George
E.
Riggs
Born about in Key West, Monroe County, Florida
Ancestors 
Son of James Riggs
and Ophelia Ann (Newbold) Riggs
Brother of
James Edgar Riggs, Amelia Ann (Riggs) Toraño, Charles E. Riggs and Sevor Jane (Riggs) Hall
Husband of
Julia (Sands) Riggs
— married
13 Jul 1886 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida
Descendants 
Father of
Lorena (Riggs) Buckley
Died
at about age 33
in Key West, Monroe County, Florida
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Feb 2016
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Biography
George was born circa 1865 in Key West, Florida.[1] He was the son of James Riggs and Ophelia Ann Newbold.
He married Julia Sands on 13 July 1886 in Key West in a ceremony performed by R. H. Barnett, Minister.[2] The witnesses were Benjamin Milord and Sarah E. Barnett.
George died in 1898 in Key West.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1870 U.S. Census, Monroe County, Florida, population schedule, Key West, stamped page 325, dwelling 184, family 189, James Riggs household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/7163/4263358_00658/13892186?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/46579734161/facts/citation/323775536324/edit/record#?imageId=4263358_00658 : accessed February 2016); citing National Archives microfilm M593, roll 132.
- ↑ Monroe County Marriage Licenses 2: 99, George E. Riggs and Julia Saunders, 13 July 1886; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94X-TZ3Y?mode=g&i=403&wc=3229-VZ3%3A146404801%3Fcc%3D1803936&cc=1803936&cat=341167 : accessed February 2016).
- ↑ This date appears in on-line trees on Ancestry.com, though no sources are cited. Julia was widowed by the time of the 1900 census. 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe County, Florida, population schedule, Key West Ward 3, enumeration district 101, stamped page 81A, sheet 23, dwelling 311, family 311, Catherine Sands household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004120049_00495/34151018?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/46579734162/facts/citation/323772955145/edit/record : accessed February 2016); citing National Archives microfilm T623, roll 174.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Charles Carey
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H15a1a, FTDNA kit #156775, MitoYDNA ID T16027 [compare]
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~1.56%
Seth Avery :
23andMe, GEDmatch M480954 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sharon Weech :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H519214 [compare]
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