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Samuel Homer Riggs 1913 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1913

Birth Location: Pulaski, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 2001

Death Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Father: Charles Riggs

Mother: Meta Saltwell

Spouse(s): Lucille Ruff

Children(s):

The story of Samuel Homer Riggs began in 1913 in Pulaski, Indiana, USA. Samuel Homer Riggs married Lucille E Ruff. Samuel Homer Riggs passed away in 2001 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Homer Riggs began in 1913 in Pulaski, Indiana, USA.
  • Samuel Homer Riggs married Lucille E Ruff.
  • Samuel Homer Riggs passed away in 2001 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Samuel Riggs's Ancestors

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Samuel Riggs
1913 – 2001
Birth Place: Pulaski, Indiana, USA
Parents
Charles Oral Riggs
1883 – 1975
Pulaski, Pulaski, Indiana, USA
Meta (Augusta) Saltwell
1883 – 1959
Meckinburg, Schwerin, Germany
Grandparents
Samuel (David) Riggs
1818 – 1896
Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
Esther Baughman
1847 – 1928
Wadkins, Union, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Riggs
1750 – 1820
Anna Woodruff
1756 – 1808

Samuel Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1913
7 Aug 1913
Birth of Samuel Homer Riggs in Pulaski, Indiana, USA
Pulaski, Indiana, USA
2001
2001
Age 88
Death of Samuel Homer Riggs in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Pulaski, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2001
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

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