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William Reeves Riggs 1865 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1865

Birth Location: Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA

Death Date: 26 June 1923

Death Location: Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States

Father: William Riggs

Mother: Sarah Reeves

Spouse(s): Priscilla Barnhurst

Children(s): Samuel Riggs

In 1865, William Reeves Riggs Sr entered the world in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA, born to William Sears Riggs and Sarah Reeves. In 1870, William Reeves Riggs Sr resided in Kanasah, Kane, Utah Territory, USA. In 1880, William Reeves Riggs Sr resided in Panguitch, Iron, Utah, USA. William Reeves Riggs Sr married Priscilla Sophia Barnhurst, and had children including Samuel Barnhurst Riggs. William Reeves Riggs Sr passed away in 1923 in Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1865, William Reeves Riggs Sr entered the world in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA, born to William Sears Riggs and Sarah Reeves.
  • In 1870, William Reeves Riggs Sr resided in Kanasah, Kane, Utah Territory, USA.
  • In 1880, William Reeves Riggs Sr resided in Panguitch, Iron, Utah, USA.
  • William Reeves Riggs Sr married Priscilla Sophia Barnhurst, and had children including Samuel Barnhurst Riggs.
  • William Reeves Riggs Sr passed away in 1923 in Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Riggs
1830 – 1923
Birth Location: Quincy, Putnam, Illinois, USA
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Sarah Reeves
1837 – 1893
Birth Location: Fauls Green, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Barnhurst
1868 – 1931
Birth Location: Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah
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Children(s)

Samuel Riggs
1891 – 1950
Birth Location: Hatch,Garfield,Utah
SR

William Riggs's Ancestors

Self
William Riggs
1865 – 1923
Birth Place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA
Parents
William Sears Riggs
1830 – 1923
Quincy, Putnam, Illinois, USA
Sarah Reeves
1837 – 1893
Fauls Green, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Riggs
1798 – 1849
Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Mary Gilman
1802 – 1860
Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
William Reeves
1801 – 1845
Shropshire, England
Frances (M.) Long
1803 – 1885
Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1765 – 1835
Elizabeth Walker
1765 – 1846
Henry Gilman
1754 – 1840
Margaret Smith
1755 –
William Reeves
1769 –
Sarah Davies
1770 –
Able Long
1766 –
Elizabeth Ridgeway
1755 – 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1740 – 1827
Chloe Masters
James Walker
1745 –
William Reeves
1747 –
Elizabeth Wild

William Riggs's Descendants

1.
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William (Reeves) Riggs (22 May 1865 – 26 June 1923) m. Priscilla (Sophia) Barnhurst (6 May 1868 – 16 May 1931)
  1. 1. Samuel (Barnhurst) Riggs (17 Oct 1891 – 29 August 1950) m. Effel (Harmon) Burrows (22 December 1893 – 1 Oct 1991)
    1. 1. Omega Riggs (27 July 1911 – 30 August 2004) m. Cloyd (Delton) Campbell (29 December 1910 – 26 January 1988)
      1. 1. Yvonne Campbell (abt 1938 – ) m. Russell (Marvin) Wilson (9 February 1932 – 16 July 2011)
        1. 1. Corene Wilson (abt 1965 – ) m. Alan (Dale) Jolley (abt 1962 – )

William Riggs's Timeline

7 Records

1865
22 May 1865
Birth of William Reeves Riggs Sr in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA
Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA
1870
1870
Age 5
William Reeves Riggs Sr resided here in Kanasah, Kane, Utah Territory, USA
Kanasah, Kane, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
William Reeves Riggs Sr resided here in Panguitch, Iron, Utah, USA
Panguitch, Iron, Utah, USA
1900
1900
Age 35
William Reeves Riggs Sr resided here in Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
1910
1910
Age 45
William Reeves Riggs Sr resided here in Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
1920
1920
Age 55
William Reeves Riggs Sr resided here in Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
1923
26 June 1923
Age 58
Death of William Reeves Riggs Sr in Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States
Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1865
    Event Place: Cedar City, Iron, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah; Roll: T625_1862; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 77
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Panguitch, Iron, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 342C; Enumeration District: 020
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kanasah, Kane, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 475B; Family History Library Film: 553110
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0095
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah; Roll: T624_1603; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375616

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kanasah, Kane, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kanasah, Kane, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 475B; Family History Library Film: 553110

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Panguitch, Iron, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Panguitch, Iron, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 342C; Enumeration District: 020

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0095

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah; Roll: T624_1603; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375616

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah; Roll: T625_1862; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah; Genealogies and Biographies; R; Privates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1923
    Event Place: Hatch, Garfield, Utah, United States
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