Loren Riggs
(1824-After 1900)
Amanda Ely
(Abt 1838-)
Irving Hiram Riggs
(1868-1943)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jessie A. Renton

Irving Hiram Riggs 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 1 March 1868, Belleville, MI 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Jessie A. Renton on 25 September 1890 in Belleville, MI 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 14 March 1943, Ann Arbor, MI at age 75 1 5
  • Buried: After 14 March 1943, Belleville, MI 5
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Irving H Riggs
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Mar 1943
Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 01 Mar 1868
Birthplace: Van Buren, Michigan
Father's Name: Loren Riggs
Mother's Name: Frances Ely

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7P-RKB : 13 March 2018), Irving H Riggs, 14 Mar 1943; citing Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,134.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 16 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 205, Family 305, Roll 755
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
farm owned with mortgage
married 9 years
Irving Riggs..Head..32..Mar 1868..MI..Farmer
(Living with wife, 3 children, and father.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 27 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 308, Family 341,Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 19 years
Irving Riggs..Head..42..MI..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Belleville, MI on 23 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 788, Family 120, Roll 821
Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan
Huron River Drive; Farm Owned, no mortgage
Irving H. Riggs..Head..51..MI..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)
.



• He was buried after 14 March 1943 in the Hillside Cemetery in Belleville, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial 26914636
. 5


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Irving married Jessie A. Renton, daughter of William Renton and Agnes Greig, on 25 September 1890 in Belleville, MI.1 2 3 4 (Jessie A. Renton was born in November 1866 in Michigan,1 2 3 4 6 7 8 died on 1 January 1958 in Belleville, MI 1 8 and was buried after 1 January 1958 in Belleville, MI 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 25 September 1890, in Belleville, MI.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 16 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 205, Family 305, Roll 755
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
farm owned with mortgage
married 9 years
Irving Riggs..Head..32..Mar 1868..MI..Farmer
Jessie Riggs..Wife..33..Nov 1866..MI..3/3
Floyd Riggs..Son..7..Mar 1893..MI..At School
Racher Riggs..Dau..2..Jul 1897..MI
Edna Riggs..Dau..10m..Jul 1899..MI
Loren Riggs..Father..76..Apr 1824..NY..Widowed..Farmer
Gus Kant..Serv..20..Apr 1880..GER
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 27 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 308, Family 341,Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 19 years
Irving Riggs..Head..42..MI..Farmer
Jessie A. Riggs..Wife..43..MI..3/3
Floyd I. Riggs..Son..17..MI
Rochel A. Riggs..Dau..12..MI
Edna J. Riggs..Dau..10..MI
Guy Martin...Servant..19..MI
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Belleville, MI on 23 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 788, Family 120, Roll 821
Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan
Huron River Drive; Farm Owned, no mortgage
Irving H. Riggs..Head..51..MI..Farmer, General Farm
Jessie A. Riggs..Wife..53..MI
Rachel A. Riggs..Dau..22..MI..Teacher, Public Schools
Edna I. Riggs..Dau..20..MI..Teacher, Public Schools
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


groom's name: Irving H. Riggs
bride's name: Jackie Renton
marriage date: 25 Sep 1890
marriage place: Belleville, Wayne, Michigan
groom's father's name: Louis Riggs
groom's mother's name: Amanda Ely
bride's father's name: Wm Renton
bride's mother's name: Agnus Grage
indexing project (batch) number: M01714-9
system origin: Michigan-ODM
source film number: 2342489

Citing this Record
"Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC27-LCX : accessed 06 Oct 2012), Wm Renton in entry for Irving H. Riggs and Jackie Renton, 25 Sep 1890.
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Sources


1 April Padgett, Renton Connections (https://trees.ancestry.com.au/fhs/home.aspx?tid=7187472; Last Updated 10/29/2008).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 205, sheet 12B, dwelling 297, family 305, Irving Hiram Riggs and Janet Jessie Renton; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 755.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 308, sheet 6A, family 341, Irving Hiram Riggs and Janet Jessie Renton; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 679.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 788, sheet 6A, family 120, Irving Hiram Riggs and Janet Jessie Renton; index and images (accessed 18 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 821.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 03 May 2019), memorial page for Irving H Riggs (1 Mar 1868'9614 Mar 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 26914636, citing Hillside Cemetery, Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, p. 44, dwelling 394, family 389, William Renton and Agnes Greig; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 710.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 267, p. 19C, dwelling 217, family 217, William Renton and Agnes Greig; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 03 May 2019), memorial page for Jessie A Renton Riggs (1866\endash 1958), Find A Grave Memorial no. 26914622, citing Hillside Cemetery, Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan, USA


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