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Richard Lee Wiggins 1931–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 July 1931

Birth Location: West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Nov 2018

Death Location: Kirkwood, PA.

Father: Cecil Wiggins

Mother: Bertha Franklin

Spouse(s): Mary Fitzwater

Children(s):

The story of Richard Lee Wiggins began in 1931 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. In 1948, Richard Lee Wiggins resided in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA. Richard Lee Wiggins married Mary Jo Fitzwater, and had children including Brenda G Wiggins, Dtr Wiggins, Dtr2 Wiggins, Linda Wiggins, Pamela Wiggins, Richard L Wiggins Jr, William Edward Wiggins. Richard Lee Wiggins passed away in 2018 in Kirkwood, PA..

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lee Wiggins began in 1931 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • In 1948, Richard Lee Wiggins resided in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
  • Richard Lee Wiggins married Mary Jo Fitzwater, and had children including Brenda G Wiggins, Dtr Wiggins, Dtr2 Wiggins, Linda Wiggins, Pamela Wiggins, Richard L Wiggins Jr, William Edward Wiggins.
  • Richard Lee Wiggins passed away in 2018 in Kirkwood, PA..

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Wiggins's Ancestors

Self
Richard Wiggins
1931–2018
Birth Place: West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Cecil E. Wiggins
1902–1972
Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bertha (L.) Franklin
1907–1973
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Denning) Wiggins
1859–1923
Pennsylvania
Laura (J.) Smyth
1868–1904
Virgil (Linzie) Franklin
1881–1941
North Carolina, USA
Harriet ("Hattie" L.) Burleson
1881–1954
Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Luther Franklin
1861–1905
Sarah Cuthbertson
1858–1942
Joseph Burleson
1859–1929
Josephine Franklin
1862–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Unknown Lovelace
–1863
Dorcus Franklin
1834–1880
Joseph Cuthbertson
1818–1874
Mary Carpenter
1826–1900
Russell Burleson
1825–1902
Lucinda Oaks
1825–1898
*Samuel Franklin
1828–1901
Rachel Gragg
1825–1916

Richard Wiggins's Timeline

4 Records

1931
13 July 1931
Birth of Richard Lee Wiggins in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1948
1948
Age 17
Richard Lee Wiggins resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
2018
11 November 2018
Age 87
Death of Richard Lee Wiggins in New Providence, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
New Providence, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
2018
16 Nov 2018
Age 87
Burial of Richard Lee Wiggins in Kirkwood, PA.
Kirkwood, PA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 July 1931
    Event Place: West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Gastonia High School; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Providence, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, LNP Always Lancaster; Publication Date: 13 Nov 2018; Publication Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.15831198,0.18076003,0.7639836&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 2018
    Event Place: New Providence, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Nov 2018
    Event Place: Kirkwood, PA.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, LNP Always Lancaster; Publication Date: 13 Nov 2018; Publication Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.15831198,0.18076003,0.7639836&xid=3355

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