Obadiah Higbee Riggs

Brief Life History of Obadiah Higbee

When Obadiah Higbee Riggs was born on 6 July 1843, in Library, South Park Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Riggs, was 43 and his mother, Mary Phillips, was 43. He married Emma Louisa Robbins on 12 May 1867, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in South Park Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 11 September 1907, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Obadiah Higbee Riggs
1843–1907
Emma Louisa Robbins
1850–1897
Marriage: 12 May 1867
Obadiah Edgar Robbins Riggs
1868–1889
Walter Robbins Riggs
1870–1871
Harold R. Riggs
1872–1872
Lester Robbins Riggs
1872–1913
Emma Ray Riggs
1877–1970
Lawrence Keene Riggs
1879–1901

Sources (48)

  • Obadiah Riggs in household of Mary Riggs, "United States Census, 1860"
  • O.H. Riggs, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Obadiah H Riggs, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

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

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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