Esther Velva Watson

Brief Life History of Esther Velva

When Esther Velva Watson was born on 9 August 1868, in Tittensor, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, David Walter Watson, was 38 and her mother, Emma Holt, was 35. She married John Levi Riggs on 14 December 1892, in Millville, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Stone, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 15 May 1925, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Levi Riggs
1866–1943
Esther Velva Watson
1868–1925
Marriage: 14 December 1892
David Levi Riggs
1894–1957
Harold Elmont Riggs
1896–1906
Veda Blanche Riggs
1900–1961
Verna Grace Riggs
1903–1995
Velva Riggs
1909–1910
John Alfred Riggs "Alf"
1910–1972

Sources (37)

  • Esther Watson in household of Emma Watson, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Esther Watson, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Ettie Watson, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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