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On January 1, 1895, William Biddulph, age 46, married Anna M. Hunger, age 26 at the Church of Latter Day Saints. Later evidence suggests she was the daughter of Gerhard and Marie Hunger who lived on Lot 5, directly across Porter Road from William. Gerhard and Biddulph exchanged ownership of land on Lot 5 twice in two years, 1905 and 1907. William and Anna's first child, a daughter, Josephine B. Biddulph was bom in 1895. Their second daughter, Ruth A. Biddulph, was born in 1897. Presumably, both daughters were born at home, at 4302 Porter Road. On November 7, 1896, Richard Harrison Knight passed away at the age of 83, in Akron, Ohio. His wife Emma had died earlier that same year, at the age of 76. We do not know for sure where they are buried, maybe Akron, or possibly Ridgeville Ohio. In the 1910 Census, William Biddulph's occupation was listed as General Manager of a carriage store. He was 62 years old and had been married to Anna for sixteen years. Their daughters, Josephine and Ruth were 15 and 13 years old, respectively. By 1910 William had built a second house on his property, in the Craftsman style. His youngest son Ralph was 25 years old and had married Lucy Bell Underhill. Ralph and Lucy had no children and were listed in the 1910 Census as tenants in a house on Porter Road, a separate entry from William and Anna. Ralph was farming his father's land and either he and Lucy or William and Anna lived in the stone house. Evidence strongly suggests William and Anna lived in the second house, which eventually became 4322 Porter Road. The house can be seen on a 1920 map of The Village of North Olmsted. It is occupied to this day. On May 4, 1919, William Biddulph escorted two women who were in need of directions from the train station to the home of his younger brother, George. The women were on their way to see George's wife Josephine. Upon their arrival, the party of three discovered the bodies of Most likely Anna Biddulph at home ca 1900