Harriett Frances Riggs b. 13 Sep 1843 Gallia County, Ohio, United States d. 24 Nov 1874 Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Harriett Frances Riggs
Born	13 Sep 1843	Gallia County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Female
Census	1850	Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as Harriett F. Riggs, in the household of James Riggs
Census	1860	Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Francis Riggs, in the household of James Riggs
Newspaper	11 Jun 1863	Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, United States [4]
	Married
	Address: Gallipolis Journal
	Married —On June 2d, 1863, at the residence of the bride's father, in Clay township, by Rev. J. Barringer, Lieut. Amos Clark, to Miss Fanny Riggs, all of Gallia county O.
Census	1870	Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States [5]
	as Frances Clark, in the household of Amos Clark
Physical Description	Red hair [6]
Obituary	CLARK—Nov. 24th, 1874, at her residence in Clay township, Mrs. Frances Harriet Clark. She was born Sept. 13th, 1843; for sixteen years was a faithful member of the M. E. Church. Her loss is greatly felt in this community.
Died	24 Nov 1874	Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States [7, 8, 9]
	Cause: of consumption (TB)
Obituary	27 Nov 1874
	Harriet Clark The funeral of Harriet Clark, 83, widow of the late Captain Amos Clark, who died Tuesday, was held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence of her nephew, Philip E. Gilbert, Huffman Hill. The remains were interred in Greencastle cemetery.
Name	Fanny Riggs
Occupation	Assistant to Judge [6]
Person ID	I6815	TangledRoots
Last Modified	7 Jun 2021

Father	James Riggs, b. 16 Mar 1794, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States , d. 15 Jul 1870, Gallia County, Ohio, United States (Age 76 years)
Mother	Mary Bare, b. 8 Jan 1802, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States , d. 24 Jun 1888, Gallia County, Ohio, United States (Age 86 years)
Married	22 Dec 1820	Washington County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F2731	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Amos Clark, b. 8 Dec 1839, Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine, United States , d. 4 Jun 1912, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States (Age 72 years)

Married 2 Jun 1863 Gallia County, Ohio, United States [4, 10]

Newspaper: Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, Ohio), Thursday, June 11, 1863 Page 3
MARRIED
On June 2d, 1863, at the residence of the bride's father, in Clay township, by Rev. J. Barringer, Lieut. Amos Clark, to Miss Fanny Riggs, all of Gallia county O.

Children

	1. Mary Laura Clark, b. 23 Jul 1864, Eureka, Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States , d. 26 Nov 1956, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, United States (Age 92 years)
	2. James Stephen Clark, b. 8 Mar 1869, Gallia County, Ohio, United States , d. 1 Aug 1942, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, United States (Age 73 years)
	3. Ada Frances Clark, b. 7 Nov 1871, Raccoon Island, Gallia County, Ohio, United States , d. 28 Mar 1914, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States (Age 42 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F2714 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S1027] Military: Application of Mary Clark Ewing for D.A.R.
His first wife Frances Riggs, was born 9/13/1843 died 11/24/1874. Married 6/2/1863. She was born in Gallia Co.
[S997] 1850 Federal Census: Ohio, Gallia County, FHL#444674., Clay Twp., p165.
DW 2429-2439
...line 12 - James Riggs, age 55 male, farmer, born Pa.
...line 13 - Mary Riggs, age 49 female, born Pa
...line 14 - John Riggs, age 23 male, farmer, born Ohio
...line 15 - William Riggs, age 20 male, farmer, born Ohio
...line 16 - Alexander Riggs, age 17 male, farmer, born
...line 17 - Harvey Riggs, age 10 male, born Ohio
...line 18 - Harriett F. Riggs, age 13 female, born Ohio
...line 19 - Susanah Riggs, age 7, female, born Ohio
...line 20 - Lovina Fickle, age 21, female, born Ohio
Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio p165
[S1002] 1860 Federal Census: Ohio, Gallia County, Clay Township, p52.
DW 325-325
...line 7 - A. Riggs, age 27, male, farmer, born Ohio,
...line 8 - Caroline Riggs, age 20, female, born Ohio
...line 9 - Sarah Riggs, age 5, born Ohio
...line 10 - Susan Fusett, age 9, born Ohio

DW 327-327
...line 17 - James Riggs, age 68, male, farmer, born Maryland
...line 18 - Mary Riggs, age 56, female, born Maryland
...line 19 - Susan Riggs, age 22, female, born Ohio
...line 20 - Mary Riggs, age 28, female, born Ohio
...line 21 - Francis Riggs, age 16, female, born Ohio
...line 22 - Jane Jenkins, age 21, female, born Eng
...line 23 - Levinia Fickle, age 25, female, born Ohio
...line 24 - George Allman, age 11, male, born Ohio
Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio p52
[S1916] Newspaper: Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, Ohio), Thursday, June 11, 1863 Page 3.
Married
...On June 2d, 1863, at the residence of the bride's father, in Clay township, by Rev. J. Barringer, Lieut. Amos Clark, to Miss Fanny Riggs, all of Gallia county O.
Marriage Notice
11 June 1863
[S1005] 1870 Federal Census: Ohio, Gallia County, #552702., Clay Township, p12.
DW 85-85
...line 7 - Amos Clark, age 29 male white, Steam Boat Clerk, born Maine
...line 8 - Frances Clark, age 26 female white, keeping house, born Ohio
...line 9 - Mary L. Clark, age 5 female white, born Ohio
...line 10 - James S. Clark, age 1 male white, born Ohio

DW 86-86
...line 11 - James Riggs, age 74, male, white, farmer, born Maryland (also listed: Stafford McClary-living with the family and Jackson Powers, black, farm laborer)
...line 12 - Mary Riggs, age 67 female white, keeping house, born Maryland
...line 13 - Samuel H. Riggs, age 29 male white, works on the farm, born Ohio
...line 14 - Eliza Riggs, age 23 female white, Helps mother, born Illinois
...line 15 - Stafford McClary, age 12, male, white, living in the family, born Ohio
...line 16 - Jackson Powers, age 50, male, black, farm laborer, born Elinginia

DW 87-87
...line 17 - James A. Riggs, age 36, male, white, farmer, born Ohio
...line 18 - Caroline Riggs, age 27, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio
...line 19 - Sarah A. Riggs, age 13, female, white, attending school, born Ohio
...line 20 - Susie A. Riggs, age 11, female, white, attending school, born Ohio
...line 21 - James A. Riggs, age 8, male, white, attending school, born Indiana
...line 22 - Eva V. Riggs, age 4, female, white, born Indiana
...line 23 - Freddie J. Riggs, age 11/12, male, white, born Ohio
Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio p12
[S628] Family interview: Helen (Lackey) Hormell.
[S469] Military: Civil War Pension Records, National Archives Building, Washington, DC, Certified Copy of Death Record - Francis Clark included in Widows Application: 988.262 Certificate: 745.319 - Sarah V. Clark,.
State of Ohio, Gallia County
Francis A. Clark (name incorrect)
Date of Death: November 24, 1874, age 31y, 2m 11d
Place of Death: Clay Township
Place of Birth: Ohio
Cause of Death: Consumption
v1, p74
Civil War Pension
Certified Copy of Death Record of Francis A. Clark
[S850] Ohio: County Death Records, 1840-2001 - Family Search, v1-p7 - Harriett Riggs Clark.
State of Ohio, Gallia County
Frances H. Clark, died 1874 Nov 24, married, age 31y 2m 11d, place of death Clay Tp., Ohio, housekeeper, father James Riggs, mother Mary Baer Riggs, white, cause of death comsuption, residence Clay Tp.
Gallia County, Ohio v1, p7
24 November 1874
[S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 197106572 Francis Clark.
Francis Clark
BIRTH 1843
DEATH Nov 1874 (aged 30–31) Ohio, USA
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown, Specifically: Galia County Ohio obituary did not indicate cemetery location. Obituary photo on memorial
MEMORIAL ID 197106572
Gallia County, Ohio
[S1153] Marriage Record for Amos Clark and Fanny Riggs, FHL 317653., v3, p24 - Amos Clark and Fanny Riggs.
State of Ohio, Gallia County
Amos Clark and Fanny Riggs, 2 June 1863 by J. Barringer, MG
Gallia County, Ohio v3, p24

Harriett Frances Riggs[1]

Harriett Frances Riggs^[1]