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Permelia Collier 1816 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1816

Birth Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1878

Death Location: Monmouth, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Father: Charles Collier,

Mother: Mary Renfro

Spouse(s): John Riggs

Children(s): Albert Riggs, Stephen Riggs, Mary Riggs, Martha Riggs, Charles Riggs, Sarah Riggs, John Riggs, Virgil Riggs, Caroline Riggs

Permelia Collier was born in 1816 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Charles Eve Collier, and Mary Ann "Polly" Renfro. Permelia Collier married John Wesley Riggs, and had children including Albert Monroe or (Alfred) Riggs, Stephen Franklin Riggs, Mary Ellen Riggs, Martha A. Riggs, Charles T. Riggs, Sarah E. Riggs, John W. Riggs, Virgil Monroe Riggs, Caroline Riggs. Permelia Collier passed away in 1878 in Monmouth, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Permelia Collier was born in 1816 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Charles Eve Collier, and Mary Ann "Polly" Renfro.
  • Permelia Collier married John Wesley Riggs, and had children including Albert Monroe or (Alfred) Riggs, Stephen Franklin Riggs, Mary Ellen Riggs, Martha A. Riggs, Charles T. Riggs, Sarah E. Riggs, John W. Riggs, Virgil Monroe Riggs, Caroline Riggs.
  • Permelia Collier passed away in 1878 in Monmouth, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Permelia Collier's Ancestors

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Permelia Collier
1816 – 1878
Birth Place: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Charles Eve Collier,
1787 – 1876
Powells Valley, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly") Renfro
1795 – 1875
Henry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt (John Collier) III,
1743 – 1820
Belle Haven, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grizelda Taylor
1756 – 1846
Belle Haven, Culpepper County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt Collier
1707 – 1773
Elizabeth Meredith
1710 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Collier,
1685 – 1735
Francis Ironmonger
1685 – 1709
Samuel Meredith
1693 –
Sarah Gibson
1694 – 1787

Permelia Collier's Descendants

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Permelia Collier (15 Apr 1816 – 19 Aug 1878) m. John (Wesley) Riggs (1 JAN 1810 – 9 JAN 1866)
  1. 1. Albert (Monroe or (Alfred)) Riggs (17 DEC 1837 – )
  2. 2. Stephen (Franklin) Riggs (16 MAY 1840 – 4 FEB 1911)
  3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Riggs (5 OCT 1842 – 9 JUL 1912)
  4. 4. Martha (A.) Riggs (NOV 1844 – AFT 1930)
  5. 5. Charles (T.) Riggs (9 JUN 1847 – 21 AUG 1863)
  6. 6. Sarah (E.) Riggs (10 MAR 1850 – 11 AUG 1913)
  7. 7. John (W.) Riggs (5 JUN 1852 – 27 AUG 1872)
  8. 8. Virgil (Monroe) Riggs (JUN 1855 – )
  9. 9. Caroline Riggs (1859 – ABT 1882)

Permelia Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1816
15 Apr 1816
Birth of Permelia Collier in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
1878
19 Aug 1878
Age 62
Death of Permelia Collier in Monmouth, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Monmouth, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1816
    Event Place: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1878
    Event Place: Monmouth, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    62

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA

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