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Myrtle Margaret Riggs 1890–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 OCT 1890

Birth Location: Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 29 JAN 1985

Death Location: Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA

Father: Stephen Riggs

Mother: Emma Benway

Spouse(s): Everett Jillson

Children(s): Everett Jillson, Nellie Jillson, Myrtle Jillson

Myrtle Margaret Riggs was born in 1890 in Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, USA, the child of Stephen Miles Riggs And Emma Rose Benway. Myrtle Margaret Riggs married Everett Leon Jillson, and had children including Everett Leon Jillson, Myrtle Leon Jillson, Nellie Rozelle Jillson. Myrtle Margaret Riggs passed away in 1985 in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Margaret Riggs was born in 1890 in Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, USA, the child of Stephen Miles Riggs And Emma Rose Benway.
  • Myrtle Margaret Riggs married Everett Leon Jillson, and had children including Everett Leon Jillson, Myrtle Leon Jillson, Nellie Rozelle Jillson.
  • Myrtle Margaret Riggs passed away in 1985 in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA.

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Myrtle Riggs's Ancestors

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Myrtle Riggs
1890–1985
Birth Place: Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, USA
Parents
Stephen Miles Riggs
1847–1936
Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Emma (Rose) Benway
1856–1939
Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA
Grandparents
Martin Riggs
1811–1893
Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA
Mary (Jane) Edgar
1817–1879
Great-Grandparents
Miles Riggs
1777–1871
Hannah Benedict
1778–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Miles Riggs
1748–1836
Martha Bull
1755–1778

Myrtle Riggs's Descendants

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Myrtle (Margaret) Riggs (14 OCT 1890–29 JAN 1985) m. Everett (Leon) Jillson (10 OCT 1889–29 DEC 1918)
  1. 1. Everett (Leon) Jillson 1919–1974
  2. 2. Nellie (Rozelle) Jillson 1916–1992
  3. 3. Myrtle (Leon) Jillson 1917–1996

Myrtle Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1890
14 OCT 1890
Birth of Myrtle Margaret Riggs in Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, USA
Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, USA
1985
29 JAN 1985
Age 95
Death of Myrtle Margaret Riggs in Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA
Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1890
    Event Place: Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1985
    Event Place: Garden Grove, Orange, California, USA

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