Lucy Claude RigginsAge: 78 years1897–1976
- Name
- Lucy Claude Riggins
- Given names
- Lucy Claude
- Surname
- Riggins
- Married name
- Lucy Claude Thomas
 Birth | September 1897 29 27 |
 Death of a brother | Hershal F Riggins December 10, 1897 (Age 3 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 months)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 brother | Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. June 22, 1899 (Age 21 months) |
 Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis February 16, 1901 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jessie Brooklyn Riggins April 28, 1901 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alma Riggins July 23, 1903 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jessie Brooklyn Riggins August 18, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Carl Alexander Riggins December 23, 1906 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 12 years) Address: Near Stage Rd. |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Charles Alexander Riggins April 23, 1912 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | William Buren “Willie” Thomas — View this family April 2, 1916 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 son #1 | Elmer W Thomas February 5, 1919 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | February 10, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Roanna E Weatherford May 30, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Leslie Clay Thomas September 8, 1921 (Age 24 years) twin: Wesley Carl Thomas
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| Birth of a son #3 | Wesley Carl Thomas September 8, 1921 (Age 24 years) twin: Leslie Clay Thomas
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| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 28, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Malcolm Carl Thomas March 18, 1943 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Leslie Clay Thomas Jr. March 20, 1947 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Pemetta “Etta” Ellis October 17, 1947 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 |
| Death of a husband | William Buren “Willie” Thomas June 18, 1955 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Billy Dean Thomas July 26, 1955 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. 1959 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Leslie Clay Thomas Jr. August 17, 1968 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. October 18, 1971 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 of a brother | Carl Alexander Riggins May 6, 1976 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | 1976 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morning Sun Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. Birth: February 1868 30 26 — Virginia, United States Death: 1959 |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 herself |
Lucy Claude Riggins Birth: September 1897 29 27 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: 1976 |
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22 months younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
Alma Riggins Birth: July 23, 1903 35 33 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 25, 1989 |
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3 years younger brother |
Carl Alexander Riggins Birth: December 23, 1906 38 36 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: May 6, 1976 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with William Buren “Willie” Thomas |
| husband |
William Buren “Willie” Thomas Birth: October 18, 1892 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 18, 1955 — Lenow, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Lucy Claude Riggins Birth: September 1897 29 27 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: 1976 |
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Marriage: April 2, 1916 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Elmer W Thomas Birth: February 5, 1919 26 21 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1982 |
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3 years son |
Leslie Clay Thomas Birth: September 8, 1921 28 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 2016 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Wesley Carl Thomas Birth: September 8, 1921 28 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 4, 2015 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| 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 - William B “Willie” Thomas - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William B “Willie” Thomas - Household
Pisgah Road Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William B “Willie” Thomas - Household
Lenow Road & Morning Sun Road Shelby, Tennessee
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