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Daniel Williams Riggs 1825–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1825

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 Jan 1918

Death Location: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA

Father: David Riggs

Mother: Priscilla Williams

Spouse(s): Mary Parsons

Children(s): Blanche Riggs

Daniel Williams Riggs was born in 1825 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA, the child of David B Riggs And Priscilla Williams. Daniel Williams Riggs married Mary Simpson Parsons, and had children including Blanche Riggs. Daniel Williams Riggs passed away in 1918 in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Daniel Williams Riggs was born in 1825 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA, the child of David B Riggs And Priscilla Williams.
  • Daniel Williams Riggs married Mary Simpson Parsons, and had children including Blanche Riggs.
  • Daniel Williams Riggs passed away in 1918 in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Riggs
1799–1861
Birth Location: Campbell County, Kentucky
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Priscilla Williams
1805–1827
Birth Location: ,Montgomery,Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Mary Parsons
1831–1869
Birth Location: Lee Co., Virginia USA
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Children(s)

Blanche Riggs
1861–1940
Birth Location: Clay, Indiana, USA
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Daniel Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Riggs
1825–1918
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
David B. Riggs
1799–1861
Campbell County, Kentucky
Priscilla Williams
1805–1827
,Montgomery,Kentucky
Grandparents
James Riggs
1774–1858
Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, American Colonies
Caturah (Katharine Katy Hathaway) (Riggs)
1780–1855
Bracken County, Kentucky (Virginia until 1792)
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Riggs
1739–1788
Mary PIERCE
1743–1816
David Hathaway
1762–1823
Mary ______Hathaway
1769–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John RIGGS
1717–1769
Frances Colburn
1719–1756
Robert Pierce
1722–
Abigail Osborn
1718–1760
Philip HATHAWAY
1731–1777
Catura FAIRCHILD
1737–1807

Daniel Riggs's Descendants

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Daniel (Williams) Riggs (1 Nov 1825–22 Jan 1918) m. Mary (Simpson) Parsons (18 NOV 1831–25 Jul 1869)
  1. 1. Blanche Riggs 1861–1940 m. James (Trimble) Allen 1849–1937
    1. 1. Hazel Allen 1886–1982 m. Charles (Orr) Sprowl 1877–1955
      1. 1. Charles (Riggs) Sprowl 1910–2006 m. Virginia (Lee) Graham 1915–2011
      2. 2. James (A) Sprowl 1907–
    2. 2. Marie Allen 1888– m. Chester (C) Camp 1891–

Daniel Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1 Nov 1825
Birth of Daniel Williams Riggs in Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
1918
22 Jan 1918
Age 93
Death of Daniel Williams Riggs in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1825
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1918
    Event Place: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
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