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Carl Spencer Riggs 1900 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1900

Birth Location: Ceres, Greene, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Jun 1986

Death Location: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, USA

Father: Herbert Riggs

Mother: Margaret Mutch

Spouse(s): Bessie Clarkson, Fannie Johnson

Children(s): Wilbert Riggs, Margaret Riggs, Carolyn Riggs

Carl Spencer Riggs was born in 1900 in Ceres, Greene, Illinois, USA, the child of Herbert Benjamin Riggs and Margaret Elsie Mutch. Carl Spencer Riggs married Bessie W Clarkson, Fannie Pauline Johnson, and had children including Wilbert Clarke Riggs, Margaret Eileen Riggs, Carolyn Jean Riggs. Carl Spencer Riggs passed away in 1986 in White Hall, Greene, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Carl Spencer Riggs was born in 1900 in Ceres, Greene, Illinois, USA, the child of Herbert Benjamin Riggs and Margaret Elsie Mutch.
  • Carl Spencer Riggs married Bessie W Clarkson, Fannie Pauline Johnson, and had children including Wilbert Clarke Riggs, Margaret Eileen Riggs, Carolyn Jean Riggs.
  • Carl Spencer Riggs passed away in 1986 in White Hall, Greene, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Riggs
1880 – 1962
Birth Location: Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA
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Margaret Mutch
1882 – 1965
Birth Location: Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bessie Clarkson
1900 – 1973
Birth Location: Manchester, Scott, Illinois, USA
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Fannie Johnson
1914 – 1996
Birth Location: Brighton, Jersey, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Wilbert Riggs
1926 – 1978
Birth Location: Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
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Margaret Riggs
1929 –
Birth Location: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
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Carolyn Riggs
1949 –
Birth Location: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
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Carl Riggs's Ancestors

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Carl Riggs
1900 – 1986
Birth Place: Ceres, Greene, Illinois, USA
Parents
Herbert Benjamin Riggs
1880 – 1962
Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA
Margaret (Elsie) Mutch
1882 – 1965
Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Albert Riggs
1852 – 1921
Illinois, USA
Luvenia (La Dora) Still
1857 – 1934
Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Albert Riggs
1815 –
Mary Pennoner
1819 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Riggs
1785 – 1834
Elizabeth Haight
1790 – 1849

Carl Riggs's Descendants

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Carl (Spencer) Riggs (26 Aug 1900 – 20 Jun 1986) m. Bessie (W) Clarkson (16 Aug 1900 – 15 Jan 1973) m. Fannie (Pauline) Johnson (23 Jun 1914 – 26 May 1996)
  1. 1. Wilbert (Clarke) Riggs (15 Jan 1926 – 6 Sep 1978) m. Margaret (Helen) Manthei
    1. 1. Helen (Maxine) Riggs (1 Feb 1950 – 16 Jun 1990) m. Philip (Eugene) Bauter (18 Jun 1943 – )
      1. 1. Karrie (Jean) Bauter (16 Jun 1970 – )
      2. 2. Toby (J) Bauter (14 Jul 1972 – )
  2. 2. Margaret (Eileen) Riggs (16 Dec 1929 – ) m. Jack (Everett) Florence (29 Oct 1925 – 2 Aug 1996)
    1. 1. John (O) Florence (22 May 1957 – )
    2. 2. Phyllis (Jo) Florence (8 Feb 1960 – )
    3. 3. Douglas (J) Florence (20 Feb 1962 – )
    4. 4. Valerie (Ann) Florence (11 Sep 1965 – )
  3. 3. Carolyn (Jean) Riggs (15 Jan 1949 – )

Carl Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1900
26 Aug 1900
Birth of Carl Spencer Riggs in Ceres, Greene, Illinois, USA
Ceres, Greene, Illinois, USA
1986
20 Jun 1986
Age 86
Death of Carl Spencer Riggs in White Hall, Greene, Illinois, USA
White Hall, Greene, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Ceres, Greene, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1986
    Event Place: White Hall, Greene, Illinois, USA
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