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Re: Bertye Etta Riggs
Posted by: jc (ID *****5058) Date: August 31, 2009 at 20:11:50
In Reply to: Bertye Etta Riggs by Tameria Arredondo of 3779

These Riggs family members lived in close proximity. They may be related. Name: Sovereign RIGGS may be the father of the Riggs family members below.

1860 United States Federal Census
about Marion Riggs
Name: Marion Riggs
Age in 1860: 25
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Union, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Post Office: Morganfield
Value of real estate: View image

1860 United States Federal Census
about James Riggs
Name: James Riggs
Age in 1860: 35
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Union, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Post Office: Morganfield
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
James Riggs 35
Elizabeth Riggs 45
George Riggs 9
Sylvester Riggs 7
Stanford Riggs 5
Robt Ramsey 21
John Ramsey 17
James Ramsey 14

1860 United States Federal Census
about Thomas Riggs
Name: Thomas Riggs
Age in 1860: 23
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Union, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Post Office: Morganfield
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Riggs 23
Ann Riggs 20
Virginia Riggs 1
Thos Howard 30
Margy Walker 17

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1860 United States Federal Census
about Gillen Riggs
Name: Gillen Riggs
Age in 1860: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Union, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Post Office: Morganfield
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Gillen Riggs 41
Dorothia A Riggs 34
Mary C Riggs 13
Sarah E Riggs 10
James M Riggs 8
Ann V Riggs 7
Felix S Riggs



Household Members: Name Age
Marion Riggs 25
Laura Riggs 20
Thomas Riggs 1
Mary Riggs 1.12

1880 United States Federal Census
about Marion F. Riggs
Name: Marion F. Riggs
Home in 1880: Boxville, Union, Kentucky
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Louisie
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Marion F. Riggs 44 KY KY KY
Louisie Riggs 42 KY KY KTY
Thomas W. Riggs 22
George F. Riggs 15
John M. Riggs 13
Mary Riggs 10
Annie Riggs 6
Marion B. Riggs 1
Dock Shiddy 18
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ID: I09048
Name: James Riggs
Sex: M
Birth: 1825 in Union Co., KY
Death: JUN 1862 in Webster Co., KY
Note:
Union County marriage: James Riggs to Catherine Ramsey, 2 Sept 1848.

1850 Union Co., KY census, p. 482: James Riggs 25, Elizabeth Riggs 35, Thomas Ramsey 12, Robert Ramsey 11, John Ramsey 7, James Ramsey 5, George Riggs 1. [The Ramsey children are probably from Elizabeth's first marriage]

1860 Union Co., KY census: James Riggs 35, Elizabeth 45, George 9, Sylvester 7, Stanford 5; Robert Ramsey 21, John Ramsey 17, James Ramsey 14.

James does not appear with Elizabeth & family in the 1870 census, thus it is assumed he died between 1860-1870.

Abstract from Will Book Union Co., KY, Book B, page 521: James D. Riggs, inventory and appraisal of estate, 20 Jun 1862, recorded 6 Apr 1863.



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Marriage 1 Elizabeth James b: 1815 in Union Co., KY
Married: 2 SEP 1848 in Union Co., KY
Children
George W. Riggs b: 1849 in Union Co., KY
Sylvester H. Riggs b: 8 JUN 1852 in Union Co., KY
Stanford B. Riggs b: 1855 in Union Co., KY
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880
about James Riggs
Name: James Riggs
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Place of birth: Kentucky
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Age: 40
Month of Death: Nov
Cause Of Death: Heart Disease
Census Year: 1870
Census Location: (City, County, State)
District 5, Webster, Kentucky
Page: 1511
Line: 4
Roll: T655_15
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1850 United States Federal Census
about Silvester Riggs
Name: Silvester Riggs
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 2, Union, Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
Sovrein Riggs 56
Hannah Riggs 55
Ellenore Riggs 20
Malinda Riggs 17
Margaret Riggs 16
Mary Riggs 14
Thos Riggs 12
Silvester Riggs 17

Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914
about Silvester Riggs
Name: Silvester Riggs
Age: 23
Est. Birth Year: abt 1835
Birth Location: Union
Spouse Name: Nancy J Clark
Spouse Age: 17
Est. Spouse Birth Year: abt 1841
Spouse Birth Location: Hardin
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1858
Marriage Location: Grayson
County of Record: Grayson
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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rmangum&id=I558
ID: I558
Name: Sovereign RIGGS
Surname: Riggs
Given Name: Sovereign
Sex: M
_UID: E70E89839E4E364F81E18DFC5463BCB38319
Change Date: 17 Jan 2005 at 13:28:05


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Mother: Sarey (Sarah) RIGGS

Marriage 1 Anna HEAVRIN

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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=rmangum&id=I558
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 1

1. Sovereign RIGGS. He was the son of 3. Sarey (Sarah) RIGGS. He married Anna HEAVRIN.


Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2


3. Sarey (Sarah) RIGGS.

Children of Sarey (Sarah) RIGGS are:
i. Elizabeth RIGGS. She married Joseph WHITFIELD.
ii. John RIGGS. He married Mary NEWTON.
iii. Stephen RIGGS. He married Elizabeth RIGGS, daughter of William RIGGS and Ann STAYTON. She was born ABT 1793/1794, and died 1867 in , Sullivan, Missouri.
1. iv. Sovereign RIGGS. He married Anna HEAVRIN.
v. Hetty RIGGS. She married William HEAVRIN.
vi. William RIGGS. He married Mary DOWLING.






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