Frank Edward Riggs (1866 - 1940)

Born 8 Sep 1866 in Louisiana

Ancestors

Husband of Kate Bell (Gaylor) Riggs — married 16 Jun 1903 in Chilton, Alabama

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1940 at age 74 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi

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Biography

Frank Edward Riggs was born in about 1867,^[1] probably in Louisiana.^[2]

Frank lived in Louisiana^[3] and subsequently lived in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.^[4] By 1910, Frank had moved back south--this time to Hancock County, Mississippi,^[5] which occupied the southern most tip of Mississippi, bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana on the south and west.^[6] His wife, Kate, and sons, Benjamin E. and Eugene, also lived there.^[5] By 1920, Frank and his family had settled in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.^[7]

Frank worked as a sawmill engineer in Hancock County around 1910.^[5]

By 1920, Frank moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he owned a home and worked on a farm.^[7] He and Kate lived there with Benny and Eugene, as well as their additional children: Thelma, Frank Earl or "Franklin", and Daniel.^[7][8] By 1930, his profession was listed as "Paper Hanger" in the housing industry.^[9] By 1940, at the age of 73, Frank was no longer employed.^[8]

Frank died on September 8, 1866 and was buried in Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.^[10]

Name

Name: Frank Edward /Riggs/^[11]

Birth

Birth:

Date: abt 1868

Place: Louisiana^[12]

Residence

Residence: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head

Date: 1930

Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ The 1870 census estimates his birth year as 1866-1867 and lists him as 3 years old at the time of the census. In the 1880 census and 1940 census, his birth year is estimated at 1867. Thus, 1867 seems probable. The 1910 and 1920 censuses list 1863 and 1869, which seem less likely.
2. ↑ Birthplace is listed as Louisiana in the 1870, 1880, 1920, and 1940 census data. The 1910 census lists Ohio, which was the birthplace of his mother.
3. ↑ U.S. Census, 1870.
4. ↑ U.S. Census, 1880.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "US Census, 1910", database online. Beat 5, Hancock County, Mississippi, USA; pg. 254; Roll: T624_739; Sheet No.: 15A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374752.
6. ↑ State and County Maps of Mississippi, http://www.mapofus.org/mississippi/ (accessed January 7, 2015 by Brock Riggs).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "US Census, 1920"; Census Place: Hattiesburg Ward 1, Forrest, Mississippi; Roll: T625_875; Page: 29B; Enumeration District: 10
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "U.S. Census, 1940"; Census Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02021; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 18-6A.
9. ↑ "US Census, 1930"; Census Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340880
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2019), memorial page for Frank Edward Riggs (8 Sep 1866–24 Oct 1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 124554350, citing Highland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Gene Phillips (contributor 46927046) .
11. ↑ Source: #S-385936571 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi; Roll: 1145; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2340880 APID: 1,6224::36610031
12. ↑ Source: #S-385936571 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi; Roll: 1145; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2340880 APID: 1,6224::36610031
13. ↑ Source: #S-385936571 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi; Roll: 1145; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2340880 APID: 1,6224::36610031

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M874-FSD : accessed 7 January 2015 by Brock Riggs), Frank E Riggs in household of Daniel Riggs, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 143, family 2211, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 552,019.
• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8M5-YXH : accessed 7 January 2015 by Brock Riggs), Frank E Riggs in household of Daniel D Riggs, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, 126; citing sheet 484D, film number 1025, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,255,025.
• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MP8D-3TS : accessed 7 January 2015 by Brock Riggs), Frank E Riggs, Beat 5, Hancock, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 15A, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,752.
• "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4SG-1P6 : accessed 7 January 2015 by Brock Riggs), Frank E Riggs, Hattiesburg Ward 1, Forrest, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 29B, family 611, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,820,875.
• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VYGZ-P33 : accessed 7 January 2015 by Brock Riggs), Frank E Riggs, Ward 1, Hattiesburg, Beat 1, Forrest, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-6A, sheet 7B, family 168, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives

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• Source: S-385936571 Repository: #R-946142039 Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,6224::0