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Sarah Riggs 1824–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1824

Birth Location: Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1903

Death Location: Hopewell, Holmes County, Ohio

Father: John Riggs

Mother: Mary Philips

Spouse(s): Samuel Murray

Children(s): Samuel Murray, Mary Murray, John Murray, George Murray, Sarah Murray, Loretta Murray, Della Murray

Sarah Riggs was born in 1824 in Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Riggs And Mary Philips. In 1880, Sarah Riggs resided in Ripley, Holmes, Ohio, USA. Sarah Riggs married Samuel Murray, and had children including Della Ann Murray, George M Murray, John Riggs Murray, Loretta Frances Murray, Mary Jane Murray, Samuel Houston Murray, Sarah Elizabeth Murray. Sarah Riggs passed away in 1903 in Hopewell, Holmes County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Sarah Riggs was born in 1824 in Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Riggs And Mary Philips.
  • In 1880, Sarah Riggs resided in Ripley, Holmes, Ohio, USA.
  • Sarah Riggs married Samuel Murray, and had children including Della Ann Murray, George M Murray, John Riggs Murray, Loretta Frances Murray, Mary Jane Murray, Samuel Houston Murray, Sarah Elizabeth Murray.
  • Sarah Riggs passed away in 1903 in Hopewell, Holmes County, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Riggs
1800–1848
Birth Location: Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Philips
1800–1882
Birth Location: St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Murray
1821–1902
Birth Location: Allegheny, Pittsburgh County, Pennsylvania
SM

Children(s)

Samuel Murray
1863–1936
Birth Location: Library, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
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Mary Murray
1846–1872
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MM
John Murray
1849–1921
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JM
George Murray
1852–1871
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Sarah Murray
1855–1933
Birth Location: Snowden, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Loretta Murray
1858–1937
Birth Location: Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
LM
Della Murray
1866–1949
Birth Location: Monroe, Holmes, Ohio, United States
DM

Sarah Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Riggs
1824–1903
Birth Place: Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Riggs
1800–1848
Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Philips
1800–1882
St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Riggs) Sr
1764–1843
Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Mary Higbee
1764–1853
Trenton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
Anna Brower
1741–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Higbee
1710–1750
Abram Brouwer
1701–
Elizabeth Ackerman
1704–1787

Sarah Riggs's Descendants

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Sarah Riggs (31 Jul 1824–12 Aug 1903) m. Samuel Murray (4 Dec 1821–8 Mar 1902)
  1. 1. Samuel (Houston) Murray 1863–1936
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Murray 1846–1872
  3. 3. John (Riggs) Murray 1849–1921 m. Lucy (L) McClelland 1851–1921
    1. 1. McClelland (Dalton) Murray 1885–1964
  4. 4. George (M) Murray 1852–1871
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Murray 1855–1933 m. David (Keifer) Croco 1850–1935
    1. 1. Jessie (Ellen) Croco 1877–1948 m. Bert (Amelius) Clark 1877–1957
      1. 1. Marguerite (Bertelle) Clark 1903–1982 m. Ralph Cutter 1903–1981
        1. 1. Marylan (Jean) Cutter 1928–2012 m. Roy (Raymond) Priebe 1925–2005
        2. 2. Elaine (Frances) Cutter 1926–2021
        3. 3. Betty (Ann) Cutter 1939–2017 m. Donald (Alan) Bowman 1936–1999
      2. 2. Kenneth (Croco) Clark 1914–1986 m. Elizabeth ("Betty" Louise) Basler 1914–2001
        1. 1. Linda (Jane) Clark 1938–2017 m. Wm (Frank) DeJong 1925–1990
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Pauline) Clark 1904–1905
      4. 4. Paul Clark 1906–1906
      5. 5. Willard Clark 1909–1909
    2. 2. Tudie (Lois) Croco 1887–1986 m. Roy (K) Jordan 1885–1973
      1. 1. Dorthy (Iola) Jordan 1910– m. John (Graves "Jake") Whitten 1909–1972
      2. 2. Elizabeth Jordan 1912–1988
      3. 3. Marjorie Jordan 1924–
    3. 3. Mary (Caroline) Croco 1889–1977 m. John (E) Crummel 1883–1944
      1. 1. Dana (May) Crummel 1912–1992 m. George (Edward) Ratay 1916–2004
      2. 2. Arlyn (Gertrude) Crummel 1911–1989 m. Paul (H) Foust 1907–1966 m. Herbert (L) Knapp 1907–1990
      3. 3. Lois (Marie) Crummel 1915–1920
      4. 4. David (Calvin) Crummel 1920–1990 m. Anita (Rae) Totten 1920–2003
    4. 4. Hattie (Fern) Croco 1892–1978 m. Gerald Close 1890–1969
      1. 1. Jean Close 1927–2009 m. Richard (Lawrence) Appleton 1924–1992
    5. 5. Lucy (Belle) Croco 1874–1900 m. Charles (A.) Wilson 1869–1951
    6. 6. Jennie (Gertrude) Croco 1878–1958 m. Miller (Allen) Stallman 1875–1958
      1. 1. Rollin (David) Stallman 1914–1997
      2. 2. Mildred (Gertrude) Stallman 1900–1978 m. Sylvester (Harris) Baker 1902–1956
        1. 1. Marjory (Jean) Baker 1927–1993 m. William (Harold) Biggs 1925–1991
        2. 2. Florence (Lucille) Baker 1922–2018 m. Russell (L) Dilgard 1919–1986
      3. 3. Ralph (C) Stallman 1903–1984
      4. 4. Roy (Allen) Stallman 1908–1998
  6. 6. Loretta (Frances) Murray 1858–1937 m. Clark (Montgomery) Young 1856–1908
    1. 1. Earle (Montgomery) Young 1887–1945 m. Laura (May) Cuthbert 1891–1920 m. Bertha Drake 1880–1965
      1. 1. Clarke Young 1917–2010 m. June (Alice) Edwards 1917–1999
    2. 2. Paul (Murray) Young 1884–1938 m. Alice (Victoria) Stenerson 1884–1983
      1. 1. Yvonne (Virginia) Young 1916–2000 m. Roy (Kenneth) Rietz 1914–1979
        1. 1. Paula (Kay) Rietz 1951–1997
      2. 2. Robert (Paul "Rip") Young 1919–2010 m. Arvilla (Frances) Cates 1917–1996 m. Bettye (Jean) Bean 1924–2004
    3. 3. Lorena (Dell) Young 1890–1956 m. Claude (Harold) Peirce 1889–1947
    4. 4. Roland (Caldwell) Young 1896–1954 m. Ruth (Iris) Beam 1899–1970
      1. 1. Ruth (Madelynn) Young 1920–1998 m. John (M) Wright 1916–1986 m. Bruce Redpath 1917–
      2. 2. Barbara (E) Young 1921–2014 m. Edward (J) Walker 1917–1993
      3. 3. Robert (C) Young 1929–1974
  7. 7. Della (Ann) Murray 1866–1949 m. John (Edward) Tschantz 1867–1951
    1. 1. Ena (May) Tschantz 1906–1997 m. Kenneth (A) Jarvis 1904–1938
      1. 1. Richard (Tschantz) Jarvis 1926–2014
      2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Jarvis 1932–1939
    2. 2. Evelyn (Irene) Tschantz 1912–1927
    3. 3. John (Ralph) Tschantz 1903–1987 m. Louise Whitmore 1905–1997
    4. 4. Helen (Sarah) Tschantz 1897–1966 m. Earl (Ellsworth) Young 1891–1961
      1. 1. John (Earl) Young 1920–2001 m. Hortense (Sybil) Groves 1920–1999
      2. 2. William (H) Young 1926–
    5. 5. Marie (Lulu) Tschantz 1893–1968 m. William (Mckinley) Bower 1890–1972
      1. 1. Robert (W) Bower 1917–2007 m. Evelyn (Dorthea) Forslund 1918–2007
        1. 1. Roberta (Evelyn) Bower 1940–2010 m. Edward (Eugene) Parvin 1941–2005
      2. 2. Eleanor Bower 1913–1991 m. Douglas (Cecil) McClellan 1912–1992
        1. 1. Caroline (Elinor) McClellan 1939–1962
      3. 3. Gladys Bower 1920–1969 m. Paul (William) Baumgarten 1921–2002
      4. 4. Bessie (Mae) Bower 1922–1943

Sarah Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1824
31 Jul 1824
Birth of Sarah Riggs in Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 56
Sarah Riggs resided here in Ripley, Holmes, Ohio, USA
Ripley, Holmes, Ohio, USA
1903
12 Aug 1903
Age 79
Death of Sarah Riggs in Hopewell, Holmes County, Ohio
Hopewell, Holmes County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1824
    Event Place: Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ripley, Holmes, Ohio; Roll: 1034; Family History Film: 1255034; Page: 404C; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0529

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ripley, Holmes, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ripley, Holmes, Ohio; Roll: 1034; Family History Film: 1255034; Page: 404C; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0529

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Hopewell, Holmes County, Ohio
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