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Willie H Riggs 1905–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1905

Birth Location: Hayneville, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 21 Jun 1970

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: Nelson Riggs

Mother: Mariah Dandridge

Spouse(s): Lula Hale

Children(s): Carrie Riggs, Bernice Riggs

Willie H Riggs was born in 1905 in Hayneville, Alabama, USA, the child of Nelson Riggs And Mariah Dandridge. In 1910, Willie H Riggs resided in Precinct 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA. Willie H Riggs married Lula Hale, and had children including Bernice Riggs, Carrie Lesteen Riggs, Ellen Fay Riggs, Willie C Riggs. Willie H Riggs passed away in 1970 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie H Riggs was born in 1905 in Hayneville, Alabama, USA, the child of Nelson Riggs And Mariah Dandridge.
  • In 1910, Willie H Riggs resided in Precinct 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
  • Willie H Riggs married Lula Hale, and had children including Bernice Riggs, Carrie Lesteen Riggs, Ellen Fay Riggs, Willie C Riggs.
  • Willie H Riggs passed away in 1970 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nelson Riggs
1879–1958
Birth Location: Selma Dallas, Alabama
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Mariah Dandridge
1877–1965
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Lula Hale
1908–1955
Birth Location: Alabama
LH

Children(s)

Carrie Riggs
1931–1994
Birth Location: Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
CR
Bernice Riggs
1936–2008
Birth Location: Hayneville Lowndes County, Alabama, Genesee, New York, USA
BR

Willie Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Willie Riggs
1905–1970
Birth Place: Hayneville, Alabama, USA
Parents
Nelson Riggs
1879–1958
Selma Dallas, Alabama
Mariah Dandridge
1877–1965
Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Dave Riggs
1842–
Alabama
Celie Riggs
1844–
Alabama
Squire Dandridge
1852–1936
Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
Sophia Nelson
1860–1930
Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Dandridge
1826–
Caroline Dandridge
1830–
Frank Nelson
1832–1917
Rosa Soil\Grant
1835–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Riggs's Descendants

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Willie (H) Riggs (15 May 1905–21 Jun 1970) m. Lula Hale (abt 1908–18 Jun 1955)
  1. 1. Carrie (Lesteen) Riggs 1931–1994 m. Howard (L) Woods 1931–2009 m. Aaron (Leroy) Knight 1926–2000
  2. 2. Bernice Riggs 1936–2008

Willie Riggs's Timeline

8 Records

1905
15 May 1905
Birth of Willie H Riggs in Hayneville, Alabama, USA
Hayneville, Alabama, USA
1906
18 Dec 1906
Age 1
Birth of Willie H Riggs in Hayneville, Alabama, USA
Hayneville, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Willie H Riggs resided here in Precinct 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Precinct 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Willie H Riggs resided here in Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Willie H Riggs resided here in Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Willie H Riggs resided here in Rural, Lowndes, Alabama
Rural, Lowndes, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 35
Willie H Riggs resided here in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1970
21 Jun 1970
Age 65
Death of Willie H Riggs in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Hayneville, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00054; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 43-16A
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 421-01-9141; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: T625_29; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 96
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0004
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 4, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: T624_22; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374035

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1905
    Event Place: Hayneville, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 231

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 4, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: T624_22; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374035

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: T625_29; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 96

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lowndes, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00054; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 43-16A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 231
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00054; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 43-16A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1970
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 421-01-9141; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
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