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Martha Virginia hightower Riggs 1879–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 November 1879

Birth Location: Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 12 July 1956

Death Location: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: andrew Hightower

Mother: Evangeline Hunt

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Martha Virginia hightower Riggs was born in 1879 in Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Andrew J Hightower And Evangeline Hunt. Martha Virginia hightower Riggs passed away in 1956 in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Virginia hightower Riggs was born in 1879 in Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Andrew J Hightower And Evangeline Hunt.
  • Martha Virginia hightower Riggs passed away in 1956 in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Martha Riggs's Ancestors

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Martha Riggs
1879–1956
Birth Place: Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
andrew J Hightower
1852–1932
Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, USA
Evangeline Hunt
1857–1937
Breese, Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
thomas (j) Hightower
1819–1859
Virginia
catherine (parthena susan Adaline) Featherston
1823–1867
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Allen Hightower
1770–
Elizabeth hatcher
1780–
burwell Featherston
1780–1856
Rebecca Adams
1789–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
rawleigh Hightower
1734–
charles Featherston
1750–

Martha Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1879
29 November 1879
Birth of Martha Virginia hightower Riggs in Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America
Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America
1956
12 July 1956
Age 77
Death of Martha Virginia hightower Riggs in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 November 1879
    Event Place: Aviston, Clinton County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1956
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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