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Origin
of the Riggs
Surname |
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"Riggs is a
northern English and Scottish topographic name of Anglo-Saxon origin
denoting a person who lived on or by a ridge, deriving from the Old Norse
word hryggr, Olde English work hrycg, and Middle English word
rigge. It may have also referred to a person from a town or
village named Ridge, which was named after the geographic feature, such as
the village of Ridge in Hampshire or the lands of Rigg in East Lothian,
Scotland. Another meaning theory is the name means rich or wealthy,
from the Danish word rig."
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GENERATION
1 |
Edward Riggs I
was born abt. 1593 in Essex, England and died on March 5, 1671 in MA 
His parentage is uncertain. He married (1)
Elizabeth Holmes
(1590-1635) on September 16, 1618 in Nazeing, Essex, England. He came to
Massachusetts Bay in 1633 and settled in Roxbury, MA. After Elizabeth died,
he married (2) Elizabeth Roosa on April 5, 1635. She
died on September 2, 1669.
The children of Edward and Elizabeth are:
| 1 |
Edward Riggs (See
Below) |
| 2 |
Lydia Riggs (Sep
15, 1662 - Aug 1633) abt. 10 |
| 3 |
Elizabeth Riggs (Dec
30, 1627 - May 1634) abt. 6 |
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John Riggs (Jan
17, 1630 - Oct 1634) abt. 4 |
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Thomas Riggs, Sr.
(1631-1722)
Married Mary Millet (1639-1694)
1. Thomas Riggs (Dec 7, 1666 in MA
- Aug 1756 in MA)
Married Ann Wheeler (1667-1723) - 10 children
2. John Riggs (Dec 25, 1669 in MA
- Jan 18, 1748 in MA)
Married Ruth Wheeler (1671-1732) - 2 children |
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Mary Riggs (Jul
1, 1632 in Essex, England - Oct 30, 1693 in MA)
Mary married (1) Benjamin Twitchell (1618-1681) Abt.
1648
1.
Elizabeth Twitchell (1648 in Canada - 1717 in MA)
2. Benjamin Twitchell (Sep 16,
1650 in MA - Jun 29, 1730 in MA)
3. Joseph Twitchell, Sr. (1653 in
MA - Oct 24, 1710 in MA)
4. Mary Twitchell (Sep 1, 1658 in
MA - Sep 15, 1699 in MA)
5. Hannah Twitchell (Sep 8, 1660
in MA - )
6. Abiel Twitchell (Nov 1, 1663 in
MA - Apr 14, 1744 in CT)
7. Bethia Twitchell (1665 in MA -
Jan 1, 1706 in MA)
8. Mary Twitchell (1667 in MA - )
Mary married (2) Samuel Mills (c1619-1695) on
Feb 3, 1685
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GENERATION
2 |
Sgt.
Edward Holmes Riggs II, son of Edward and Elizabeth
was born bef. Oct 17, 1619 in Nazeing, Essex, England and died on June 1,
1668 in Newark, Essex, NJ. He married
Elizabeth (c1621-c1670).
The children of Edward and Elizabeth are:
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Edward Riggs, III (Abt.
1636 in MA - Mar 1715 in NJ)
Married Mary Munn (c1639-c1688)
1. Joseph Riggs (1675 in NJ - Sep
11, 1744 in NJ)
Married Sarah (1683-1735) - 11 children
2.
John Edward Riggs (1679-1735)
Married Frances Colburn (1688-1756)
John Silas Riggs II (1717-1769)
Married Frances Colburn (1719-1770)
Isaac B. Riggs (1739-1788)
Married Mary Pierce (1743-1816)
Capt. Bethuel Riggs (Dec 13, 1757
in NJ - Jul 25, 1835 in MO)
Married Nancy Lee (1757-1835)
Rebecca Riggs (May 15, 1794 in KY
- Oct 1, 1871 in IA)
Married Leonard Armstrong (1778-1871)
Frances Varnelia Armstrong (Jun 6,
1833 in OH - Jun 14, 1900 in IA)
Married Alfred Stanford Riggs (1832-1900) - (see generation
#9 below) |
| 2 |
Samuel Riggs (See
Below) |
| 3 |
Joseph Riggs (1644
in CT - 1689 in NJ)
Married Hanna Browne (1658-1692)
1. Elizabeth Riggs (1681 in NJ -
Nov 13, 1747 in NJ)
Married Daniel Dodd (1679-1748) |
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Mary Riggs (Abt.
1644 in CT - Dec 16, 1713 in NJ)
Married George Day, Sr. (1640-)
1. Paul Day (1669 in NJ - Nov 19,
1712 in NJ)
Married Phebe Brown (1670-1712) |
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GENERATION
3 |
Ensign Samuel Riggs, son of Edward and
Elizabeth was born abt. 1642 in Massachusetts Bay and died abt. 1738 in
Derby, CT. He married
Sarah
Baldwin (1649-1712), daughter of Richard Baldwin
(1622-1665) and Elizabeth Alsop (1622-1683). Her mother Elizabeth is
a Gateway Ancestor
with lineage going to
King
Edward I and several of the
Magna Charta Sureties.
This WikiTree page
provides more details on this earlier lineage.
The children of Samuel and Sarah are:
| 1 |
Elizabeth Riggs (Jun 1668
in CT - Bef. Apr 7, 1746 in CT)
Married Robert Bassett (-) in 1687 - 6 children |
| 2 |
Samuel Riggs (Abt.
1671 in CT - ) died young
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| 3 |
Sarah Riggs (Abt.
1672 - Abt. 1672) infant
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| 4 |
Sarah Riggs (May
3, 1674 in CT - c1744 in CT)
Married Jonathan Lum (c1666-c1758) on Oct 10, 1700
in CT
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John Riggs (See
Below)
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| 6 |
Ebenezer Riggs (Oct
15, 1678 in CT - May 11, 1712 in CT)
Married Lois Hawkins (1681-1767) in 1699 in CT - 3
children |
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Edward Riggs (Oct
7, 1680 - Nov 25, 1712 in CT)
Married Abigail Nichols (c1685-) on Jan 5, 1708 in
CT - 3 children |
| 8 |
Hannah Riggs (Feb
24, 1684 in CT - 1719)
Married Abraham Harger (1677-c1720) on May 19, 1703
in CT - 6 children |
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Joseph Riggs (Abt.
1687 in CT - Oct 22, 1707 in CT) age 22
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GENERATION
4 |
Capt. John Riggs, son of Samuel and Sarah was
born on Apr 1, 1676 in Derby, New Haven CT and died on Sep 24, 1755 in
Derby.
He married Elizabeth
Tomlinson (1684-1747), daughter of Agur Tomlinson
and Elizabeth Judson.
The children of John and Elizabeth are:
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Samuel Riggs (Abt.
1701 - Aft. Mar 1733)
Married Abigail Gunn (1699-) on Jan 6, 1726 in CT -
4 children |
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Anne Riggs (Jun
10, 1704 - Mar 22, 1731 in CT)
Married Samuel Hull (1692-1751) on Jan 15, 1724 in
CT - 3 children |
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Elizabeth Riggs (Jun
17, 1706 in CT - 1801)
Married Daniel Holbrook I (1704-1780) on Jan 22,
1729 in CT - 3 children |
| 4 |
Joseph Riggs (See
Below)
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Sarah Riggs (Dec
17, 1711 in CT - Jul 29, 1787 in CT)
Married (1) John Bowers (c1711-1738) on Nov 22,
1732 in CT -2 children
Married (2) Daniel Humpreys
(c1707-1787) on Apr 18, 1739 in CT - 5 children |
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GENERATION
5 |
Capt. Joseph Riggs, son of John and Elizabeth
was born on Feb 13, 1709 in Derby, New Haven, CT and died on Mar 31, 1792
in Derby. He married Mabel Johnson
(1719-1806) on Feb 20, 1740, daughter of Gideon Johnson and Abigail
Chatfield.
The children of Joseph and Mabel are:
| 1 |
Hannah Riggs (Dec
21, 1740 in CT - Mar 6, 1813)
Married (1) Noah French (1734-1781) on Jun 12, 1755
- 8 children
Married (2) Eleazer Hawkins
(1733-1788) on Dec 2, 1782 |
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Capt. John H. Riggs (Apr
10, 1743 in CT - Jun 18, 1814 in CT)
Married Elizabeth Hawkins (1746-1815) on Dec 22,
1767 in CT - 10 children |
| 3 |
Joseph Riggs (See
Below)
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Samuel Riggs (Nov
21, 1750 - Sep 21, 1766) age 15
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Mabel Riggs (1759-1806) |
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GENERATION
6 |
Capt. Joseph Harvey Riggs, II, son of Joseph and
Mabel was born on Jul 20, 1746 in Derby, New Haven, CT and died on May 15,
1822 in Derby. He married
(1) Rachel
Chatfield (c1745-1778), daughter of Solomon Chatfield and
Hannah Pierson and (2) Elizabeth Baldwin Johnson
(1753-1842),
The children of Joseph and Rachel are:
| 1 |
Hannah Riggs (Mar
6, 1767 - ) |
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Elizabeth Ann Riggs (Apr
23, 1769 in CT - Feb 9, 1801 in CT)
Married Daniel Holbrook (1769-1828)
1. Daniel Holbrook, IV (1794 - Jul
1, 1872 in CT) |
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Samuel Riggs (See
Below)
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Betty Riggs (Jun
11, 1775 in CT - Jun 1, 1842 in CT)
Married John
Hotchkiss (-) |
The children of Joseph and Eliabeth are:
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Ranford Riggs (Jan
12, 1784 in CT - Apr 16, 1832 in CT)
Married Deborah Baldwin (1782-1868)
1. John Sidney Riggs (1804 in CT -
Apr 1870 in CT)
2.
William Edgar Riggs (1807 - 1853 in CT)
3. Sidney Riggs (1829-1830)
4. Edgar Riggs (1832-1833) |
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Laurin Riggs (1785
- May 10, 1794 in CT) |
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Rachel Riggs (Jan
20, 1786 in CT - Dec 25, 1869)
Married Lewis Remer (1785-1841) -
5 children |
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Joseph Harvey Riggs, II (Oct
8, 1793 in CT - Dec 31, 1879 in CT)
Married Elizabeth Baldwin (1794-1874)
1. Elizabeth Riggs (Mar 18, 1819
in CT - Dec 6, 1839 in CT)
2.
Hezekiah Dewitt Riggs (Sep 5, 1824
in CT - Jul 21, 1843 in CT)
3.
Charlotte C. Riggs (Oct 21, 1827
in CT - 1845 in CT) |
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GENERATION
7 |
Samuel E. Riggs, son of Joseph and Rachel was
born on Jan 27, 1771 in Derby, New Haven, CT and died on Apr 1851.
He married Polly Wildman
(c1774-). Her parentage is unknown.
The children of Samuel and Polly are:
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Deodatus Riggs (1793
in CT - May 21, 1796 in CT) |
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Nathan Burr Riggs (1795
in CT - Jan 28, 1854 in CT)
Married Ann E. Crawford (1798-1835) in 1820
1. Samuel E. Riggs (1821 - Dec 21,
1840 in CT) age 19
2. Mary Ann Riggs (Oct 18, 1826 in
CT - Apr 5, 1852 in CT)
Married John Lyman Chatfield (1826-1863) in 1848
1. Walter Henry Chatfield (Mar 11,
1852 in CT - Jun 30, 1922 in DC) Vet
3. Nathan B. Riggs (Jun 1830 in CT
- Dec 11, 1830 in CT) infant
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Deodatus Wildman Riggs (Dec
1796 in CT - Sep 23, 1826 in CT)
Married Sylvia Hawkins
(1795-1872)
1.
Alonzo Riggs (Dec 1817 in CT - Dec 1839 in CT) |
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Joseph Benjamin Riggs (Feb
8, 1798 in CT - Mar 21, 1857 in CT)
Married Mary "Polly"
Jones (1801-1872) in 1818
1.
Azariah Jones Riggs (Oct 1, 1818
in CT - Sep 28, 1864 in NY)
Married Eliza Henrietta Rogers (1819-1889) in 1842 - 5 children
2. Benjamin Wildman Riggs (1820 in
CT - May 8, 1891 in OH)
Married Susan E. Oviatt (1822-1893) in 1843 - 2 children
3. Mary Ann Riggs (Jun 6, 1821 in
CT - Feb 6, 1895 in CT)
Married Sidney Fenn Oviatt (1815-1894) in 1843 - 2 children
4. Joseph S. Riggs (Feb 1824 in CT
- Mar 13, 1907 in CO)
Married Julia Ann Oviatt (1825-1892) in 1844 - 1 child |
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Mary Riggs (1800
in CT - May 17, 1881 in CT) |
| 6 |
Sabbath Starr Benedict Riggs (See
Below)
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Elizabeth Riggs (1809
in CT - 1860)
Married John J. Lines (1800-1860) |
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Deacon Samuel Edwin Riggs (Jun
18, 1809 in CT - Dec 6, 1860 in CT)
Married Amelia E.
Short (1810-1896) on Jan 20, 1829 in CT
1. George Frederick Riggs (Nov 14,
1829 in CT - Jul 25, 1870)
Married Mary Sophia Gates (1834-)
2.
Edwin Samuel Riggs II (1849 in CT
- Jan 27, 1892)
Married Nancy M. Corey (1843-1933) |
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GENERATION
8 |
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Sabbath
Starr Benedict Riggs, son of Samuel and Polly
was born on Oct 16, 1802 in Derby, New Haven, CT and died on Mar 22, 1892
in Eddyville, IA.
He married Almira Short
(1803-1874), daughter of Peter Short and Frances Mallory.
His father Peter has a gateway ancestor in
Obadiah Bruen with
lineage going to several
Magna Charta Sureties.
Census:
1840,
1850,
1860,
1870,
1880 |
The children of Sabbath and Almira are:
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Andrew Wildman Riggs (Jun
15, 1826 in CT - Apr 15, 1906 in IA)
Married (1) Martha A. Spelman (1831-1869) in 1850
1. Eva Riggs (Sep 11, 1851 in IN -
Aug 15, 1924 in IA)
Married Andrew Baker, Jr. (1850-1927)
2.
Isaac Short Riggs (Jan 11, 1854
iin IN - Feb 15, 1903 in IA)
Married Nancy Margaret McMahon (1858-1928)
3. Herbert Riggs (1856 in IN - Dec
17, 1858 in IN) infant
4. James H. Riggs (Nov 25, 1859 in
IN - Jun 30, 1915 in NE)
Married Henrietta Kimball (1855-1936) in 1889
5. Nellie Riggs (1861 - May 1,
1863) age 2
6. Cora E. Riggs (Apr 30, 1863 in
IA - Dec 1, 1939 in NE)
Married John H. Meredith (1860-1932) in 1884
7. Ernest Starr Riggs (Aug 28,
1865 in IA - Nov 19, 1899 in IA)
Married Lena Waggoner (1874-1940) in 1890
8. George DeWitt Riggs (Sep 17,
1867 in IA - Apr 9, 1937 in IA)
Married Nellie E. Beck (1869-1951)
9.
E.E. Riggs (-1857)
Married 2) E. Celma Armstrong
(1829-1916) in 1872 |
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George M. Riggs (Aug
9, 1830
in OH - Jul 21, 1862 in IN)
Census:
1850
Married Elizabeth Christiana McClintock (1832-1905)
in 1854
1.
Lora A. Riggs (Sep 7, 1855 - Sep 20, 1856)
2. William Mallory Riggs (May 10,
1861 in IN - 1943 in CA)
Married Mary C. Lytle (1881-1943) |
| 3 |
Alfred Sanford Riggs (See
Below)
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Samantha Jane Riggs (1834
in OH - Oct 17, 1883 in IN)
Census:
1850
Married Phineas E. Pharr (1826-1877) in 1851
1. Frank E. Pharr (1853-1935)
Married Anna E. Minick (1852-1900) in 1880 |
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Frederick Short Riggs (Dec
6, 1839 in IN - May 16, 19012 in OK)
Census:
1850,
1860
Married (1) Minerva Anderson
(1840-1867) in 1863
1.
Nora Belle Riggs (1864-1947)
Married
(2) Octavia Isabel Brown (1848-1922) in 1868
2. Emma Riggs (1871-1960)
3. Nellie Riggs (1875-1943)
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GENERATION
9 |
Alfred Stanford Riggs, son of Starr and Almira
was born in Oct 1832 in Kirtland, OH and died on Jun 13, 1900 in Puyallup,
WA.
He married
Frances Varnelia Armstrong
(1831-1900).
Census:
1850,
1860,
1870,
1880
The children of Alfred and Frances are:
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Lucy L. Riggs (Sep
3, 1854 in Salem, IA - Aug 29, 1930 in IA)
Census:
1860,
1870,
1880
Married David Elias Reed (1852-1938)
1. Clara Mame Reed (Oct 31, 1876
in IA - Aug 8, in IA1963)
Married John Mathias Boehm (1872-1940) in 1899
2. Wallace Bailey Reed (Mar 6 1878
in IA - Oct 12, 1931 in IA)
Married Ruby Mae Lennon (1880-1966) in 1902
3. Ida Blanche Reed (Mar 6, 1880
in IA - Jul 22, 1967 in IA)
Married Herbert Francis Lennon (1876-1975) in 1901
4. Lottie Frances Reed (Jan 3,
1882 in IA - Jan 17, 1965 in MN)
Married Dr. Harry Barber Bandle (1878-1961) in 1907
5. Fred Barnum Reed (Sep 8, 1886
in IA - Apr 28, 1972 in CA)
6. Esther Lucille Reed (Mar 17,
1898 in IA - May 20, 1979)
Married Elbridge Gerry Smith (1892-1964) in 1931 |
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Clarence Eugene Riggs (See
Below)
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Charles Alfred Riggs (May
25, 1863 in Salem, IA - Nov 26, 1912 in CA)
Census:
1870,
1880,
1900,
1910
Married Married Evelyn Stevens (1869-1942) - 3
children
1.
Clare Alfred Riggs (Feb 22, 1901 - Jul 8, 1970 in CA)
2. Lucille Riggs (Nov 21, 1906 -
Jan 11, 1981 in CA)
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Bertie Odell Riggs (Oct
27, 1869 in IA - Jul 12, 1949 in CA)
Census:
1870,
1880,
1910,
1920,
1930,
1940
Married Olive Emeretta Bovell (1867-1946)
1. Frances Elizabeth Riggs (Mar 3,
1893 in NE - Aug 15, 1967 in OR)
Married Roger William Morse (1891-)
2.
Agnes L. Riggs (Abt. 1898 in NE - 1966 in OR)
Married Isaac Johnson Yates (1891-1969)
3. Hazel M. Riggs (Abt. 1902 in WA
- 1971)
Married
John Arnt Anderson (1900-1970) |
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Mina Pearl Riggs (Aug
31, 1874 in IA - Mar 18, 1942 in CA)
Census:
1880,
1900,
1910,
1920,
1930,
1940
Married Peter Smith (1875-1951)
1. Alfred Marion Smith (Jun 14,
1903 - Aug 25, 1979)
Married Laura Emma Tanner (1904-1987) in 1927
2. Charlotte Gertrude Smith (Feb
1, 1908 in WA - Dec 16, 1953 in WA)
Married Henry Owen Mahon (1901-1980)
3.
Henry Norton Smith (Jun 14, 1910
in WA - Jun 26, 1941 in WA)
Married Inez Kathryn Granath (1912-2005)
4. Anabelle Pearl Smith (Oct 5,
1912 in WA - )
Married Edward G. Clark (1911-)
5.
Peter Burton Smith (Feb 21, 1915
in WA - Jun 4, 1988 in OR)
Married Jacqueline (-)
6.
Marjorie Delores Smith (1918-1993)
Married Elmer James Coomes (1920-2007) |
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Anna Gertrude Riggs (Apr
1879 in IA - Oct 30, 1935 in WA)
Census:
1880,
1900,
1910,
1930
Married George Washington Middlecoff (1874-1954) |
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GENERATION
10 |
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Clarence Eugene Riggs,
son of Alfred Riggs and Frances was born on Dec 2, 1858 in Salem, IA.
He died on Sep 19, 1927 in Puyallup, WA.
Clarence married
Alice Dora Chick (1858-1943) on Nov 11, 1883 in
Mahaska, IA.
Alice is the daughter of Charles M. Chick (1834-1910)
and Elizabeth L. Myers (1840-1865)
Census:
1860,
1870,
1900,
1920
They had 7 children: |
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Clarence Irvin Riggs (Aug
16, 1884 in Mahaska, IA - Aug 31, 1934 in Tacoma, WA)
Census:
1900,
1920,
1930
Married (1) Ussie M. Chidester (1881-1907)
Married (2) Nellie Agenes Whalen (1883-1971) |
| 2 |
Jessie Alma Riggs (See
Below)
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Thomas Burl Riggs (Jul
8, 1887 in Mahaska, IA - Sep 24, 1959 in Yakima, WA)
Census:
1900,
1910,
1920,
1930
Married Izetta Pearl Helen Brassfield (1891-1975)
1. Clarence Will Riggs (Feb 28,
1910 in WA - Apr 14, 1978 in OR) WW2 Vet
2. Lucille V. Riggs (1913 in WA -
) |
| 4 |
Ollie Merle Riggs (Apr
1890 in Mahaska, IA - Feb 27, 1935 in Puyallup, WA)
Census:
1900,
1910,
1920,
1930
Married Raymond Charles Gregory (1888-1948)
1. Howard Dale Gregory (Dec 23,
1911 in Puyallup, WA - Oct 9, 1978 in WA)
Married Valette Lorraine
Steen (1911-1976) in 1935 |
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5 |
Floyd Elmo Riggs (Sep
3, 1891 in Mahaska, IA - Jul 21, 1965 in Yakima, WA)
Census:
1900,
1910,
1920,
1950
Married Mabel Ruth Seitsinger (1892-1957) in 1909
1. Clarence Elmo Riggs (Sep 7,
1910 in Canada - Dec 7, 1963 in Los Angeles, CA)
Married Alma Neva Smith (1910-1988) in 1945
2. Viola Bell Riggs (May 17, 1912
in Canada - Jun 24, 1988 in Tacoma, CA)
Married Gerald Frederick Clements (1918-1984)
3. Walter Leon Riggs (Dec 27, 1913
in Canada - Dec 28, 1990 in Puyallup, WA)
Married June C. Johnson (1917-1974) in 1941
4. Catherine Cleo Riggs (May 4,
1918 in WA - Jun 22, 1985 in Ukiah, CA)
Married (1) Eugene Victor Foucault (1913-1985) in 1934
Married (2) Stephen Patrick Tierney (1906-1976) in 1965
5. Richard William Riggs (Apr 13,
1924 in WA- May 10, 1966 in Tacoma, WA)
Married (2) Marjorie Mildred (1916-2003)
6. Jack Wilbur Riggs (Oct
26, 1942 in WA - Oct 27, 1997 in Union, OR)
Married Margaret Eloise
Benjamin Ekman (1936-1990) in 1980 |
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6 |
Harry Dale Riggs (Jun
3, 1896 in Wapello, IA - Jun 28, 1944 in Seattle, WA)
Census:
1900,
1910,
1920,
1930
Married Beatrice Eva Bond (1903-1997)
1. Wilma Jean Riggs (Oct 5, 1929
in WA - Dec 3, 2010)
Married Harold Edward Wetmore (1928-2021)
2. Douglas Corlett Riggs (Sep 29,
1933 in WA - May 18, 1991 in CA) |
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7 |
Infant Riggs (Abt.
1898 in IA - Abt. 1899 in IA) |
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GENERATION
11 |
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(Jessie and her husband James William Warner)
Jessie
Alma Riggs,
daughter of Clarence Riggs and Dora Alice
Chick was born in May 1886 in
Mahaska, Iowa and died on January 11, 1937. She married James
William Warner (1874-1940) on October 7, 1902.
See
James William Warner's surname
page for the continuation of this line.
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