John Hamilton Riggs

1922 - 1979  (56 years)

John Riggs

1687 - 1762  (75 years)

Birth	1687
Died	1762
Family	Mary Davis           b. 9 Jan 1702, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	16 Jan 1721	St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Rachel Riggs           b. 11 Jun 1724, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 2. Ruth Riggs           b. 21 Oct 1730 + 3. Mary Riggs           b. 14 Sep 1732, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland + 4. Samuel Riggs           b. 1740 + 5. Capt. Elisha Riggs           b. 4 Oct 1742, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Sarah Smith

Abt 1725 - Aft 1790  (> 65 years)

Birth	Abt 1725	Northampton Co., North Carolina
Died	Aft 3 Jun 1790	Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Family	John "The Elder" Spann           b. Abt 1723, Surry Co., North Carolina
Married	Abt 1746	Northampton Co., North Carolina
Children	+ 1. Martha Spann           b. 1770

Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.

1884 - 1973  (88 years)

Birth	28 Nov 1884	"Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	May 1973
Buried	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Samuel Riggs           b. 9 Apr 1843, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	Laura Virginia Howard           b. 17 May 1850
Married	17 May 1876	Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Douglass Howard Riggs, Jr.           b. 31 Jul 1913, "Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland + 2. Katherine Lansdale Riggs           b. 16 Feb 1915, "Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland + 3. Robert Darrington Riggs           b. 5 Feb 1918, Brookeville, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 4. Living   5. John Hamilton Riggs           b. 11 Sep 1922

Chloe Wimberly Lansdale

1888 - 1975  (87 years)

Birth	2 Feb 1888	Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	22 May 1975	Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Buried	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Thomas Franklin Lansdale           b. 8 Aug 1844, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	Eliza Wimberly Strain           b. 16 Jan 1853, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee
Married	5 Feb 1880	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Douglass Howard Riggs, Jr.           b. 31 Jul 1913, "Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland + 2. Katherine Lansdale Riggs           b. 16 Feb 1915, "Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland + 3. Robert Darrington Riggs           b. 5 Feb 1918, Brookeville, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 4. Living   5. John Hamilton Riggs           b. 11 Sep 1922

• Name	John Hamilton Riggs  [1]
  Birth	11 Sep 1922  [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Christening	28 May 1923	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Death	Jun 1979
  Burial	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Riggs           b. 1687             d. 1762  (Age 75 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Smith           b. Abt 1725, Northampton Co., North Carolina           d. Aft 3 Jun 1790, Edgefield Co., South Carolina  (Age > 65 years)  (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	He served in the US Navy in WWII.
  Person ID	I1054
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. May 1973 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 22 May 1975, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 28 May 1923 - St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Burial - - St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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  John Hamilton Riggs (d. 1979)

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "John Hamilton Riggs". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I1054&tree=1sttree (accessed April 28, 2025).