The Shemwell Family

Charles William RigginsAge: 65 years1883–1949

Name
Charles William Riggins
Given names
Charles William
Surname
Riggins
Birth November 17, 1883 27 16
Birth of a sisterMinnie E Riggins
October 3, 1885 (Age 22 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherPeter Macom
September 18, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLula Pearl Riggins
March 18, 1888 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Arthur Riggins
July 12, 1889 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherLuther Lee Riggins
December 12, 1891 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Earl Riggins
April 24, 1894 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJesse Edward Riggins
November 10, 1895 (Age 11 years)
Death of a brotherJesse Edward Riggins
July 20, 1896 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterNelly May Riggins
January 31, 1898 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterEthel Nannie Riggins
December 27, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLucinda Epps
after 1900 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterNina Ermal Riggins
July 25, 1904 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a brotherFreddie Riggins
June 30, 1907 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherFreddie Riggins
January 15, 1908 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a sisterMabel Riggins
December 2, 1908 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie E Riggins
December 22, 1908 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sisterMabel Riggins
March 2, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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/
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterNelly May Riggins
July 20, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherAndrew Granville Riggins
October 27, 1921 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Earl Riggins
December 7, 1923 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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
Death of a brotherLuther Lee Riggins
March 9, 1932 (Age 48 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 motherAzelia Vernetta Macom
October 1, 1947 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 March 17, 1949 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Memorial Park
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father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1882 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
11 months
himself
Charles William Riggins
Birth: November 17, 1883 27 16 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1949 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
23 months
younger sister
Minnie E Riggins
Birth: October 3, 1885 29 18 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 22, 1908 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lula Pearl Riggins
Birth: March 18, 1888 31 20 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 26, 1971 — Hayward, Alameda, California, United States
16 months
younger brother
James Arthur Riggins
Birth: July 12, 1889 33 21 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 7, 1976 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Luther Lee Riggins
Birth: December 12, 1891 35 24 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 9, 1932 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Joseph Earl Riggins
Birth: April 24, 1894 38 26 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 7, 1923 — Fort Bayard, Grant, New Mexico, United States
19 months
younger brother
Jesse Edward Riggins
Birth: November 10, 1895 39 28 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 20, 1896 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Nelly May Riggins
Birth: January 31, 1898 41 30 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 20, 1920 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ethel Nannie Riggins
Birth: December 27, 1900 44 33 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 19, 1986 — Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
Nina Ermal Riggins
Birth: July 25, 1904 48 36 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 26, 1992 — Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Freddie Riggins
Birth: June 30, 1907 51 39 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 15, 1908 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
17 months
younger sister
Mabel Riggins
Birth: December 2, 1908 52 41 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 2, 1909 — Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Granville Riggins - Household

Black River, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Riggins, GranvilleheadWMApr185644M17GASCSCFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Riggins, AzullewifeWFSep186732M1787MOMOMOYesYesYes
Riggins, CharleysonWMNov188716SMOGAMOAt School6YesYesYes
Riggins, MinniedaughterWFOct188514SMOGAMOAt School6YesYesYes
Riggins, LuludaughterWFMar188812SMOGAMOAt School6YesYesYes
Riggins, JamessonWMJul188910SMOGAMOAt School6YesYesYes
Riggins, LuthersonWMDec18918SMOGAMO
Riggins, JosephsonWMApr18937SMOGAMO
Riggins, NelliedaughterWFJan18982SMOGAMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Granville Riggins - Household

ED 5 Black River, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Riggins, Granville AheadOFMW67MYesYesALSCSCYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Riggins, AzalywifeFW52MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Riggins, Williany CsonMW36SYesYesMOALMOYesFarmerHome FarmOA
Riggins, LuthersonMW28SYesYesMOALMOYesFarmerHome FarmOA
Riggins, Joseph EsonMW26SYesYesMOALMOYesFarmerHome FarmOA
Riggins, Nellie MdaughterFW21SYesYesMOALMOYesNone
Riggins, Ethel NdaughterFW19SYesYesMOALMOYesTeacherPublic SchoolW
Riggins, Ermal NdaughterFW15SYesYesYesMOALMOYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Azelia Vernetta Macom - Household

Black River, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Riggins, AzallexheadO500YesFW72WdNoMO
Riggins, Charles WsonMW56SNoMOFarmerFarmOA520