John Byars Riggs (1909 - 1976)

Born 1909 in Weakley, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Florence (Strzelecki) Riggs — married 1939 in Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 1976 at about age 67 in Elk Grove Township, Cook, Illinois, United States

Biography

John was born in 1909. He was the son of Henry Riggs and Mattie Byars. ^[1] He married Florence Strzelecki in 1939.^[2] He passed away in Illinois in 1976 ^[3] and was buried in Tennessee. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN5R-H75 : accessed 24 November 2020), J B Riggs in household of Henery Lee Riggs, Civil District 7, Weakley, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 139, sheet 4A, line 41, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1771; FHL microfilm 1,821,771.
2. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q212-1CF3 : 28 November 2018), Jake B Riggs and Florence D Skrzyniarz, 03 Jun 1939; citing Marriage, Cook, Illinois, United States, citing Cook County Clerk. Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 10252793
3. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MN-LM1S : 18 March 2018), John Byars Riggs, 01 Feb 1976; citing Elk Grove Village, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2S-KZKS : 7 August 2020), John Byars Riggs, ; Burial, Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States of America, Travis Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 54878690, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.