Laura Virginia Howard

1850 - 1919  (68 years)

Samuel Riggs

1843 - 1915  (72 years)

Birth	9 Apr 1843	St. Bartholomew's Parish, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	6 Dec 1915
Buried	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Samuel Riggs           b. 24 Apr 1813, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	Milcah Wayman Griffith           b. 12 Dec 1812
Family	Laura Virginia Howard           b. 17 May 1850
Married	17 May 1876	Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	1. Samuel Tilden Riggs           b. 22 Feb 1877   2. Laurie Howard Riggs           b. 7 Sep 1879   3. Samuel Riggs           b. 24 Jun 1880 + 4. Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland   5. Bessie Riggs           b. 14 Oct 1886   6. Anna Howard Riggs           b. 25 Jan 1893

Samuel Tilden Riggs

1877 - 1878  (0 years)

Birth	22 Feb 1877
Died	26 Jan 1878
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

Laurie Howard Riggs

1879 -

Birth	7 Sep 1879
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

Samuel Riggs

1880 -

Birth	24 Jun 1880
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

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

Bessie Riggs

1886 -

Birth	14 Oct 1886
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

Anna Howard Riggs

1893 -

Birth	25 Jan 1893
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

• Name	Laura Virginia Howard  [1]
  Birth	17 May 1850
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Mar 1919	Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island
  Burial	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Origins
  Notes	Widow of Thomas Neel.
  Person ID	I10771
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Samuel Riggs           b. 9 Apr 1843, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 6 Dec 1915 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 May 1876	Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Samuel Tilden Riggs           b. 22 Feb 1877             d. 26 Jan 1878 (Age 0 years)   2. Laurie Howard Riggs           b. 7 Sep 1879   3. Samuel Riggs           b. 24 Jun 1880 + 4. Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. May 1973 (Age 88 years) └─ Chloe Wimberly Lansdale  (Age 87 years)  m. 18 Nov 1912   5. Bessie Riggs           b. 14 Oct 1886   6. Anna Howard Riggs           b. 25 Jan 1893
  Family ID	F7541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 17 May 1876 - Montgomery Co., Maryland  Death - 19 Mar 1919 - Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island  Burial - - St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Laura Virginia Howard". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I10771&tree=1sttree (accessed March 25, 2025).