Born in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathaniel Riggs Sr
and Anna (Reynolds) Riggs
Sister of
Polly Ann (Young) Penrod [half], Nathaniel Riggs, Nancy Jane (Riggs) Boren and William L. H. Riggs
Wife of
Francis Kerby III
— married
20 Oct 1873 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Descendants 
Mother of
Francis Kerby IV, Anna Isabell (Kerby) Fisher, John Kerby, William Kerby, Charles Kerby, Jane Kerby, Jesse Kerby, Joseph Lee Kerby, Mary Myrtle (Kerby) Mortenson, Arthur Alma Kerby, Elmer Kerby and Nellie Alice (Kerby) Mortenson
Died
at age 66
in Whitewater Ranch, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Nov 2016
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Biography
Rachel was born in 1856. She passed away in 1922.
- Fact: Residence (1880) Paria, Kane, Utah, United States
- Fact: Residence (1900) ED 21 Safford Precinct Pima, Safford, Thatcher towns, Graham, Arizona Territory, United States
- Fact: Residence (1910) Township 6, Graham, Arizona, United States
- Fact: Census (1910) Township 6, Graham, Arizona, USA
- Fact: Residence (1920) Webb, Cochise, Arizona Territory, United States
- Fact: Burial (26 November 1922) Whitewater Cemetery, Elfrida, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2W-W9H : 30 December 2015), Rachael J Riggs in entry for Nathl Riggs, 1860.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 February 2022, 06:33), entry for Rachel Isabel Riggs (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWNV-ND6 ); contributed by various users.
- Isabel Kirby in the 1900 United States Federal Census
- https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/27960315?h=e01113
- Rachel Isabel Kerby in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-current
- https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/27960320?h=b39b59
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25105728/rachel-isabel-kerby: accessed 18 January 2024), memorial page for Rachel Isabel Riggs Kerby (12 Nov 1856–23 Nov 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25105728, citing Whitewater Cemetery, Elfrida, Cochise County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Ancestry Seeker (contributor 46913946).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~6.25%
Nancy (Demidow) DeLeonardo
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MH2337708 [compare], yourDNAportal NAN64aa3e28, Ancestry member nancyldeleonardo
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Gaylan Thomas :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal GAY83cda0d3
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~1.56%
Alta (Kendrick) Ramsey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A295315 [compare], Ancestry member AltaRamsey
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Dawnelle (Foster) Gonzalez :
23andMe
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Hans Hofmann
Hans Hofmann
Riggs-6052 and Riggs-2096 appear to represent the same person because: Potential duplicate - same parents, siblings
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by Hans Hofmann
Featured National Park champion connections: Rachel is 15 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 19 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 13 degrees from George Catlin, 13 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 20 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 14 degrees from George Grinnell, 23 degrees from Anton Kröller, 15 degrees from Stephen Mather, 19 degrees from Kara McKean, 15 degrees from John Muir, 16 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 23 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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