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Walter Washington Riggs 1870–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 September 1870

Birth Location: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 11 April 1956

Death Location: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Henry Riggs

Mother: Julia Rouse

Spouse(s): Magie Riggs

Children(s): Edgar Riggs, Dollie Jewett, Alva Riggs, Ollie Riggs

Walter Washington Riggs was born in 1870 in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Henry C Riggs And Julia Ann Riggs Rouse. Walter Washington Riggs married Magie Mary Margaret Riggs, and had children including Alva Nelson Riggs, Dollie Jewett, Edgar Julius Riggs, Ollie Riggs. Walter Washington Riggs passed away in 1956 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Washington Riggs was born in 1870 in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Henry C Riggs And Julia Ann Riggs Rouse.
  • Walter Washington Riggs married Magie Mary Margaret Riggs, and had children including Alva Nelson Riggs, Dollie Jewett, Edgar Julius Riggs, Ollie Riggs.
  • Walter Washington Riggs passed away in 1956 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Walter Riggs's Ancestors

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Walter Riggs
1870–1956
Birth Place: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Henry C. Riggs
1839–1893
Kentucky, United States of America
Julia (Ann Riggs) Rouse
1846–1936
Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (F) Rouse
1791–1873
New Jersey, USA
Mary ("Polly" Payne) Rouse
1803–1893
Bath County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Payne
1783–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Riggs's Descendants

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Walter (Washington) Riggs (18 September 1870–11 April 1956) m. Magie (Mary Margaret) Riggs (15 April 1873–27 November 1945)
  1. 1. Edgar (Julius) Riggs 1900–1998
  2. 2. Dollie Jewett 1908–1926
  3. 3. Alva (Nelson) Riggs 1902–1924
  4. 4. Ollie Riggs 1908–1913

Walter Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1870
18 September 1870
Birth of Walter Washington Riggs in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
1956
11 April 1956
Age 86
Death of Walter Washington Riggs in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 September 1870
    Event Place: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1956
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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