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Catherine Eleanor Simms 1787–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1787

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Simms

Mother: Catherine Branch

Spouse(s): Thomas Riggs

Children(s): Simon Riggs, John Riggs, Delinda Riggs, Zachariah Riggs, Labon Riggs, Mahlon Riggs, Thomas Riggs

The story of Catherine Eleanor Simms began in 1787 in Pennsylvania. Catherine Eleanor Simms married Thomas Abraham Riggs, and had children including Delinda Riggs, John Simms Riggs, Labon Edward Riggs, Mahlon Riggs, Simon Riggs, Thomas Riggs, Zachariah Riggs. Catherine Eleanor Simms passed away in 1871 in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Eleanor Simms began in 1787 in Pennsylvania.
  • Catherine Eleanor Simms married Thomas Abraham Riggs, and had children including Delinda Riggs, John Simms Riggs, Labon Edward Riggs, Mahlon Riggs, Simon Riggs, Thomas Riggs, Zachariah Riggs.
  • Catherine Eleanor Simms passed away in 1871 in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Simms
1760–1787
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JS
Catherine Branch
1760–
Birth Location: Virginia?
CB

Spouses(s)

Thomas Riggs
1783–1872
Birth Location: Pike Run Twp (now Allen Twp), Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Simon Riggs
1825–1902
Birth Location: Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
SR
John Riggs
1821–1888
Birth Location: Ohio County, Virginia [Now West Virginia]
JR
Delinda Riggs
1819–1897
Birth Location: Ohio County, Virginia became, West Virginia, United States
DR
Zachariah Riggs
1817–1850
Birth Location: VA now, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
ZR
Labon Riggs
1813–1898
Birth Location: Marshall, West Virginia, United States
LR
Mahlon Riggs
1815–1883
Birth Location: Ohio, West Virginia, United States
MR
Thomas Riggs
1839–1921
Birth Location: WV
TR

Catherine Simms's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Simms
1787–1871
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
John Simms
1760–1787
Pennsylvania
Catherine (Griffin Simms*) Branch
1760–
Virginia?
Grandparents
Elizabeth Goode
1738–1766
Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Simms's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (Eleanor) Simms (27 Oct 1787–1871) m. Thomas (Abraham) Riggs (19 Feb 1783–1 May 1872)
  1. 1. Simon Riggs 1825–1902
  2. 2. John (Simms) Riggs 1821–1888
  3. 3. Delinda Riggs 1819–1897
    1. 1. Catherine Aston 1846–1901
    2. 2. Martha Kemple 1850–1931
    3. 3. Alfred Manning 1848–1917
    4. 4. Franklin (W.) Manning 1838–1919
    5. 5. Angeline Purdy 1842–1918
  4. 4. Zachariah Riggs 1817–1850
  5. 5. Labon (Edward) Riggs 1813–1898
  6. 6. Mahlon Riggs 1815–1883
  7. 7. Thomas Riggs 1839–1921 m. Macy (N) Riggs 1842–
    1. 1. Jennie (T) Riggs 1880–
    2. 2. Verda (V) Riggs 1883–

Catherine Simms's Timeline

2 Records

1787
27 Oct 1787
Birth of Catherine Eleanor Simms in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1871
1871
Age 84
Death of Catherine Eleanor Simms in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1787
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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