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Robert Bryan Riggs 1896 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1896

Birth Location: Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1972

Death Location: Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA

Father: John Riggs

Mother: Emma Garr

Spouse(s): Wilhimine Lessman

Children(s):

Robert Bryan Riggs was born in 1896 in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA, the child of John Wilson Riggs and Emma Claudie Garr. Robert Bryan Riggs married Wilhimine Mattie Lessman. Robert Bryan Riggs passed away in 1972 in Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Bryan Riggs was born in 1896 in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA, the child of John Wilson Riggs and Emma Claudie Garr.
  • Robert Bryan Riggs married Wilhimine Mattie Lessman.
  • Robert Bryan Riggs passed away in 1972 in Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA.

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Robert Riggs's Ancestors

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Robert Riggs
1896 – 1972
Birth Place: Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Wilson Riggs
1857 – 1945
Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Emma (Claudie) Garr
1861 – 1954
Howard, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Simeon (Tremain) Riggs
1823 – 1914
Lawrenceville, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Artimsey Kerlin
1821 – 1891
Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Riggs
1750 – 1820
Anna Woodruff
1756 – 1808

Robert Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1896
26 Oct 1896
Birth of Robert Bryan Riggs in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
1972
11 Aug 1972
Age 76
Death of Robert Bryan Riggs in Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1972
    Event Place: Pryor, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA

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