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Alfred Riggs 1844–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Marshall Co, VA now, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 April 1865

Death Location: Fairview Cemetery Campbell Lane, Marshall Co, West Virginia

Father: Thomas Riggs

Mother: Eleanor Dunlap

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Alfred Riggs began in 1844 in Marshall Co, VA now, West Virginia, United States. In 1850, Alfred Riggs resided in District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA. Alfred Riggs passed away in 1865 in Fairview Cemetery Campbell Lane, Marshall Co, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Alfred Riggs began in 1844 in Marshall Co, VA now, West Virginia, United States.
  • In 1850, Alfred Riggs resided in District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA.
  • Alfred Riggs passed away in 1865 in Fairview Cemetery Campbell Lane, Marshall Co, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Riggs
1783–1872
Birth Location: Pike Run Twp (now Allen Twp), Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Eleanor Dunlap
1802–1850
Birth Location: VA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alfred Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Alfred Riggs
1844–1865
Birth Place: Marshall Co, VA now, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Abraham Riggs
1783–1872
Pike Run Twp (now Allen Twp), Washington County, Pennsylvania
Eleanor (Nellie) Dunlap
1802–1850
VA
Grandparents
Rev. (WILLIAM (xxx) Methodist Espiscopal Society RIGGS of Pennsylvania *DNA Circle* \) 4GGF
1750–1833
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1717–1769
Frances Colburn
1719–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Colburn
1693–1719
Mary Lewis
1697–1783

Alfred Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1844
1844
Birth of Alfred Riggs in Marshall Co, VA now, West Virginia, United States
Marshall Co, VA now, West Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 6
Alfred Riggs resided here in District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA
District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA
1865
22 April 1865
Age 21
Death of Alfred Riggs in Fairview Cemetery Campbell Lane, Marshall Co, West Virginia
Fairview Cemetery Campbell Lane, Marshall Co, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Marshall Co, VA now, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 33, Marshall, Virginia; Roll: 959; Page: 258b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 33, Marshall, Virginia; Roll: 959; Page: 258b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 April 1865
    Event Place: Fairview Cemetery Campbell Lane, Marshall Co, West Virginia
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