Melvin Bryant RigginsAge: 76 years1924–2000
- Name
- Melvin Bryant Riggins
- Given names
- Melvin Bryant
- Surname
- Riggins
 Birth | April 2, 1924 24 20 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 5 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 16 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 paternal grandmother | Pemetta “Etta” Ellis October 17, 1947 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 paternal grandfather | Benjamin Franklin Riggins Sr. 1959 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. October 18, 1971 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 of a mother | Lottie Grace Rowland February 20, 1992 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | December 31, 2000 (Age 76 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Franklin Riggins Jr. Birth: June 22, 1899 31 28 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1971 — Arlington, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lottie Grace Rowland Birth: August 16, 1903 — Mississippi, United States Death: February 20, 1992 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| himself |
Melvin Bryant Riggins Birth: April 2, 1924 24 20 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: December 31, 2000 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Melvin Bryant Riggins has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents William Buren “Willie” Thomas + Lucy Claude Riggins
Parents Hartwell Winfred Morrisson + Alma Riggins
Parents Carl Alexander Riggins + Myrtle Frances Richardson
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