Thomas Magus RigginsAge: 87 years1868–1955
- Name
- Thomas Magus Riggins
- Given names
- Thomas Magus
- Surname
- Riggins
 Birth | August 28, 1868 39 29 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 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 |
 Census | August 2, 1870 (Age 23 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Fannie Bell Riggins November 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clerinda Maletha Shemwell 1872 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas W Shemwell July 20, 1877 (Age 8 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 |
| Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William M Riggins Jr. — S Alice “Allie” Peele — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 21, 1882 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Herman Chestney Riggins August 28, 1887 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Harry Tracy Riggins November 25, 1889 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Addie Eliza Hart — View this family September 30, 1891 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Julia Myrtle Riggins October 12, 1893 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nellie Riggins May 1896 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 daughter #3 | Nettie Riggins October 1898 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Morris Hart Riggins October 12, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Annie E Riggins April 15, 1903 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | William M Riggins Jr. September 21, 1907 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Fred Fitzsimmons — Julia Myrtle Riggins — View this family October 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Opal Billie Fitzsimmons January 19, 1912 (Age 43 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/ |
| Census | January 14, 1920 (Age 51 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Morris Hart Riggins — Caroline Robison — View this family about 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Thomas Morris Riggins January 26, 1931 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Earl Riggins July 11, 1936 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 71 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 |
| 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 |
| Death of a brother | William Riggins April 3, 1954 (Age 85 years) |
| Burial of a brother | William Riggins April 4, 1954 (Age 85 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hardison Cemetery |
| 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 | December 21, 1955 (Age 87 years) |
| 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 Addie Eliza Hart |
| himself |
Thomas Magus Riggins Birth: August 28, 1868 39 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 21, 1955 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Addie Eliza Hart Birth: August 1875 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: September 30, 1891 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Julia Myrtle Riggins Birth: October 12, 1893 25 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Nellie Riggins Birth: May 1896 27 20 Death: March 9, 1998 |
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3 years daughter |
Nettie Riggins Birth: October 1898 30 23 Death: |
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2 years son |
Morris Hart Riggins Birth: October 12, 1900 32 25 — Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States Death: December 19, 1961 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Thomas Magus Riggins has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William M Riggins - Household
Dover, Stewart, TN
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William M Riggins - Household
Dover, Stewart, TN
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Magus Riggins - Household
Henry, Virginia, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Magus Riggins - Household
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Magus Riggins - Household
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Morris Hart Riggins - Household
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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