Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Riggs was born in 1844, in Virginia, United States, her father, David Riggs, was 47 and her mother, Frances Bevins, was 39. She had at least 1 daughter with David Doe Bledsoe. She lived in Scott, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Magoffin, Kentucky, United States in 1870.
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- Eliza Riggs in household of Henry Masters, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eliza Riggs, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Eliza Riggs in entry for John Chandler, Jr, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
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.
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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