James Alexander Riggs b. 13 Sep 1833 Monroe County, Ohio, United States d. Dec 1892 Colorado, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	James Alexander Riggs
Born	13 Sep 1833	Monroe County, Ohio, United States
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as Alexander Riggs, farmer, in the household of James Riggs
Census	1860	Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as A. Riggs, farmer, head of household
Census	1870	Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States [4]
	as James A. Riggs, farmer, head of household
Census	1880	Ruby City, Gunnison, Colorado, United States [5]
Died	Dec 1892	Colorado, United States [6]
Buried	18 Dec 1892	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States [6]
	Address: Evergreen Cemetery
Person ID	I6877	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	Caroline Chambers, b. 26 Jan 1841, Washington County, Ohio, United States , d. Sep 1909, Colorado, United States (Age 68 years)
Married	20 Aug 1856	Gallia County, Ohio, United States [1, 7]
Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
Family ID	F2771	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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[S2188] Artifact: Privately Held, Letter: from Stephen Clark.
[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
[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
[S1623] 1880 Federal Census: Colorado, Gunnison County, p11 - Ruby City.
DW87-6
...line 14 - James A. Riggs, white, male, age 46, marriage, miner, born Ohio, father born Maryland, mother born Ohio
...line 15 - Carry C. Riggs, white, female, age 39, wife, keeping house, born Ohio, Father born Ireland, mother born Ohio
...line 16 - Albert Riggs, white, male, age 18, son, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 17 - Eva Riggs, white, female, age 15, daughter, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 18 - Frederick Riggs, white, male, age 15, son, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 19 - Lucy Riggs, white, female, age 7, daughter, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Ruby City, Gunnison County, Colorado
10 June 1880
[S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 35146811 James Alexander Riggs.
James Alexander Riggs
BIRTH 13 Sep 1833, Ohio, USA
DEATH Dec 1892 (aged 59) Colorado, USA
BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
PLOT Block 00003 000010 - 0000SE
MEMORIAL ID 35146811
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Jams Alexander Riggs 1833-1892
[S773] Ohio: County Marriages 1789-2013, v2, p320 - Alexander Riggs and Caroline Chambers.
State of Ohio, Gallia County
Alexander Riggs and Caroline Chambers, married 20 Aug 1856 by H.Z. Adams, Minister
State of Ohio, Gallia County
20 August 1856

James Alexander Riggs[1]

James Alexander Riggs^[1]