Martha Earl RigginsAge: 78 years1858–1936
- Name
- Martha Earl Riggins
- Given names
- Martha Earl
- Surname
- Riggins
- Married name
- Martha Earl Stalls
 Birth | June 30, 1858 29 19 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | September 20, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Birth of a brother | William Riggins March 1, 1866 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Magus Riggins August 28, 1868 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 years)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 |
| Census | August 2, 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Fannie Bell Riggins November 1870 (Age 12 years) |
 Civil marriage | William Daniel Stalls — View this family February 26, 1872 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clerinda Maletha Shemwell 1872 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Arthur Lee Stalls January 9, 1876 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas W Shemwell July 20, 1877 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Willie Ella Stalls February 23, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 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 daughter #3 | Girtha Mattie Stalls December 8, 1879 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joe Stalls 1882 (Age 23 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William M Riggins Jr. — S Alice “Allie” Peele — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 21, 1882 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Edna Earl Stalls June 6, 1884 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Lundy Lane Stalls March 11, 1886 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Herman Chestney Riggins August 28, 1887 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Harry Tracy Riggins November 25, 1889 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Felix Johnson Stalls January 14, 1891 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Annie E Riggins April 15, 1903 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a father | William M Riggins Jr. September 21, 1907 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 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 58 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 59 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 3, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Daniel Stalls December 12, 1924 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 71 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 |
 Death | July 11, 1936 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William M Riggins Jr. Birth: April 16, 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 21, 1907 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Clerinda Maletha Shemwell Birth: December 14, 1838 38 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1872 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1853 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Walthen P Riggins Birth: about 1855 25 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Annie E Riggins Birth: January 31, 1857 27 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1903 — Texas, United States |
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17 months herself |
Martha Earl Riggins Birth: June 30, 1858 29 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 11, 1936 — Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
William Riggins Birth: March 1, 1866 36 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1954 — Maury, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas Magus Riggins Birth: August 28, 1868 39 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 21, 1955 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Fannie Bell Riggins Birth: November 1870 41 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with S Alice “Allie” Peele |
| father |
William M Riggins Jr. Birth: April 16, 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 21, 1907 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
S Alice “Allie” Peele Birth: July 1865 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 21, 1882 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
Herman Chestney Riggins Birth: August 28, 1887 58 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1973 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Harry Tracy Riggins Birth: November 25, 1889 60 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1985 — Illinois, United States |
| Family with William Daniel Stalls |
| husband |
William Daniel Stalls Birth: February 28, 1850 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 12, 1924 — Deport, Lamar, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Martha Earl Riggins Birth: June 30, 1858 29 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 11, 1936 — Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: February 26, 1872 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Arthur Lee Stalls Birth: January 9, 1876 25 17 — Texas, United States Death: August 10, 1964 — Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Willie Ella Stalls Birth: February 23, 1878 27 19 — Texas, United States Death: March 15, 1952 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Girtha Mattie Stalls Birth: December 8, 1879 29 21 — Texas, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Joe Stalls Birth: 1882 31 23 — Texas, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Edna Earl Stalls Birth: June 6, 1884 34 25 — Deport, Lamar, Texas, United States Death: |
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21 months son |
Lundy Lane Stalls Birth: March 11, 1886 36 27 — Texas, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
Felix Johnson Stalls Birth: January 14, 1891 40 32 — Lamar, Texas, United States Death: |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William M Riggins - Household
North and East of Cumberland River Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William M Riggins - Household
Dover, Stewart, TN
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Daniel Stalls - Household
Lamar, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Daniel Stalls - Household
Lamar, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Daniel Stalls - Household
Deport, Lamar, Texas, United States
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