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George Washington Riggs 1836–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Campbell County Tennessee

Father: Thomas Riggs

Mother: Milly Cabbage

Spouse(s): Martha Smith

Children(s): Nancy Riggs, John Riggs, Thomas Riggs, Milley Riggs, William Riggs, Joseph Riggs, Mary Riggs, Eliza Riggs

George Washington Riggs was born in 1836 in Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Riggs And Milly Ann Chapman Or Cabbage. George Washington Riggs married Martha Eleanor Smith, and had children including Eliza Jane Riggs, John Wesley Riggs, Joseph Smith Riggs, Mary Elizabeth Riggs, Milley Tennessee Riggs, Nancy Ellen Riggs, Thomas Jefferson Riggs, William Sherman Riggs. George Washington Riggs passed away in 1907 in Campbell County Tennessee.

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Biography

  • George Washington Riggs was born in 1836 in Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Riggs And Milly Ann Chapman Or Cabbage.
  • George Washington Riggs married Martha Eleanor Smith, and had children including Eliza Jane Riggs, John Wesley Riggs, Joseph Smith Riggs, Mary Elizabeth Riggs, Milley Tennessee Riggs, Nancy Ellen Riggs, Thomas Jefferson Riggs, William Sherman Riggs.
  • George Washington Riggs passed away in 1907 in Campbell County Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Riggs
1802–1855
Birth Location: Washington County Tennessee
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Milly Cabbage
1805–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Martha Smith
1839–1923
Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Nancy Riggs
1869–1944
Birth Location: La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
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John Riggs
1878–1950
Birth Location: Lafollette Tn, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Riggs
1860–1945
Birth Location: Lafollette, , Tennessee, USA
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Milley Riggs
1862–1945
Birth Location: Clay, Indiana, USA
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William Riggs
1865–1940
Birth Location: Campbell Co, Tennessee, United States
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Joseph Riggs
1867–1946
Birth Location: Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
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Mary Riggs
1871–1894
Birth Location: Tennessee
MR
Eliza Riggs
1875–1955
Birth Location: Lafollette Tn, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
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George Riggs's Ancestors

Self
George Riggs
1836–1907
Birth Place: Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Riggs
1802–1855
Washington County Tennessee
Milly (Ann Chapman or) Cabbage
1805–1870
Tennessee
Grandparents
Isaiah (1773 Riggs) (Ruth)
1773–1855
Washington Co., Tennessee
Ruth Murray
1782–1859
Washington Co, , Tennessee, USA
John (Cabbage) Sr
1758–1852
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Nancy) Barrows
1762–1852
Henry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Elligan
1761–1837
Shadrack Murray
1765–1840
Hannah Perry
1771–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Riggs's Descendants

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George (Washington) Riggs (1836–1907) m. Martha (Eleanor) Smith (25 DEC 1839–27 JUL 1923)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ellen) Riggs 1869–1944 m. Godfrey (Dan) McNeeley 1866–1918
    1. 1. John (Harrison) McNeeley 1890–1969 m. Lola Jones 1902–1993
      1. 1. LIVING Mcneely 1926–
      2. 2. Clifford (E) Mcneely 1922–
    2. 2. Cora (Lee) McNeeley 1888–1979
    3. 3. Florence McNeeley 1895–1923
    4. 4. Onia McNeeley 1898–1957
    5. 5. Thomas (Edgar) McNeeley 1893–1974
    6. 6. Martha Parker 1904–1998
  2. 2. John (Wesley) Riggs 1878–1950
  3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Riggs 1860–1945
  4. 4. Milley (Tennessee) Riggs 1862–1945
  5. 5. William (Sherman) Riggs 1865–1940
  6. 6. Joseph (Smith) Riggs 1867–1946
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Riggs 1871–1894
  8. 8. Eliza (Jane) Riggs 1875–1955

George Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1836
1836
Birth of George Washington Riggs in Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
1907
1907
Age 71
Death of George Washington Riggs in Campbell County Tennessee
Campbell County Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Campbell County Tennessee
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