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Samuel Justin Riggs 1865–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan. 7, 1865

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Jun. 9, 1920

Death Location: Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee

Father: Clisby Riggs

Mother: Martha Thompson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1865, Samuel Justin Riggs entered the world in Tennessee, born to Clisby D Riggs And Martha Emaline Thompson. Samuel Justin Riggs passed away in 1920 in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Samuel Justin Riggs entered the world in Tennessee, born to Clisby D Riggs And Martha Emaline Thompson.
  • Samuel Justin Riggs passed away in 1920 in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clisby Riggs
1832–1899
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Martha Thompson
1839–
Birth Location: Tennessee
MT

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Riggs
1865–1920
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Clisby D. Riggs
1832–1899
Tennessee
Martha (Emaline) Thompson
1839–
Tennessee
Grandparents
James Thompson
1800–1870
, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Jenny (Jane) Read
1802–1863
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Felps Read
1768–1835
Hannah Noe
1773–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Noe
1740–1830
Catherine Kimbrough
1750–1830

Samuel Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1865
Jan. 7, 1865
Birth of Samuel Justin Riggs in Tennessee
Tennessee
1920
Jun. 9, 1920
Age 55
Death of Samuel Justin Riggs in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee
Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan. 7, 1865
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun. 9, 1920
    Event Place: Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee
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