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William Sherman Riggs 1865–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1865

Birth Location: Hyland, Clay County, Indiana

Death Date: 9 Nov 1940

Death Location: Drury, Douglas, Missouri, United States

Father: George Riggs

Mother: Martha Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Housley, Martha Mears

Children(s): Oscar Riggs, Noble Riggs, Thomas Riggs, John Riggs, William Riggs, Elbert Riggs, Leola Riggs, Maynard Riggs, Joseph Riggs, Martha Riggs, Emmett Riggs

William Sherman Riggs was born in 1865 in Hyland, Clay County, Indiana, the child of George Washington Riggs And Martha Eleanor Smith. William Sherman Riggs married Martha Jane Mears, Sarah Elizabeth Sadie Housley, and had children including Elbert Lloyd Riggs, Emmett Troy Riggs, John Franklin Frank Riggs, Joseph Edward Riggs, Leola Lee Riggs, Martha Jane Riggs, Maynard Hubbard Riggs, Noble Washington Riggs, Oscar Hadley Riggs, Thomas Leonard Riggs, William Ernest Riggs. William Sherman Riggs passed away in 1940 in Drury, Douglas, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • William Sherman Riggs was born in 1865 in Hyland, Clay County, Indiana, the child of George Washington Riggs And Martha Eleanor Smith.
  • William Sherman Riggs married Martha Jane Mears, Sarah Elizabeth Sadie Housley, and had children including Elbert Lloyd Riggs, Emmett Troy Riggs, John Franklin Frank Riggs, Joseph Edward Riggs, Leola Lee Riggs, Martha Jane Riggs, Maynard Hubbard Riggs, Noble Washington Riggs, Oscar Hadley Riggs, Thomas Leonard Riggs, William Ernest Riggs.
  • William Sherman Riggs passed away in 1940 in Drury, Douglas, Missouri, United States.

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William Riggs's Ancestors

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William Riggs
1865–1940
Birth Place: Hyland, Clay County, Indiana
Parents
George Washington Riggs
1835–1906
Page, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Eleanor) Smith
1839–1923
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Riggs
1802–1855
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Millie (Ann) cabbage
1802–1870
Tennessee USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Riggs
1783–1855
Ruth Murray
1782–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Shadrack Murray
1756–1840
Hannah Perry
1771–1850

William Riggs's Descendants

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William (Sherman) Riggs (11 Mar 1865–9 Nov 1940) m. Sarah (Elizabeth ( Sadie )) Housley (03 FEB 1871–23 SEP 1908) m. Martha (Jane) Mears (2 Aug 1878–28 Jun 1957)
  1. 1. Oscar (Hadley) Riggs 1910–1980 m. Naomi (Lydia) Bay 1916–1988
  2. 2. Noble (Washington) Riggs 1903–1985
  3. 3. Thomas (Leonard) Riggs 1898–1967
  4. 4. John (Franklin "Frank") Riggs 1886–1953
  5. 5. William (Ernest) Riggs 1905–1984
  6. 6. Elbert (Lloyd) Riggs 1896–1959
  7. 7. Leola (Lee) Riggs 1889–1918
  8. 8. Maynard (Hubbard) Riggs 1901–1985
  9. 9. Joseph (Edward) Riggs 1894–1904
  10. 10. Martha (Jane) Riggs 1891–1974
  11. 11. Emmett (Troy) Riggs 1913–1975

William Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1865
11 Mar 1865
Birth of William Sherman Riggs in Hyland, Clay County, Indiana
Hyland, Clay County, Indiana
1940
9 Nov 1940
Age 75
Death of William Sherman Riggs in Drury, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Drury, Douglas, Missouri, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Hyland, Clay County, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1940
    Event Place: Drury, Douglas, Missouri, United States

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