Pemetta “Etta” EllisAge: 77 years1870–1947
- Name
- Pemetta “Etta” Ellis
- Given names
- Pemetta
- Surname
- Ellis
- Married name
- Pemetta Riggins
- Nickname
- Etta
 Birth | July 16, 1870 47 27 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy C Downer after 1870 (Age ) |
| Birth of a brother | George Walter Ellis estimated 1873 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dodie Ellis estimated 1876 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Irene Ellis March 1, 1880 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edward E Ellis March 2, 1882 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Willie Ellis January 12, 1885 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy J Beloate January 15, 1885 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a brother | Willie Ellis July 8, 1885 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. — View this family estimated 1894 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Hershal F Riggins December 20, 1894 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lucy Claude Riggins September 1897 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | Hershal F Riggins December 10, 1897 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a son #3 | Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. June 22, 1899 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis February 16, 1901 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jessie Brooklyn Riggins April 28, 1901 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Alma Riggins July 23, 1903 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Jessie Brooklyn Riggins August 18, 1904 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Carl Alexander Riggins December 23, 1906 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Buren “Willie” Thomas — Lucy Claude Riggins — View this family April 2, 1916 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 45 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 46 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 47 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Elmer W Thomas February 5, 1919 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Leslie Clay Thomas September 8, 1921 (Age 51 years) twin: Wesley Carl Thomas
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| Birth of a grandson #3 | Wesley Carl Thomas September 8, 1921 (Age 51 years) twin: Leslie Clay Thomas
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| Birth of a grandson #4 | Melvin Bryant Riggins April 2, 1924 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 19, 1930 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Franklin Wayne Morrisson October 13, 1932 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Doris Evelyn “Dot” Morrisson March 27, 1935 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Peggy Jean Riggins November 1, 1944 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 75 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 17, 1947 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morning Sun Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis Birth: December 16, 1822 29 24 — Virginia, United States Death: February 16, 1901 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lucy J Beloate Birth: August 8, 1842 56 45 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 15, 1885 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 6, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Dhalma Beloate Ellis Birth: January 5, 1867 44 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 17, 1955 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years herself |
Pemetta “Etta” Ellis Birth: July 16, 1870 47 27 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 17, 1947 — Arlington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
George Walter Ellis Birth: estimated 1873 50 30 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Dodie Ellis Birth: estimated 1876 53 33 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Lucy Irene Ellis Birth: March 1, 1880 57 37 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1960 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Edward E Ellis Birth: March 2, 1882 59 39 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1964 |
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3 years younger brother |
Willie Ellis Birth: January 12, 1885 62 42 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1885 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. |
| husband |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. Birth: February 1868 30 26 — Virginia, United States Death: 1959 |
| herself |
Pemetta “Etta” Ellis Birth: July 16, 1870 47 27 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 17, 1947 — Arlington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1894 — |
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1 year son |
Hershal F Riggins Birth: December 20, 1894 26 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1897 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lucy Claude Riggins Birth: September 1897 29 27 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: 1976 |
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22 months son |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. Birth: June 22, 1899 31 28 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1971 — Arlington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months son |
Jessie Brooklyn Riggins Birth: April 28, 1901 33 30 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 18, 1904 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Alma Riggins Birth: July 23, 1903 35 33 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 25, 1989 |
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3 years son |
Carl Alexander Riggins Birth: December 23, 1906 38 36 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: May 6, 1976 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
Pemetta “Etta” Ellis has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents John Thadeus Ellis + Martha E Crouch
Parents Robert L Ellis + Mary E Cross
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Pembroke S. Ellis - Household
Dist. 8 Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. - Household
Stage Road Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Riggins - Household
Near Staga Rd. Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. - Household
Memphis & Somerville Road Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. - Household
Highway 15 Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. - Household
Highway 64 Shelby, Tennessee
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