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Sarah Ann Riggs 1833–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1833

Birth Location: Snowden, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1904

Death Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Riggs

Mother: Sarah Cooper

Spouse(s): John Maits

Children(s): Cooper Maits, John Maits, Ella Maits, Anna Maits, Henry Maits, Milton Maits, Elizabeth Maits, Ninnie Maits

In 1833, Sarah Ann Riggs entered the world in Snowden, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Joseph Riggs And Sarah Cooper. In 1870, Sarah Ann Riggs resided in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1900, Sarah Ann Riggs resided in Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah Ann Riggs married John Maits, and had children including Anna Catherine Maits, Cooper Maits, Elizabeth I Maits, Ella M Maits, Henry Hollis Maits, John Maits, Milton Howard Maits, Ninnie Maits. Sarah Ann Riggs passed away in 1904 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, Sarah Ann Riggs entered the world in Snowden, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Joseph Riggs And Sarah Cooper.
  • In 1870, Sarah Ann Riggs resided in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1900, Sarah Ann Riggs resided in Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Sarah Ann Riggs married John Maits, and had children including Anna Catherine Maits, Cooper Maits, Elizabeth I Maits, Ella M Maits, Henry Hollis Maits, John Maits, Milton Howard Maits, Ninnie Maits.
  • Sarah Ann Riggs passed away in 1904 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Riggs
1794–1865
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah Cooper
1804–1895
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
SC

Spouses(s)

John Maits
1830–1911
Birth Location: Upper St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
JM

Children(s)

Cooper Maits
1858–1925
Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Maits
1861–1864
Birth Location: –
JM
Ella Maits
1862–1891
Birth Location: Snowden Twp, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
EM
Anna Maits
1862–1929
Birth Location: Snowden, Allegheny County, United States of America
AM
Henry Maits
1868–1943
Birth Location: Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
HM
Milton Maits
1868–1941
Birth Location: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
MM
Elizabeth Maits
1856–1943
Birth Location: Library, Snowden Twp. Allegheny Co. PA
EM
Ninnie Maits
1863–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
NM

Sarah Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Riggs
1833–1904
Birth Place: Snowden, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Riggs
1794–1865
Peters Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Cooper
1804–1895
Pennsylvania
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

1.
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Sarah (Ann) Riggs (5 Sep 1833–25 Jan 1904) m. John Maits (7 Apr 1830–22 May 1911)
  1. 1. Cooper Maits 1858–1925 m. Martha (Margery) Ritchey 1865–1947
    1. 1. Margaret (Ethel) Maits 1893–1984 m. Charles (Benoit Lebon Jr) II 1895–1972
      1. 1. Maits (Dean) Lebon 1923–2002
      2. 2. Charles (Benoit Lebon Jr.) III 1921–2003
    2. 2. Sylvia (Marie) Maits 1904–1969 m. John (Frederick) Rhodes 1903–1989
      1. 1. Frederick (Dale) Rhodes 1923–1989
    3. 3. John (Cooper) Maits 1898–1958
    4. 4. Alda (E) Maits 1902–1988 m. Leon (S) Snyder 1900–1981
      1. 1. Margrie Snyder 1924–
    5. 5. Sarah (Blanche) Maits 1895–1976 m. Raymond McElheny 1892–1983
      1. 1. Raymond (Blair) McElheny 1914–1955 m. Alma (Martha) Gollnisch 1913–1993
        1. 1. Blair (Allen) McElheny 1949–2016
      2. 2. William (Victor) McElheny 1922–2005 m. Helen (Olga) Tercheck 1922–
  2. 2. John Maits 1861–1864
  3. 3. Ella (M) Maits 1862–1891 m. Demas (C) Chamberlain 1860–1903
    1. 1. Anna (Mae) Chamberlain 1889–1982 m. James (Homer) Philips 1878–1971
  4. 4. Anna (Catherine) Maits 1862–1929 m. James (Blackmore) Phillips 1864–1934
    1. 1. Anna (Katherine) Philips 1892–1978 m. Ferdinand (Herman) Schmitt 1897–1945
    2. 2. Edna (Marie) Philips 1903–1961 m. Rudolph (Andrew) Friden 1900–1971
      1. 1. James (Erick) Friden 1923–2000 m. Elsie (Elizabeth) Ford 1924–2005
  5. 5. Henry (Hollis) Maits 1868–1943 m. Iola (May) Limmerman 1867–1947
    1. 1. Nellie (May Maits) Campbell 1895–1976
    2. 2. Henry (Roland) Maits 1890–1949 m. Edna Miller 1888–1983
      1. 1. Rolland (Miller) Maits 1916–1998 m. Grace (R) Campbell 1921–2012
        1. 1. Rolland (Ray) Maits 1948–2000
      2. 2. Elizabeth (May "Betty") Maits 1919–2009 m. Thor (Oscar) Olson 1916–1997
  6. 6. Milton (Howard) Maits 1868–1941 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Hummel 1869–1940
    1. 1. Joseph (Philips) Maits 1898–1911
    2. 2. Harold (Samuel) Maits 1892–1949 m. Edna (Ruth) Bryars 1892–1943
      1. 1. Marion (Vernon) Maits 1916–1970 m. Eva (Ilda) Odam 1921–2002
    3. 3. Mamie (H) Maits 1894–1986 m. Raymond (Roy Newport) Sr 1892–1958
      1. 1. Verna (Ethel) Newport 1917–1994 m. Joe (Hudson) Marchman 1913–1971
      2. 2. William (Raymond) Newport 1920–1977
      3. 3. Clifford (Lawrence) Newport 1922–2008
      4. 4. Wanda (Iris) Newport 1928–2017 m. Robert (Eugene "Pete") Pitts 1928–1989
    4. 4. George (Howard) Maits 1896–1962 m. Minnie (L) Pierce 1903–
      1. 1. Thomas (William) Maits 1924–1988
      2. 2. Richard (Allen) Maits 1926–
    5. 5. Laura (Jane) Maits 1897–1918
    6. 6. Charles (Amos) Maits 1900–1966 m. Leora (Frances) Pickett 1906–1983
      1. 1. Frances (Joann) Maits 1939–2009
    7. 7. Sarah (Grace) Maits 1902–1972 m. George (H.) Morris 1898–
      1. 1. George (Henry Morris) Jr 1934–1995
      2. 2. Margaret (Katherine) Morris 1923–1988 m. Carl (Edward) Howze 1923– m. Charles (Arthur) Thompson 1923–1974
        1. 1. Alice (Elaine) Thompson 1950–1952
      3. 3. Cecelia Morris 1929–1996
      4. 4. Agee (Carwell) Morris 1937–1995
    8. 8. Alice (J) Maits 1905–1972
    9. 9. Verna (Katherine) Maits 1907–
    10. 10. Roy (Allen) Maits 1910–1986 m. Maude (Ludell) Register 1915–2002
      1. 1. Milton (Howard) Maits 1941–1989 m. Sharon (Lee) Carlone 1946–2009
    11. 11. Robert (Lee) Maits 1914–1965
    12. 12. Baby Maits 1917–1917
  7. 7. Elizabeth (I) Maits 1856–1943 m. Jesse (E) Philips 1862–1915
  8. 8. Ninnie Maits 1863–

Sarah Riggs's Timeline

4 Records

1833
5 Sep 1833
Birth of Sarah Ann Riggs in Snowden, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Snowden, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 37
Sarah Ann Riggs resided here in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 67
Sarah Ann Riggs resided here in Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1904
25 Jan 1904
Age 71
Death of Sarah Ann Riggs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1833
    Event Place: Snowden, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 076101-078700
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1299; Page: 447B; Family History Library Film: 552798
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1365; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0344; FHL microfilm: 1241365
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1299; Page: 447B; Family History Library Film: 552798

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bethel, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1365; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0344; FHL microfilm: 1241365

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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