Brief Life History of Mollie
When Mollie Riggs was born about 1875, in Missouri, United States, her father, Lewis Nelson Riggs, was 30 and her mother, Isabella Sheneman, was 29. She lived in Concord Township, Clinton, Missouri, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Lewis Nelson Riggs
1846–1926
Isabella Sheneman
1847–
James William Riggs
1871–1933
Mollie Riggs
about 1875–
Pearl Riggs
1894–
Sources (2)
- Mollie Riggs in household of Lane Riggs, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mollie Riggs - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mollie Riggs
Parents and Siblings
1846–1926 Male
1847– Female
Siblings (3)
1871–1933 Male
about 1875– Female
1894– Female
World Events (8)
about 1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
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In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
about 1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
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During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 31
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset):
variant of Ricks with voicing of /ks/ to /gs/.
variant of Rigg , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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