Charles Mansfield Riggen (1878 - 1932)

Biography

Charles Mansfield Riggen was born on 19 June 1878 at Clinton, Douglas, Kansas, United States.

Charles, his parents and siblings, were enumerated in the 1880 census of Cedar, Smith, Kansas, USA.^[1]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
John Riggen	M	35	Married	Head	Farmer	Illinois
Alice Riggen	F	23	Married	Wife	Housekeeper	Missouri
Charles Riggen	M	2	Single	Son	At Home	Kansas
Clinton Riggen	M	6/12	Single	Son	At Home	Kansas

Charles, his parents and siblings, were enumerated in the 1900 census of Walden, Larimer, Colorado.^[2]

D| Bessie Riggen || F || 17 || Married || daughter-in-law || || Wyoming, USA

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
John W Riggen	M	54	Married	Head	Farmer	Illinois, USA
Alice Riggen	F	42	Married	Wife		Missouri, USA
Charles Riggen	M	22	Married	Son	Farm Laborer	Kansas, USA
Clinton Riggen	M	20	Single	Son	Farm Laborer	Kansas, USA
Nellie Riggen	F	18	Single	Daughter		Kansas, USA
Mary Riggen	F	12	Single	Daughter	At School	Colorado, USA
Fannie Riggen	F	2	Single	Daughter		Colorado, USA

Charles Mansfield Riggen and Elizabeth Langholff were married in 1899. A child from this marriage was John William Riggen.

Charles and Elizabeth divorced 22 September 1905 in Colorado.^[3] (source not found on FamilySearch)

Charles and Adah Smith married sometime before 1910 when they were enumerated in the census of Jackson County, Colorado.^[4]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Charles M Riggen	M	31	Married	Head	Farmer	Kansas
Ada Riggen	F	28	Married	Wife		Missouri

Charles, 41 and divorced, lived with his brother when the 1920 census of Walden, Jackson, Colorado, was enumerated.^[5]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Charles M Riggen	M	41	Divorced	Head	Ranchman	Kansas
Clinton K Riggen	M	39	Married	Brother	Laborer	Kansas
Edith G Riggen	F	34	Married	Sister-in-law	None	Kansas
Lola M Riggen	F	15	Single	Niece	None	Colorado
Robert C Mudd	M	51	Divorced	Hired man	Laborer	Missouri

Charles died on 20 April 1932 at Walden, Jackson, Colorado, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5G-8FZ : Wed Oct 04 06:42:19 UTC 2023), Entry for John Riggen and Alice Riggen, 1880.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMD-5C5 : Thu Oct 05 05:07:14 UTC 2023), Entry for John W Riggen and Alice Riggen, 1900.
3. ↑ Divorce: "Colorado, Divorce Index, 1851-1985"
   Original data: Various public records
   Ancestry Record 60927 #602512 (accessed 17 October 2023)
   Charles M Riggen divorce from Elizabeth Riggen on 22 Sep 1905 in Larimer, Colorado, USA.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK44-8LB : Thu Oct 05 16:15:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles M Riggen and Ada Riggen, 1910.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2B-J6K : Fri Oct 06 20:41:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles M Riggen and Clinton K Riggen, 1920.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95521086/charles-mansfield-riggen: accessed 17 October 2023), memorial page for Charles Mansfield Riggen (19 Jun 1878–20 Apr 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #95521086, citing Walden Cemetery, Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Lostnwyomn (contributor 47168791).

Acknowledgments

• Profile Riggen-4 was created through the import of Eowyn.ged on Apr 6, 2012 by Eowyn Langholf.