Isabella
Riggs
Born after [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Zachariah Riggs
and Elizabeth Rebecca (Christian) Riggs
Sister of
Nancy Riggs, Sarah Riggs, Harvey Riggs, John Riggs, Martha A. (Riggs) Hutchinson, William Riggs, Solomon Riggs, Elizabeth Riggs, Moses Dearing Riggs, Perry J. Riggs, Matilda Emaline (Riggs) Dean and Virginia (Riggs) Huff
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Birth estimated after her parents got married.
Isabella does not appear with her parents in the 1870 or 1880 census.
In the 1870 Census, the household appears as follows:[1]
- Zacriah Rigges M 49 (Kentucky) Farmer
- Elizabeth Rigges F 50 (Virginia) Helping House
- John G Rigges M 28 (Virginia) Farmhand
- Martha M Rigges F 21 (Virginia)
- William P Rigges M 19 (Virginia) Farmhand
- Soloman Riggs M 17 (Virginia) Farmhand
- Mary E Riggs F 15 (Virginia)
- Moses Riggs M 11 (Virginia)
- Perry J Riggs M 10 (Virginia)
- Evergreen Riggs F 7 (West Virginia)
- Virginia C Riggs F 5 (West Virginia)
In the 1880 Census, the family appears in Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia as follows:[2]
- Zackariah Rigg Self M 59 (Kentucky) Farmer
- Elizabeth Rigg Wife F 50 (Virginia) Housekeeping
- Elizabeth Rigg Daughter F 24 (Virginia) At Home
- Pery J Rigg Son M 20 (Virginia) Works at Farm
- Emma Rigg Daughter F 17 (Virginia) At Home
- Virginia C Rigg Daughter F 14 (Virginia) At Home
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH9-H3W : 12 April 2016), Moses Riggs in household of Zacriah Rigges, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 19, family 131, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,200.
- ↑ <"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TC-DHQ : 15 July 2017), Zackariah Rigg, Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 144, sheet 308B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1415; FHL microfilm 1,255,415.
- “Descendants of Allen Christian,” email to Diane Kenaston from Jim Christian, 6 January 2002, with the note “There are numerous sources for this information in the notes of this file, but it seems that Christian Family Chronicles and a genealogy file (GEDCOM maybe) on www.sixranch.com are the two most extensive.” [note 2017: that web address is no longer in existence].
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isabella by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Isabella:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isabella by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Isabella:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Lois (Billups) Hathaway 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M129966 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Amy (Billups) Batra :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Christine Miller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A172759 [compare], Ancestry member cmd116lex
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~0.78%
Shelia (Breeding) Ball :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member teapot
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~0.78%
Bonnie (Crabtree) Berg :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A448956 [compare], Ancestry member bonnie4tea
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch f237102 [compare], FTDNA kit #237102
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~0.78%
Rene Christian :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A156479 [compare]
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~0.78%
Michael Longfellow :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #594253
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