double check dates and places, etc.