When John David Riggins was born on 19 May 1892, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, his father, David H. Riggins, was 32 and his mother, Nancy Jane Reaves, was 28. He had at least 7 sons and 5 daughters with Viola Ola Simmons. He lived in Dacusville, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1920 and School District 32 Glassy Mount, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 17 January 1980, in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Griffin Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
Do you know John David? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Possibly an altered form of English, Scottish, and Irish Higgins , by misdivision of a personal name and surname pair such as Peter Higgins.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.