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Elijah G. Wiggins 1814–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1814

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 3 Feb 1891

Death Location: Mercer County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: RICHARD WIGGINS

Mother: ELIZABETH None

Spouse(s): Rhoda Collins

Children(s): Mary Humphreys, John Wiggins, Daniel Wiggins, Richard Wiggins, Ersula Waldron, Emily Wiggins, Almira Dykes, Louisa Wiggins, Louisetta Wiggins, John Wiggins

Elijah G. Wiggins was born in 1814 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Wayne Wiggins And Elizabeth. In 1858, Elijah G. Wiggins resided in Wiggins Mills, Mercer, Missouri, United States. In 1870, Elijah G. Wiggins resided in Lindley, Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA. Elijah G. Wiggins married Rhoda Elizabeth Collins, and had children including Almira Ellen Dykes, Daniel Wiggins, Emily Catherine Wiggins, Ersula Elvira Waldron, John W Wiggins, John Wesley Wiggins, Louisa Angeline Wiggins, Louisetta S Wiggins, Mary Evaline Humphreys, Richard G Wiggins. Elijah G. Wiggins passed away in 1891 in Mercer County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah G. Wiggins was born in 1814 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Wayne Wiggins And Elizabeth.
  • In 1858, Elijah G. Wiggins resided in Wiggins Mills, Mercer, Missouri, United States.
  • In 1870, Elijah G. Wiggins resided in Lindley, Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA.
  • Elijah G. Wiggins married Rhoda Elizabeth Collins, and had children including Almira Ellen Dykes, Daniel Wiggins, Emily Catherine Wiggins, Ersula Elvira Waldron, John W Wiggins, John Wesley Wiggins, Louisa Angeline Wiggins, Louisetta S Wiggins, Mary Evaline Humphreys, Richard G Wiggins.
  • Elijah G. Wiggins passed away in 1891 in Mercer County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Elijah Wiggins's Ancestors

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Elijah Wiggins
1814–1891
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
RICHARD WAYNE WIGGINS
1765–1833
Martin County, North Carolina, USA
ELIZABETH
1770–1855
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Wiggins's Descendants

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Elijah (G.) Wiggins (8 Feb 1814–3 Feb 1891) m. Rhoda (Elizabeth) Collins (2 June 1817–13 Mar 1909)
  1. 1. Mary (Evaline) Humphreys 1854–1887
  2. 2. John (Wesley) Wiggins 1850–1928
  3. 3. Daniel Wiggins 1856–1857
  4. 4. Richard (G.) Wiggins 1860–1920
  5. 5. Ersula (Elvira) Waldron 1858–1934
  6. 6. Emily (Catherine) Wiggins 1843–1924
  7. 7. Almira (Ellen) Dykes 1846–1909
  8. 8. Louisa (Angeline) Wiggins 1848–1938
  9. 9. Louisetta (S.) Wiggins 1852–1871
  10. 10. John (W) Wiggins 1850–1928

Elijah Wiggins's Timeline

6 Records

1814
8 Feb 1814
Birth of Elijah G. Wiggins in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1858
23 Mar 1858
Age 44
Elijah G. Wiggins resided here in Wiggins Mills, Mercer, Missouri, United States
Wiggins Mills, Mercer, Missouri, United States
1870
1870
Age 56
Elijah G. Wiggins resided here in Lindley, Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Lindley, Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
Elijah G. Wiggins resided here in Lindley, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Lindley, Mercer, Missouri, USA
1891
3 Feb 1891
Age 77
Death of Elijah G. Wiggins in Lindley, Mercer, Missouri
Lindley, Mercer, Missouri
1891
21 Jan 1891
Age 77
Elijah G. Wiggins - Probate in Mercer, Missouri, USA
Mercer, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1814
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1858
    Event Place: Wiggins Mills, Mercer, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 72; Archive Publication #: M841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lindley, Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lindley, Mercer, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Lindley, Mercer, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mercer County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Mercer, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills; Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Mercer County); Probate Place: Mercer, Missouri

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