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Jessie J Riggs 1852–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 November 1852

Birth Location: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 29 Dec 1930

Death Location: Jasper, Missouri, USA

Father: Charles Riggs

Mother: Lucinda Philpott

Spouse(s): Martha Baker

Children(s): Thomas Riggs

Jessie J Riggs was born in 1852 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Charles Addison Riggs And Lucinda Catherine Philpott. Jessie J Riggs married Martha J Baker, and had children including Thomas Jackson Riggs. Jessie J Riggs passed away in 1930 in Jasper, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Jessie J Riggs was born in 1852 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Charles Addison Riggs And Lucinda Catherine Philpott.
  • Jessie J Riggs married Martha J Baker, and had children including Thomas Jackson Riggs.
  • Jessie J Riggs passed away in 1930 in Jasper, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Riggs
1800–1881
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
CR
Lucinda Philpott
1809–1881
Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA
LP

Spouses(s)

Martha Baker
1854–1928
Birth Location: Monroe, Tennessee
MB

Children(s)

Thomas Riggs
1872–1959
Birth Location: Etowah, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
TR

Jessie Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Riggs
1852–1930
Birth Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Charles Addison Riggs
1800–1881
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Lucinda (Catherine) Philpott
1809–1881
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jessie Riggs's Descendants

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Jessie (J) Riggs (6 November 1852–29 Dec 1930) m. Martha (J.) Baker (10 December 1854–10 May 1928)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jackson) Riggs 1872–1959 m. Sarah (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Fennel 1877–1913
    1. 1. Myrtle (Belle) Riggs 1901–1965 m. Henry (Clinton) Phillipy 1898–1970
      1. 1. Ona (B) Phillipy 1923–2019 m. Lionel (C) Radford 1922–1976
      2. 2. Mary (Louise) Phillipy 1919–1991
      3. 3. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Phillipy 1926–2012

Jessie Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1852
6 November 1852
Birth of Jessie J Riggs in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
1930
29 Dec 1930
Age 78
Death of Jessie J Riggs in Jasper, Missouri, USA
Jasper, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 November 1852
    Event Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Jasper, Missouri, USA
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