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Nancy Jane Riggs 1792–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1869

Death Location: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Riggs

Mother:

Spouse(s): Joel Short

Children(s): Hiram Short

In 1792, Nancy Jane Riggs entered the world in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, born to John Summers Riggs And Anna. Nancy Jane Riggs married Joel M Short, and had children including Hiram B Short. Nancy Jane Riggs passed away in 1869 in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1792, Nancy Jane Riggs entered the world in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, born to John Summers Riggs And Anna.
  • Nancy Jane Riggs married Joel M Short, and had children including Hiram B Short.
  • Nancy Jane Riggs passed away in 1869 in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Riggs
1760–1818
Birth Location: Prince Georges Parish, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Joel Short
1787–1871
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Hiram Short
1824–1902
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Riggs
1792–1869
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Summers Riggs
1760–1818
Prince Georges Parish, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Riggs's Descendants

1.
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Nancy (Jane) Riggs (1792–1869) m. Joel (M.) Short (1787–1871)
  1. 1. Hiram (B) Short 1824–1902 m. Eliza (Jane) McCoy 1831–1896
    1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Short 1847–1911 m. George (Washington) Springston 1850–1942
      1. 1. Susan (Pearl) Springston 1883–1959 m. Elliott (Lee) Short 1877–1951
        1. 1. Esmaralda (V) Short 1919–1976 m. Alfred (Edward) Hammons 1923–1995

Nancy Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Nancy Jane Riggs in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
1869
1869
Age 77
Death of Nancy Jane Riggs in Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, United States
Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, United States
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