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 1795 - 1863 (68 years)
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| Name |
Rachel Riggs |
| Born |
13 Mar 1795 |
Maryland, United States  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Buried |
Aug 1863 |
Monroe County, Ohio, United States [1] |
Address:
Rinard Mills Cemetery |
| Died |
2 Aug 1863 |
Ludlow, Washington County, Ohio, United States [1] |
| History / Bio |
1881 [2] |
| History of Washington County, Ohio (H. Z. Williams & Bro., 1881) p701 |
David Edwards settled in Ludlow in 1819, and resided there until his death in 1848. He was born in Maryland in 1792, and in 1817 was married to Rachel Riggs, a native of West Virginia, born in 1795. She died in 1863. Mr. Edwards was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was the father of eight children, seven of whom survive and reside as follows: Mrs. Mary Scott, in Washington Territory; Mrs. Priscilla Griffiths, in Brooklyn, New York; James, in Belpre, this county; Charles, in West Virginia; William A. W., in Missouri; B. W. in Ludlow, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hooper, in West Virginia; Harriet is deceased; Baswell W., born in 1833, married in 1856 to Arminto Hooper, born in 1838, and has ten children: Nancy J. wife of S. Cline; Rachel F., wife of I. Moore; Benson B., Priscilla I., Mary B., Minerva J., Margaret A., Rebecca, Amanda Fl., and Sarah I.
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| Person ID |
I11075 |
TangledRoots |
| Last Modified |
20 Aug 2021 |
| Father |
Bazil Riggs, b. 12 Jul 1774, Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America , d. 26 Dec 1850, Tyler County, Virginia, United States (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Roby, b. 28 Jul 1777, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States , d. 23 Dec 1836, Tyler County, Virginia, United States (Age 59 years) |
| Married |
1793 |
| Family ID |
F2733 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
David Edwards, b. 15 Mar 1792, Washington County, Maryland, United States , d. 26 Jul 1848, Washington County, Ohio, United States (Age 56 years) |
| Married |
5 May 1817 |
Tyler County, Virginia, United States [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Basil Wesley Edwards, b. 7 Mar 1833, Ohio, United States , d. 2 Feb 1912, Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States (Age 78 years) |
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| Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F4233 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S1888] Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial# 72278758 - Rachel Riggs Edwards.
Rachel Riggs Edwards
Birth: Mar. 13, 1795, Maryland, USA
Death: Aug. 2, 1863, Ludlow, Washington County, Ohio, USA
Burial: Rinard Mills Cemetery, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
Created by: sedwards
Record added: Jun 30, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 72278758
Monroe County, Ohio
Rachel Riggs Edwards 1795-1863
- [S2142] Book: History of Washington County, Ohio, p701 David Edwards.
David Edwards settled in Ludlow in 1819, and resided there until his death in 1848. He was born in Maryland in 1792, and in 1817 was married to Rachel Riggs, a native of West Virginia, born in 1795. She died in 1863.
p701p702
- [S1417] West Virginia: Marriages 1780-1970, FamilySearch, Marriage record - David Edwards and Rachel Riggs.
David Edwards and Rachel Riggs
Married: 5 May 1817 in Tyler County, Virginia
Affidavit by Bazel Riggs
West Virginia Marriages 1780-1970
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