Elgin Lyman RigginsAge: 77 years1900–1977
- Name
- Elgin Lyman Riggins
- Given names
- Elgin Lyman
- Surname
- Riggins
 Birth | January 16, 1900 25 19 |
 Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 4 months) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis February 16, 1901 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Etta Mae Riggins August 8, 1904 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Floyd Otis Riggins January 15, 1906 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ellis Riggins about December 1909 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | May 6, 1910 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Leslie Bond Riggins January 20, 1911 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Charles Alexander Riggins April 23, 1912 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Lorene Riggins September 22, 1913 (Age 13 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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/ |
| Death of a brother | Ellis Riggins before 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | March 11, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Roanna E Weatherford May 30, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elbert Ellis Riggins August 17, 1921 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Julia Emma Anderson — View this family estimated 1925 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 23, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 49 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 mother | Lucy Irene Ellis December 10, 1960 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward Lewis Riggins April 22, 1969 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Etta Mae Riggins March 31, 1970 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leslie Bond Riggins February 1974 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 1977 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Lewis Riggins Birth: June 24, 1874 37 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 22, 1969 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lucy Irene Ellis Birth: March 1, 1880 57 37 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1960 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 11, 1899 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year himself |
Elgin Lyman Riggins Birth: January 16, 1900 25 19 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1977 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Etta Mae Riggins Birth: August 8, 1904 30 24 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1970 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Floyd Otis Riggins Birth: January 15, 1906 31 25 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 9, 1991 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Ellis Riggins Birth: about December 1909 35 29 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1920 |
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14 months younger brother |
Leslie Bond Riggins Birth: January 20, 1911 36 30 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1974 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Margaret Lorene Riggins Birth: September 22, 1913 39 33 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 2000 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Elbert Ellis Riggins Birth: August 17, 1921 47 41 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 4, 1995 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Julia Emma Anderson |
| himself |
Elgin Lyman Riggins Birth: January 16, 1900 25 19 — Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1977 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Julia Emma Anderson Birth: July 21, 1905 30 19 — Kerrville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1991 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1925 — |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Lewis Riggins - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Lewis Riggins - Household
Jamestown Rd. Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Lewis Riggins - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elgin Lyman Riggins - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elgin Lyman Riggins - Household
Raleigh - Bartlett Road Raleigh, Shelby, Tennessee
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