The Shemwell Family

Ethel Nannie RigginsAge: 85 years19001986

Name
Ethel Nannie Riggins
Given names
Ethel Nannie
Surname
Riggins
Birth December 27, 1900 44 33
Death of a maternal grandmotherLucinda Epps
after 1900 (Age )
Birth of a sisterNina Ermal Riggins
July 25, 1904 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherFreddie Riggins
June 30, 1907 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherFreddie Riggins
January 15, 1908 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMabel Riggins
December 2, 1908 (Age 7 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie E Riggins
December 22, 1908 (Age 7 years)
Death of a sisterMabel Riggins
March 2, 1909 (Age 8 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 9 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/
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Death of a sisterNelly May Riggins
July 20, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherAndrew Granville Riggins
October 27, 1921 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Earl Riggins
December 7, 1923 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 46 years)
Death of a brotherCharles William Riggins
March 17, 1949 (Age 48 years)
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 sisterLula Pearl Riggins
July 26, 1971 (Age 70 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 of a brotherJames Arthur Riggins
October 7, 1976 (Age 75 years)
Death November 19, 1986 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memory Gardens Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1882Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
11 months
elder brother
Charles William Riggins
Birth: November 17, 1883 27 16Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1949Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
23 months
elder sister
Minnie E Riggins
Birth: October 3, 1885 29 18Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 22, 1908Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Lula Pearl Riggins
Birth: March 18, 1888 31 20Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 26, 1971Hayward, Alameda, California, United States
16 months
elder brother
James Arthur Riggins
Birth: July 12, 1889 33 21Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 7, 1976Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Luther Lee Riggins
Birth: December 12, 1891 35 24Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 9, 1932Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Joseph Earl Riggins
Birth: April 24, 1894 38 26Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 7, 1923Fort Bayard, Grant, New Mexico, United States
19 months
elder brother
Jesse Edward Riggins
Birth: November 10, 1895 39 28Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 20, 1896Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Nelly May Riggins
Birth: January 31, 1898 41 30Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 20, 1920Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Ethel Nannie Riggins
Birth: December 27, 1900 44 33Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 19, 1986Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
Nina Ermal Riggins
Birth: July 25, 1904 48 36Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 26, 1992Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Freddie Riggins
Birth: June 30, 1907 51 39Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 15, 1908Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
17 months
younger sister
Mabel Riggins
Birth: December 2, 1908 52 41Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 2, 1909Hendrickson, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Granville Riggins - Household

ED 5 Black River, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Riggins, Andrew GheadMW55M127GASCSCEnglishFarmerOwn FarmEmpNo0YesYesOMF
Riggins, AzaleewifeFW42M127139MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Riggins, Lula PdaughterFW22SMOGAMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Riggins, James AsonMW20SMOGAMOEnglishFarmerHome FarmWNo0YesYes
Riggins, Luther LsonMW18SMOGAMOEnglishFarmerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Riggins, Joe IsonMW16SMOGAMOEnglishFarmerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Riggins, Nellie MdaughterFW12SMOGAMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Riggins, Ethel NdaughterFW9SMOGAMONone
Riggins, EmildaughterFW6SMOGAMONone

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