Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr.Age: 72 years1899–1971
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr.
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Riggins
- Name suffix
- Jr.
 Birth | June 22, 1899 31 28 |
 Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 11 months) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis February 16, 1901 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Jessie Brooklyn Riggins April 28, 1901 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Alma Riggins July 23, 1903 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jessie Brooklyn Riggins August 18, 1904 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Carl Alexander Riggins December 23, 1906 (Age 7 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 10 years) Address: Near Staga Rd. |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Charles Alexander Riggins April 23, 1912 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/ |
| Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Roanna E Weatherford May 30, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Melvin Bryant Riggins April 2, 1924 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 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 20, 1940 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 mother | Pemetta “Etta” Ellis October 17, 1947 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 father | Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. 1959 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 18, 1971 (Age 72 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 elder sister |
Lucy Claude Riggins Birth: September 1897 29 27 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: 1976 |
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22 months himself |
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 Lottie Grace Rowland |
| himself |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. Birth: June 22, 1899 31 28 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1971 — Arlington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Lottie Grace Rowland Birth: August 16, 1903 — Mississippi, United States Death: February 20, 1992 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Melvin Bryant Riggins Birth: April 2, 1924 24 20 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 31, 2000 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Private |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents Edward Lewis Riggins + Lucy Irene Ellis
Mother's family (9)
Parents Dhalma Beloate Ellis + Pearl Bond
Parents Edward Lewis Riggins + Lucy Irene Ellis
| 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
Notes: Columbia is Etta's Aunt census says niece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. - Household
Memphis & Somerville Road Shelby, Tennessee
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