John Robinson Pigg

Brief Life History of John Robinson

When John Robinson Pigg was born on 19 July 1850, in Calhoun, Henry, Missouri, United States, his father, David Hampton Pigg, was 30 and his mother, Edith R. Robinson, was 26. He married Lucy J Smith on 4 July 1872, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Windsor Township, Henry, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 6 March 1926, in Windsor, Henry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor Township, Henry, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Robinson Pigg
1850–1926
Lucy J Smith
1851–1908
Marriage: 4 July 1872
Etta Pigg
1876–1879
Hattie Marcia Pigg
1879–1952
Agnes D Pigg
1881–
Eugene Crittenden Pigg
1884–1973

Sources (9)

  • J K Pigg, "United States Census, 1910"
  • J R Pigg, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • John Robinson Pigg, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

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.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English pigge ‘pig’ (Old English picg(a)), hence a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd or nickname for someone supposedly resembling a hog (see Hogg ).

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

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