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David Teal Riggs 1923–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Aug 1923

Birth Location: Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 29 Mar 1987

Death Location: Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA

Father: David Riggs

Mother: Emma Hatfield

Spouse(s): Vivian Best

Children(s):

David Teal Riggs was born in 1923 in Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA, the child of David Riggs And Emma Bertha Hatfield. David Teal Riggs married Vivian Katherine Best, and had children including David, Rebecca Riggs, Robert, Sheila Ewart, Susan Kane. David Teal Riggs passed away in 1987 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • David Teal Riggs was born in 1923 in Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA, the child of David Riggs And Emma Bertha Hatfield.
  • David Teal Riggs married Vivian Katherine Best, and had children including David, Rebecca Riggs, Robert, Sheila Ewart, Susan Kane.
  • David Teal Riggs passed away in 1987 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.

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David Riggs's Ancestors

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David Riggs
1923–1987
Birth Place: Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA
Parents
David Riggs
1877–1929
Kentucky
Emma (Bertha) Hatfield
1880–1953
, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Hatfield
1859–1938
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Ellen) Dennis
1858–1948
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah ⭐️
1830–1878
Elizabeth Hatfield
1834–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hatfield
1802–1865
Elizabeth Hayes
1796–1880

David Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1923
08 Aug 1923
Birth of David Teal Riggs in Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA
Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA
1943
30 Jan 1943
Age 20
David Teal Riggs was married in Summit, Ohio, USA
Summit, Ohio, USA
1987
29 Mar 1987
Age 64
Death of David Teal Riggs in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Kent, Portage, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1943
    Event Place: Summit, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA

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