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Stephen Franklin Riggs 1840 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAY 1840

Birth Location: Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 FEB 1911

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Father: John Riggs

Mother: Permelia Collier

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In 1840, Stephen Franklin Riggs entered the world in Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA, born to John Wesley Riggs and Permelia Collier. Stephen Franklin Riggs passed away in 1911 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Stephen Franklin Riggs entered the world in Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA, born to John Wesley Riggs and Permelia Collier.
  • Stephen Franklin Riggs passed away in 1911 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA.

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Stephen Riggs's Ancestors

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Stephen Riggs
1840 – 1911
Birth Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Wesley Riggs
1810 – 1866
Pennsylvania
Permelia Collier
1816 – 1878
Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Eve) Collier,
1787 – 1876
Powells Valley, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly") Renfro
1795 – 1875
Henry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt III,
1743 – 1820
Grizelda Taylor
1756 – 1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Collier
1707 – 1773
Elizabeth Meredith
1710 – 1753

Stephen Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1840
16 MAY 1840
Birth of Stephen Franklin Riggs in Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
1911
4 FEB 1911
Age 71
Death of Stephen Franklin Riggs in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1840
    Event Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1911
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    70

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