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Effie Mae Riggs 1890–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1890

Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 24 June 1978

Death Location: Leonard, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Elisha Grounds

Mother: Sarah Grounds

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In 1890, Effie Mae Riggs entered the world in Arkansas, United States of America, born to Elisha Grounds And Sarah Estelle Grounds. Effie Mae Riggs passed away in 1978 in Leonard, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1890, Effie Mae Riggs entered the world in Arkansas, United States of America, born to Elisha Grounds And Sarah Estelle Grounds.
  • Effie Mae Riggs passed away in 1978 in Leonard, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Effie Riggs's Ancestors

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Effie Riggs
1890–1978
Birth Place: Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Elisha Grounds
1863–1931
Hempstead, Arkansas
Sarah (Estelle) Grounds
1873–1965
Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
John Grounds
1816–1881
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Martha (Jane Akles) Echols
1831–1880
Kansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Grounds
1789–1871
Barbara Gross
1792–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter II
1764–1837
Margaret Crites
1763–1841
Christian Gross
1742–1829
Susannah Bailey
1760–1833

Effie Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1890
1 June 1890
Birth of Effie Mae Riggs in Arkansas, United States of America
Arkansas, United States of America
1978
24 June 1978
Age 88
Death of Effie Mae Riggs in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1890
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leonard, Fannin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 June 1978
    Event Place: Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leonard, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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