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Martha Ann Riggs 1835–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1835

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Aug 1922

Death Location: Bold Camp, Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Riggs

Mother: Jane Wintz

Spouse(s): John Higgins

Children(s): Laura Clay

Martha Ann Riggs was born in 1835 in Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Riggs And Jane Mary Anna Wintz. Martha Ann Riggs married John B Higgins, and had children including Laura Clay. Martha Ann Riggs passed away in 1922 in Bold Camp, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Ann Riggs was born in 1835 in Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Riggs And Jane Mary Anna Wintz.
  • Martha Ann Riggs married John B Higgins, and had children including Laura Clay.
  • Martha Ann Riggs passed away in 1922 in Bold Camp, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Martha Riggs's Ancestors

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Martha Riggs
1835–1922
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Riggs
1810–1881
Cabell, Virginia, USA
Jane (Mary Anna) Wintz
1814–1881
Cabell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Baptist) Rigg
1778–1857
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Hammond
1740–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hammond
1711–1780
Mary Merriken
1713–1780

Martha Riggs's Descendants

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Martha (Ann) Riggs (Apr 1835–11 Aug 1922) m. John (B) Higgins (15 March 1834–07 Aug 1911)
  1. 1. Laura Clay 1860– m. John (F) Clay 1858–1934
    1. 1. Ada Clay-Bradford 1875–1978 m. Charles (Henry) Blair 1875–1936
      1. 1. Charles (Othey) Blair 1914–1990 m. Malinda Dunn 1918–2011 m. Mary (L) Blair 1935–2010
        1. 1. Henry (Otha Blair,) Sr 1942–1997 m. Helen (F) Murriel 1942–2020
        2. 2. Mary (Kathryn) Blair-Bolton 1934–1999
      2. 2. Mattie (Lou Blair-) Long 1922–2007
      3. 3. Jessie (Mae Blair-) Brown 1911–1984
      4. 4. Ada (B) Blair 1920–1990
      5. 5. Georgia (C) Blair 1925–
      6. 6. Joe (E.) Blair 1912–
      7. 7. Ernest (Clay) Blair 1916–1981
      8. 8. Kathryn (Blair-) Boulton 1918–

Martha Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1835
Apr 1835
Birth of Martha Ann Riggs in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1922
11 Aug 1922
Age 87
Death of Martha Ann Riggs in Bold Camp, Wise, Virginia, United States
Bold Camp, Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1835
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Bold Camp, Wise, Virginia, United States

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