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Joseph Smith Riggs 1867–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1867

Birth Location: Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1946

Death Location: At Home, Rt. #1, Duff, Campbell, Tennessee

Father: George Riggs

Mother: Martha Smith

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The story of Joseph Smith Riggs began in 1867 in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA. Joseph Smith Riggs passed away in 1946 in At Home, Rt. #1, Duff, Campbell, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Smith Riggs began in 1867 in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA.
  • Joseph Smith Riggs passed away in 1946 in At Home, Rt. #1, Duff, Campbell, Tennessee.

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Joseph Riggs's Ancestors

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Joseph Riggs
1867–1946
Birth Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
Parents
George Washington Riggs
1836–1907
Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Eleanor) Smith
1839–1923
Campbell County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas Riggs
1802–1855
Washington County Tennessee
Milly (Ann Chapman or) Cabbage
1805–1870
Tennessee
Joseph Smith
1792–1875
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Owsley
1795–1860
Grainger County, TN
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah (Ruth)
1773–1855
Ruth Murray
1782–1859
John Sr
1758–1852
Elizabeth Barrows
1762–1852
Thomas Smith
1754–1830
Mary Thurston
1767–1850
John Ousley
1757–1845
? Roberts
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Elligan
1761–1837
Shadrack Murray
1765–1840
Hannah Perry
1771–1850
Susannah Hutchinson
1732–
Lt. Jr
1730–1812
Elizabeth Thurston
1735–1817
John Sr
1734–1764
Ann Stephens
1735–1810
Roberts
1752–1830
Susanna Roberts
1728–1779

Joseph Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1867
28 Mar 1867
Birth of Joseph Smith Riggs in Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
1946
19 Sep 1946
Age 79
Death of Joseph Smith Riggs in At Home, Rt. #1, Duff, Campbell, Tennessee
At Home, Rt. #1, Duff, Campbell, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1867
    Event Place: Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1946
    Event Place: At Home, Rt. #1, Duff, Campbell, Tennessee

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