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James Riggs Lindsay 1915–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1915

Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 2003

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Lindsay

Mother: Cora Forester

Spouse(s): Lillian Pearson

Children(s):

James Riggs Lindsay was born in 1915 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Flemming Lindsay And Cora Elizabeth Forester. In 1920, James Riggs Lindsay resided in Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. James Riggs Lindsay married Lillian Virginia Pearson. James Riggs Lindsay passed away in 2003 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Riggs Lindsay was born in 1915 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Flemming Lindsay And Cora Elizabeth Forester.
  • In 1920, James Riggs Lindsay resided in Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Riggs Lindsay married Lillian Virginia Pearson.
  • James Riggs Lindsay passed away in 2003 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
James Lindsay
1915–2003
Birth Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Flemming Lindsay
1891–
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cora (Elizabeth) Forester
1894–1974
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
George (Septimius) Forster
1866–1953
England
Sarah (Frances) Riggs
1870–1953
Snowden Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Riggs
1829–1903
Oscilla Scheick
1845–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Riggs
1794–1865
Sarah Cooper
1804–1895

James Lindsay's Timeline

3 Records

1915
12 Jan 1915
Birth of James Riggs Lindsay in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
James Riggs Lindsay resided here in Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
2003
9 Jan 2003
Age 88
Death of James Riggs Lindsay in McClellandtown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
McClellandtown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 172-14-7160; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1523; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 624
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168866
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1523; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 624

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 2003
    Event Place: McClellandtown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 172-14-7160; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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