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Ethel May Riggs 1926–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Princess Anne, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 07 Apr 2014

Death Location: Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Father: Lloyd Sr

Mother: Olive Sadler

Spouse(s): Curtis Sr

Children(s):

In 1926, Ethel May Riggs entered the world in Princess Anne, Virginia, USA, born to Lloyd Clarence Riggs Sr And Olive May Sadler. In 1930, Ethel May Riggs resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1935, Ethel May Riggs resided in Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA. Ethel May Riggs married Curtis William Chappelle Sr, and had children including Curtis William Chappelle Jr, Jeanette Faye Chappelle, Jimmy Wayne Chappelle, Johnny Chappelle, Linda Roberta Chappelle, Sandra Lee Sandy Chappelle, Shirley Marie Chappelle. Ethel May Riggs passed away in 2014 in Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Ethel May Riggs entered the world in Princess Anne, Virginia, USA, born to Lloyd Clarence Riggs Sr And Olive May Sadler.
  • In 1930, Ethel May Riggs resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1935, Ethel May Riggs resided in Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA.
  • Ethel May Riggs married Curtis William Chappelle Sr, and had children including Curtis William Chappelle Jr, Jeanette Faye Chappelle, Jimmy Wayne Chappelle, Johnny Chappelle, Linda Roberta Chappelle, Sandra Lee Sandy Chappelle, Shirley Marie Chappelle.
  • Ethel May Riggs passed away in 2014 in Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ethel Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Riggs
1926–2014
Birth Place: Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lloyd Clarence Riggs Sr
1899–1970
Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Olive (May) Sadler
1905–1960
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Carroll) Sadler
1879–1945
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Sarah "Sadie") Owens
1883–1981
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sadler
1844–1929
Fedora Owens
1852–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sadler
1807–1883
Joyce Forrest
1810–1887

Ethel Riggs's Timeline

8 Records

1926
22 Dec 1926
Birth of Ethel May Riggs in Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Ethel May Riggs resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Ethel May Riggs resided here in Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 14
Ethel May Riggs resided here in Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Ethel May Riggs resided here in Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
1986
1986
Age 60
Ethel May Riggs resided here in Hertford, North Carolina, USA
Hertford, North Carolina, USA
2014
03 Apr 2014
Age 88
Death of Ethel May Riggs in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
2014
07 Apr 2014
Age 88
Burial of Ethel May Riggs in Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 5 Apr 2014; Publication Place: Poplar, North Carolina, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04286; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 77-17
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 5 Apr 2014; Publication Place: Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA; &pid=170498392
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04286; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 77-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04286; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 77-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pungo, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pungo, Princess Anne

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Hertford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Apr 2014
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 5 Apr 2014; Publication Place: Poplar, North Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 5 Apr 2014; Publication Place: Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA; &pid=170498392
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 07 Apr 2014
    Event Place: Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 5 Apr 2014; Publication Place: Poplar, North Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 5 Apr 2014; Publication Place: Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA; &pid=170498392
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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