Elbert Ellis RigginsAge: 73 years1921–1995
- Name
- Elbert Ellis Riggins
- Given names
- Elbert Ellis
- Surname
- Riggins
 Birth | August 17, 1921 47 41 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 8 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 | May 3, 1930 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 28 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 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward Lewis Riggins April 22, 1969 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Etta Mae Riggins March 31, 1970 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leslie Bond Riggins February 1974 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 brother | Elgin Lyman Riggins December 1977 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Floyd Otis Riggins October 9, 1991 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | January 4, 1995 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: West Tennessee State Veterans 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder brother |
Ellis Riggins Birth: about December 1909 35 29 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1920 |
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14 months elder 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 elder 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 himself |
Elbert Ellis Riggins Birth: August 17, 1921 47 41 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 4, 1995 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Lewis Riggins - Household
532 Highway 15 Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Edward Lewis Riggins - Household
Highway 64 Ellendale, Shelby, Tennessee
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