The Shemwell Family

Johnny Ray RiggsAge: 61 years19351997

Name
Johnny Ray Riggs
Given names
Johnny Ray
Surname
Riggs
Birth September 7, 1935 25 22
Birth of a sisterEdith Ellen Riggs
October 7, 1937 (Age 2 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterCarol Ann Riggs
November 6, 1941 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherTeddy Lee Riggs
October 17, 1943 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 6 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 14 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 grandfatherCharles I Riggs
July 15, 1954 (Age 18 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherSusan Ella Will
May 31, 1957 (Age 21 years)

MarriagePhyllis J ScholfieldView this family
June 19, 1965 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherEzra Jackson Easley
December 19, 1969 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 10 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 sisterCarol Ann Riggs
November 3, 1977 (Age 42 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAllenah David Megehee
August 20, 1979 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherTed Riggs
October 13, 1994 (Age 59 years)
Death September 6, 1997 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Alice Elizabeth Easley
Birth: May 17, 1913 28 27Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 21, 1999Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: estimated 1932
19 months
elder sister
Betty Alice Riggs
Birth: August 5, 1933 23 20Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 10, 2016Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
himself
Johnny Ray Riggs
Birth: September 7, 1935 25 22Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 6, 1997Indiana, United States
2 years
younger sister
Edith Ellen Riggs
Birth: October 7, 1937 27 24Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 11, 2007Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Carol Ann Riggs
Birth: November 6, 1941 31 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 3, 1977Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
younger brother
Teddy Lee Riggs
Birth: October 17, 1943 33 30Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 6, 2011Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Phyllis J Scholfield - View this family
himself
Johnny Ray Riggs
Birth: September 7, 1935 25 22Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 6, 1997Indiana, United States
wife
Phyllis J Scholfield
Birth: April 26, 1937Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Death: February 12, 2020
Marriage: June 19, 1965Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ted Riggs - Household

417 S Little Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Riggs, TedheadMW29MOKSame PlaceAsst. Manager Freight TruckFreight Transportation
Riggs, AlicewifeFW27MOKSame Place
Riggs, BettydaughterFW6SOK
Riggs, JohnnysonMW4SOK
Riggs, EdithdaughterFW2SOK