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Lemuel Riggs 1833–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1833

Birth Location: Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 January 1917

Death Location: Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Riggs

Mother: Eleanor Dunlap

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In 1833, Lemuel Riggs entered the world in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Abraham Riggs And Eleanor Nellie Dunlap. In 1850, Lemuel Riggs resided in District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA. Lemuel Riggs passed away in 1917 in Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1833, Lemuel Riggs entered the world in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Abraham Riggs And Eleanor Nellie Dunlap.
  • In 1850, Lemuel Riggs resided in District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA.
  • Lemuel Riggs passed away in 1917 in Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States.

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Lemuel Riggs's Ancestors

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Lemuel Riggs
1833–1917
Birth Place: Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Abraham Riggs
1783–1872
Pike Run Twp (now Allen Twp), Washington County, Pennsylvania
Eleanor (Nellie) Dunlap
1802–1850
VA
Grandparents
Rev. (WILLIAM (xxx) Methodist Espiscopal Society RIGGS of Pennsylvania *DNA Circle* \) 4GGF
1750–1833
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1717–1769
Frances Colburn
1719–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Colburn
1693–1719
Mary Lewis
1697–1783

Lemuel Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1833
10 Feb 1833
Birth of Lemuel Riggs in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 17
Lemuel Riggs resided here in District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA
District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA
1917
22 January 1917
Age 84
Death of Lemuel Riggs in Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States
Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1833
    Event Place: Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 33, Marshall, Virginia; Roll: 959; Page: 258b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 33, Marshall, Virginia; Roll: 959; Page: 258b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1917
    Event Place: Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States

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