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Thomas Riggs 1814 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1814

Birth Location: Caswell Co, NC

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Person Co, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Riggs

Mother: Mary Harris

Spouse(s): Eliza Reid

Children(s):

The story of Thomas Riggs Jr. began in 1814 in Caswell Co, NC. Thomas Riggs Jr. married Eliza W. Reid. Thomas Riggs Jr. passed away in 1880 in Person Co, North Carolina, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Riggs Jr. began in 1814 in Caswell Co, NC.
  • Thomas Riggs Jr. married Eliza W. Reid.
  • Thomas Riggs Jr. passed away in 1880 in Person Co, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Riggs
1792 – 1846
Birth Location: Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Harris
1794 – 1849
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Reid
1821 – 1888
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Thomas Riggs's Ancestors

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Thomas Riggs
1814 – 1880
Birth Place: Caswell Co, NC
Parents
Thomas Riggs
1792 – 1846
Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Harris
1794 – 1849
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Riggs's Timeline

11 Records

1813
1813
Birth of Thomas Riggs Jr. in Caswell Co, NC
Caswell Co, NC
1814
1814
Birth of Thomas Riggs Jr. in Caswell Co, NC
Caswell Co, NC
1814
Abt 1814
Birth of Thomas Riggs Jr. in Caswell Co, NC
Caswell Co, NC
1815
abt 1815
Age 1
Birth of Thomas Riggs Jr. in Caswell Co, NC
Caswell Co, NC
1815
abt 1815
Age 1
Birth of Thomas Riggs Jr. in Caswell Co, NC
Caswell Co, NC
1850
1850
Age 36
Thomas Riggs Jr. resided here in Milton, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Milton, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 56
Thomas Riggs Jr. resided here in Leasburg, Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Leasburg, Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
Thomas Riggs Jr. resided here in Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
Death of Thomas Riggs Jr. in Cheraw, South Carolina
Cheraw, South Carolina
1880
1880
Age 66
Death of Thomas Riggs Jr. in Person Co, North Carolina, USA
Person Co, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
Death of Thomas Riggs Jr. in Person Co, North Carolina, USA
Person Co, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Caswell Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Caswell Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Caswell Co, NC
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: 623; Page: 195b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Caswell Co, NC
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1128; Page: 368A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1814
    Event Place: Caswell Co, NC
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: 956; Page: 259C; Enumeration District: 016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: 623; Page: 195b
    [2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Leasburg, Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1128; Page: 368A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Leasburg, Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: 956; Page: 259C; Enumeration District: 016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cheraw, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Person Co, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Person Co, North Carolina, USA
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