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Samuel David Riggs 1818 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1818

Birth Location: Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1896

Death Location: Pulaski, Indiana, USA

Father: Ransom Riggs

Mother: Sarah Tremaine

Spouse(s): Grace Greenwood, Esther Baughman

Children(s): Joseph Riggs, Emma Riggs, Ina Riggs, Carrie Riggs, Katie Riggs, Charles Riggs, Effie Riggs, Myrtle Riggs

Samuel David Riggs was born in 1818 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA, the child of Ransom Riggs and Sarah Tremaine. Samuel David Riggs married Grace Greenwood, Esther Baughman, and had children including Joseph Riggs, Emma Riggs, Ina May Riggs, Carrie Bell Riggs, Katie Alice Riggs, Charles Oral Riggs, Effie Lulu Riggs, Myrtle Ruth Riggs. Samuel David Riggs passed away in 1896 in Pulaski, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel David Riggs was born in 1818 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA, the child of Ransom Riggs and Sarah Tremaine.
  • Samuel David Riggs married Grace Greenwood, Esther Baughman, and had children including Joseph Riggs, Emma Riggs, Ina May Riggs, Carrie Bell Riggs, Katie Alice Riggs, Charles Oral Riggs, Effie Lulu Riggs, Myrtle Ruth Riggs.
  • Samuel David Riggs passed away in 1896 in Pulaski, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Birth Location: Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863
Birth Location: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Grace Greenwood
1831 – 1862
Birth Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
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Esther Baughman
1847 – 1928
Birth Location: Wadkins, Union, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Riggs
1857 – 1935
Birth Location: Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Emma Riggs
1859 – 1915
Birth Location: Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Ina Riggs
1873 – 1911
Birth Location: White Post, Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Carrie Riggs
1879 – 1908
Birth Location: Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Katie Riggs
1881 – 1957
Birth Location: Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Charles Riggs
1883 – 1975
Birth Location: Pulaski, Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Effie Riggs
1887 – 1918
Birth Location: Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Myrtle Riggs
1890 – 1983
Birth Location: Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Samuel Riggs's Ancestors

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Samuel Riggs
1818 – 1896
Birth Place: Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
Parents
Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Riggs
1750 – 1820
Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
Anna Woodruff
1756 – 1808
Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Woodruff
1717 – 1790
Lucy Farnham
1727 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Farnham
1702 – 1768
Hannah Crittenden
1703 – 1777

Samuel Riggs's Descendants

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Samuel (David) Riggs (2 Dec 1818 – 22 Oct 1896) m. Grace Greenwood (16 Feb 1831 – 4 Dec 1862) m. Esther Baughman (6 Nov 1847 – 21 Oct 1928)
  1. 1. Joseph Riggs (10 Jul 1857 – 30 Nov 1935) m. Anna (Jenetta) Baughman (2 Aug 1865 – 11 Jun 1886)
    1. 1. Clarence Riggs (11 Jun 1886 – 24 May 1942) m. Nellie (Theressa) Irven (Apr 1896 – 1 Jul 1927)
      1. 1. Clarence (Paul) Riggs (20 Oct 1918 – 29 Apr 1994)
      2. 2. Janetta Riggs (3 Jan 1922 – 10 Nov 1995)
  2. 2. Emma Riggs (17 Oct 1859 – 14 Mar 1915) m. Lewis (Franklin) Baughman (2 Sep 1856 – 22 May 1941)
    1. 1. Grace (M) Baughman (20 Apr 1893 – Jan 1993)
    2. 2. Mary (Belle) Baughman (10 Nov 1894 – 20 Feb 1936) m. Clayton (Gerald) Brown (15 Jun 1893 – 23 Oct 1985)
      1. 1. Virginia (Grace) Brown (26 Mar 1916 – 19 Aug 2003) m. John (M) O'Brien (27 Nov 1905 – Oct 1973)
      2. 2. Emma (Alice) Brown (23 Oct 1917 – 16 Aug 2006) m. Edgar (Devon) Horein (8 Sep 1914 – 7 Mar 2005)
        1. 1. Eldy (Dale) Horein (8 Oct 1947 – 5 May 2009)
      3. 3. Thelma (Marie) Brown (19 Feb 1919 – 28 Jun 2009) m. Lowell (A) Hunt (13 Apr 1918 – May 1982)
      4. 4. Dorothy (Mae) Brown (15 Jul 1921 – 10 Feb 2014) m. Ralph (W) Steinke (5 Aug 1921 – 11 Apr 2010)
      5. 5. Robert (Eugene) Brown (28 Dec 1922 – 10 Feb 2003)
      6. 6. Ernest (O) Brown (30 Jul 1924 – 13 Dec 2016) m. Lydia (Maxine) Strasser (14 Jul 1928 – 16 Oct 2004)
      7. 7. Forrest (Earl) Brown (18 Jan 1926 – 30 Jun 2001)
      8. 8. Richard (Melvin) Brown (10 Oct 1928 – 18 Dec 2003)
      9. 9. Mary (Ann) Brown (2 Jan 1931 – 17 Dec 2000)
  3. 3. Ina (May) Riggs (18 Mar 1873 – 31 Jan 1911) m. David (Weldon) Bowman (7 Oct 1873 – 1 Feb 1954)
    1. 1. Florence (Esther) Bowman (24 Mar 1894 – 29 Mar 1973) m. Herman (Frederick) Cords (23 May 1894 – 14 Aug 1952)
      1. 1. Geneva (Evalyn) Cords (28 Aug 1917 – 25 Apr 2013) m. Frank (Charles) Smith (1911 – 1986)
      2. 2. Herbert (Frederick) Cords (12 May 1923 – 4 Feb 1991)
      3. 3. Albin (Leslie) Cords (22 Jul 1930 – )
      4. 4. Donald (Herman) Cords (25 Jan 1934 – )
      5. 5. Carrol (Anne) Cords (1939 – )
  4. 4. Carrie (Bell) Riggs (8 Jun 1879 – 30 Sep 1908) m. Philip (Franklin) Braner (3 Feb 1878 – 10 Dec 1962)
    1. 1. Ethel Braner (5 Mar 1901 – 18 Dec 1990) m. Charles (Clarence) Clark (7 Apr 1901 – 27 Dec 1987)
      1. 1. Carol (Mardell) Clark (15 Apr 1934 – ) m. Claude (R) Maxson (17 May 1933 – 12 Aug 2010)
        1. 1. Richard (C) Maxson (24 Aug 1951 – 27 Feb 2011)
    2. 2. Percy (A) Braner (8 Feb 1903 – 30 Aug 1973) m. Roberta Cox (11 Aug 1905 – 18 Jun 1984)
  5. 5. Katie (Alice) Riggs (26 Sep 1881 – 1957) m. George (Earl) Handy (5 Dec 1881 – Nov 1972)
    1. 1. Esther (E) Handy (17 May 1912 – )
    2. 2. Mildred (I) Handy (28 Jan 1914 – )
    3. 3. Ella (Mae) Handy (14 Aug 1917 – )
    4. 4. Wayne (Earl) Handy (26 Jan 1920 – 13 Jul 1996)
  6. 6. Charles (Oral) Riggs (18 Jun 1883 – 11 Apr 1975) m. Meta (Augusta) Saltwell (12 Aug 1883 – 9 Dec 1959)
    1. 1. Samuel (Homer) Riggs (7 Aug 1913 – 2001) m. Lucille (E) Ruff (6 Oct 1918 – 18 Aug 2000)
  7. 7. Effie (Lulu) Riggs (14 Jul 1887 – Feb 1918) m. Grover (C) Dietrich (28 Jan 1885 – Jun 1966)
  8. 8. Myrtle (Ruth) Riggs (24 Jan 1890 – Jul 1983) m. Dee (R) Clark (1884 – )
    1. 1. Eldon (R) Clark (6 Jan 1924 – 9 Nov 1995)

Samuel Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1818
2 Dec 1818
Birth of Samuel David Riggs in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
1896
22 Oct 1896
Age 78
Death of Samuel David Riggs in Pulaski, Indiana, USA
Pulaski, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1818
    Event Place: Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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