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William Finis Riggs 1864–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1864

Birth Location: Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1926

Death Location: Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Logan Riggs

Mother: Elizabeth Bryant

Spouse(s): Katie Kizer, Mary Bates

Children(s): Kathren Riggs, Arch Riggs, Mary Riggs, Cannie Riggs, Della Riggs, Mazie Riggs, William Riggs, Bedford Riggs, Gordan Riggs, Rosa Riggs, Abraham Riggs

In 1864, William Finis Riggs entered the world in Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA, born to Logan Thomas Riggs And Elizabeth Jane Bryant. William Finis Riggs married Katie Kathren Kizer, Mary Elizabeth Bates, and had children including Abraham Zanuel Riggs, Arch Cornelius Riggs, Bedford Bates Riggs, Cannie Riggs, Della C Dell Riggs, Gordan L Riggs, Kathren Mildred Riggs, Mary Sue Sudie Riggs, Mazie Riggs, Rosa Macdowell Mack Riggs, William Clifford Riggs. William Finis Riggs passed away in 1926 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1864, William Finis Riggs entered the world in Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA, born to Logan Thomas Riggs And Elizabeth Jane Bryant.
  • William Finis Riggs married Katie Kathren Kizer, Mary Elizabeth Bates, and had children including Abraham Zanuel Riggs, Arch Cornelius Riggs, Bedford Bates Riggs, Cannie Riggs, Della C Dell Riggs, Gordan L Riggs, Kathren Mildred Riggs, Mary Sue Sudie Riggs, Mazie Riggs, Rosa Macdowell Mack Riggs, William Clifford Riggs.
  • William Finis Riggs passed away in 1926 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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William Riggs's Ancestors

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William Riggs
1864–1926
Birth Place: Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Logan Thomas Riggs
1838–1901
Daviess County, Kentucky
Elizabeth (Jane) Bryant
1840–1887
McLean,Daviess,Kentucky
Grandparents
William (Buchanan Buck) Riggs
1817–1887
Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, USA
Alicy (C.) Scott
1821–1917
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Riggs's Descendants

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William (Finis) Riggs (8 Jun 1864–10 May 1926) m. Katie (Kathren) Kizer (20 February 1893–9 February 1962) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bates (28 Oct 1865–27 Feb 1933)
  1. 1. Kathren (Mildred) Riggs 1924–1988 m. William (Earnest) Pope 1918–2003
  2. 2. Arch (Cornelius) Riggs 1884–1966
  3. 3. Mary (Sue " Sudie") Riggs 1906–1981
  4. 4. Cannie Riggs 1886–1961
  5. 5. Della (C. Dell) Riggs 1888–1981
  6. 6. Mazie Riggs 1892–1953
  7. 7. William (Clifford) Riggs 1895–1961
  8. 8. Bedford (Bates) Riggs 1899–1948
  9. 9. Gordan (L) Riggs 1901–1902
  10. 10. Rosa (MacDowell"Mack") Riggs 1903–1975
  11. 11. Abraham (Zanuel) Riggs 1909–1978

William Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1864
8 Jun 1864
Birth of William Finis Riggs in Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
1926
10 May 1926
Age 62
Death of William Finis Riggs in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1864
    Event Place: Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1926
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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