Born in Mcminn Co Tn
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Jackson Elliott
and Catherine (Shutters) Elliott
Sister of
Mary Ann (Elliott) Kelley, John Henry Elliott, Nancy Jane (Elliott) Phillpott, Sarah Jane (Elliott) Presswood, Frances Jemima Elliott, George Washington Elliott, Thomas Elliott and Mahala Caroline (Elliott) Cooley
Wife of
John Van Buren Riggs
— married
6 Dec 1857 (to 1900) in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James Alexander Riggs, Andrew Jackson Riggs, William Armstrong Riggs, John Alcaney Riggs, Lucinda Katherine (Riggs) Haney, Sarah Jane (Riggs) Cookston, Charlie Addison Riggs, George Washington Riggs, Thomas Martin Riggs, A Realus Riggs, Lydia (Riggs) Stewart and Alfred Cornelius Riggs
Died
at age 74
in Mcminn Co Tn
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2018
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Biography
Eliabeth was born in 1836. She was the daughter of Joseph Elliott and Catherine Shutters. She passed away in 1911.
Contributor said there was a divorce before 1900. DC lists her as Elizabeth Elliott Marker at Liberty Hill Cem lists her as Riggs but was put up by her descendants.
In the 1900 Census it says she was a widow and had given birth to 6 children of whom only four were alive. According to family records there were thirteen children and by 1900 three known dead- James Alexander, Andrew Jackson, and Sarah Jane. Information given probably was not by her.
Sources
- Census 1840---1910 Buried Liberty Hill Ceme, McMinn Co Tn
- Census 1840--1910, Buried Liberty Hill Cemetery, McMinn Co TN.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDV-6Y9 : 12 April 2016), Marty Riggs, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 12, family 83, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,049.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWM-CSF : 15 July 2017), Martin Riggs, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 205, sheet 56D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1272; FHL microfilm 1,255,272.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCX-XZ5 : accessed 19 February 2019), Besty A Riggs, Civil District 10 Riceville town, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 7B, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm
- DC McMinn Co TN 1911 #57311
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliabeth:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Sharon McCormack 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LJ8989901 [compare], Ancestry member SharonMcCormack51
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B575482
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Chloe Carmichael :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Larry Morton :
23andMe
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M798558 [compare]
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~0.78%
Deni Harris :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A977210 [compare], Ancestry member deniharris
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B6279
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Dan Lumpkin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Billie (Ward) Wade :
23andMe
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~0.39%
LaMyra Morton :
23andMe, GEDmatch M733654 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lamyra
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B493819
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Bonnie (Cahill) Blume :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BonnieBlume
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~0.39%
~0.39%
Susan (Clarkson) Horner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A951671 [compare], Ancestry member susanahorner
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