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Edwin Riggs 1867–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1867

Birth Location: Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1943

Death Location: Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA

Father: William Rigg

Mother: Hester Tunnell

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Edwin Riggs was born in 1867 in Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA, the child of William Perry Rigg And Hester Hettie Ann Tunnell. Edwin Riggs passed away in 1943 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin Riggs was born in 1867 in Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA, the child of William Perry Rigg And Hester Hettie Ann Tunnell.
  • Edwin Riggs passed away in 1943 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA.

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Edwin Riggs's Ancestors

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Edwin Riggs
1867–1943
Birth Place: Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Perry Rigg
1839–1926
Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Hester ("Hettie" Ann) Tunnell
1846–1935
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Archibald (Perry Rigg) ?
1813–1885
Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth McClain
1814–1855
Illinois, USA
Nicholas (Money) Tunnell
1792–1863
Greene, Tennessee, USA
Martha JONES
1805–1872
VA
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Edwin Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1867
14 Sep 1867
Birth of Edwin Riggs in Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA
Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA
1943
18 Nov 1943
Age 76
Death of Edwin Riggs in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA
Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1867
    Event Place: Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1943
    Event Place: Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA

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