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Historical NoteNote
Campbell Pillow Ridley was born February 21, 1911 at Clifton Place in Maury County, the son of the late William Pillow Ridley and Eva Campbell James Ridley. He attended Old Columbia Institute, Columbia Military Academy, and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Having farmed with his father and brother until their deaths, Mr. Ridley continued operating Ridley Farm until his death with his son, Campbell P. Ridley, Jr. In 1996, he and his son were honored by the Maury County Chamber of Commerce for continous agricultural production in a family operation for 100 years, known as a Century Farm.
Mr. Ridley was a life-long member of the First Presbyterian Church, a member of Columbia Mil & Elevator Board, Rose Hill Cemetery Endowment Association Board, and served as President of the Tennessee Producers Livestock Association. His wife of 59 years, Evelyn Shapard Ridley, died March 17, 1995, they had two children, both of whom are in this collection. He died on October 18, 2007.