Irvin Luther RigginsAge: 86 years1886–1972
- Name
- Irvin Luther Riggins
- Given names
- Irvin Luther
- Surname
- Riggins
 Birth | March 9, 1886 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 |
 Marriage | Gertrude E “Gertie” Tomerlin — View this family December 7, 1916 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 daughter#1 | Margaret Louise Riggins July 27, 1919 (Age 33 years) |
 Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George William Riggins September 18, 1922 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | George William Riggins September 19, 1922 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 43 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 16, 1930 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 wife | Gertrude E “Gertie” Tomerlin October 16, 1960 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 | November 24, 1972 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with Gertrude E “Gertie” Tomerlin |
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Irvin Luther Riggins Birth: March 9, 1886 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 1972 — Adairville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Gertrude E “Gertie” Tomerlin Birth: August 31, 1887 36 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 16, 1960 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 7, 1916 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Margaret Louise Riggins Birth: July 27, 1919 33 31 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 1, 2004 — Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
George William Riggins Birth: September 18, 1922 36 35 Death: September 19, 1922 |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Irvin L Riggins - Household
Adairville, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Irvin Riggins - Household
Adairville, Logan, Kentucky
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