Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr.Age: 90 years1868–1959
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr.
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Riggins
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | February 1868 30 26 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Birth of a brother | Edward Lewis Riggins June 24, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Pemetta “Etta” Ellis — View this family estimated 1894 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Hershal F Riggins December 20, 1894 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lucy Claude Riggins September 1897 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a son | Hershal F Riggins December 10, 1897 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 31 years) |
 Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jessie Brooklyn Riggins April 28, 1901 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Alma Riggins July 23, 1903 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a son | Jessie Brooklyn Riggins August 18, 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Carl Alexander Riggins December 23, 1906 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 42 years) Address: Near Staga Rd. |
| Death of a father | Charles Alexander Riggins April 23, 1912 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Buren “Willie” Thomas — Lucy Claude Riggins — View this family April 2, 1916 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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 51 years) |
| Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a mother | Roanna E Weatherford May 30, 1920 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Leslie Clay Thomas September 8, 1921 (Age 53 years) twin: Wesley Carl Thomas
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| Birth of a grandson #3 | Wesley Carl Thomas September 8, 1921 (Age 53 years) twin: Leslie Clay Thomas
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| Birth of a grandson #4 | Melvin Bryant Riggins April 2, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Franklin Wayne Morrisson October 13, 1932 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Doris Evelyn “Dot” Morrisson March 27, 1935 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Peggy Jean Riggins November 1, 1944 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 |
| Death of a wife | Pemetta “Etta” Ellis October 17, 1947 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 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 | 1959 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morning Sun Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Alexander Riggins Birth: March 20, 1837 — Virginia, United States Death: April 23, 1912 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Roanna E Weatherford Birth: June 17, 1841 — Virginia, United States Death: May 30, 1920 — Ellendale, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| younger brother |
Edward Lewis Riggins Birth: June 24, 1874 37 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 22, 1969 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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-6 years himself |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. Birth: February 1868 30 26 — Virginia, United States Death: 1959 |
| Family with Pemetta “Etta” Ellis |
| himself |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. Birth: February 1868 30 26 — Virginia, United States Death: 1959 |
| wife |
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 |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. has 0 first cousins recorded
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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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