Riggs, James

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Title: Riggs, James
Gender: Male
Biography: 'Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965' lists James' marriage location as Winchester, Ky. in Clark County. 'Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850' lists the location as being in neighboring Montgomery County, Ky.; The family was living in what is now Kenton County, Ky by 1810 (then still part of Campbell County).; From the census data, James appears to have only ever held one person enslaved.
Member: Riggs family
Birth date: 25 Feb 1774
Place of birth: Pennsylvania
Father: Riggs, Isaac
Mother: Pierce, Mary
Life event(s): Marriage: 22 Dec 1796; Winchester (Ky.) or Montgomery County (Ky.); Winchester (Ky.); Montgomery County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Hathaway, Katherine Keturah
Child(ren): Riggs, Charles; Riggs, David H.; Riggs, Dorcas; Riggs, Franklin; Riggs, Harvey; Riggs, Mary; Riggs, Milford; Riggs, James; Riggs, Milton; Riggs, Patterson; Riggs, Sarah "Sally"; Riggs, William Acklin
Death date: 20 Jul 1858
Place of death: Kenton County (Ky.)
Participant in: 1845--John Excluded from Dry Creek Baptist Church
Resided in: Campbell County (Ky.); Covington (Ky.); Kenton County (Ky.)
Relationship: Known enslaved: unknown, John [50]; unknown, John [50]
Description: Enslaved held in 1840: Males, 55 thru 99, one
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #8300723
Source(s): Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850; Third Census of the United States, 1810; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1965; Find A Grave.com; Genealogie Online Trees Index, 1000-2015

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Kenton County

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1845--John Excluded from Dry Creek Baptist Church	Event

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unknown, John [50]	Person

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Riggs, David H.	Person