Chloe Wimberly Lansdale

1888 - 1975  (87 years)

Lansdale

- Bef 1700

Died	Bef 1700	England
Family	Elizabeth Hilton           b. Salford, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. John Lansdale           b. Salford, Lancashire, England   2. Sarah Valentine Lansdale   3. Elizabeth Lansdale

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

Thomas Franklin Lansdale

1844 - 1891  (46 years)

Birth	8 Aug 1844	Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	26 Jan 1891	Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Thomas Hyatt Lansdale           b. 19 May 1808, Maryland
Mother	Harriet Franklin           b. 12 Oct 1813
Married	11 Dec 1834	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family	Eliza Wimberly Strain           b. 16 Jan 1853, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee
Married	5 Feb 1880	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. James Strain Lansdale           b. 15 Nov 1880, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 2. John Lansdale, Sr.           b. 24 Jun 1882, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 3. Richard Hyatt Lansdale           b. 27 Oct 1883, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 4. Cornelia Houston Lansdale           b. 27 Jul 1885, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 5. Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland

Eliza Wimberly Strain

1853 - 1906  (53 years)

Birth	16 Jan 1853	Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee
Died	22 Feb 1906	Maryland
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	James Strain           b. 2 Oct 1815, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Eliza Chloe Wimberly           b. Abt 1824, Georgia
Married	15 Oct 1851	DeSoto Co., Mississippi
Family	Thomas Franklin Lansdale           b. 8 Aug 1844, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	5 Feb 1880	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. James Strain Lansdale           b. 15 Nov 1880, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 2. John Lansdale, Sr.           b. 24 Jun 1882, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 3. Richard Hyatt Lansdale           b. 27 Oct 1883, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 4. Cornelia Houston Lansdale           b. 27 Jul 1885, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 5. Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, 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

Douglass Howard Riggs, Jr.

1913 - 1974  (61 years)

Birth	31 Jul 1913	"Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	15 Aug 1974	Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Margaret Riggs White           b. 12 Apr 1916, Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	4 Jun 1938	Glenelg, Howard Co., Maryland
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Margaret Riggs White

1916 - 2003  (87 years)

Birth	12 Apr 1916	Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	25 Nov 2003	Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Harry Griffith White           b. 1892
Mother	Margaret Howard Riggs           b. 3 Apr 1895, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	3 Jan 1914	Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Douglass Howard Riggs, Jr.           b. 31 Jul 1913, "Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	4 Jun 1938	Glenelg, Howard Co., Maryland
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Katherine Lansdale Riggs

1915 - 1991  (76 years)

Birth	16 Feb 1915	"Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	3 Apr 1991	Roanoke, Virginia
Buried	10 Apr 1991	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Private
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living

Robert Darrington Riggs

1918 - 1974  (56 years)

Birth	5 Feb 1918	Brookeville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	11 Nov 1974	Damascus, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Louisa Griffith White
Married	11 Dec 1948	St. Bartholomew's Church, Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Louisa Griffith White

- Aft 1974

Died	Aft 1974
Family	Robert Darrington Riggs           b. 5 Feb 1918, Brookeville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	11 Dec 1948	St. Bartholomew's Church, Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Living

Father	Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family 1	Living
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living

John Hamilton Riggs

1922 - 1979  (56 years)

Birth	11 Sep 1922
Died	Jun 1979
Buried	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland

• Name	Chloe Wimberly Lansdale  [1]
  Birth	2 Feb 1888	Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 12, born in Maryland; father born in Maryland, mother in Tennessee
  	1900 U.S. Census, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 10 13 Eliza Lansdale Head Female White 1854 46 Widowed 5 5 Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi Farm 11 13 James S Lansdale Son Male White 1880 19 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee 12 13 John H Lansdale Son Male White 1882 17 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee 13 13 Cornelia H Lansdale Daughter Female White 1886 13 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee 14 13 Chloe W Lansdale Daughter Female White 1888 12 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee  ED:  District 0001  Enumerated:  2 June 1900
  Namesake	Eliza Chloe Wimberly (m. Strain)
  Death	22 May 1975	Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Burial	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Lansdale             d. Bef 1700, England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Smith           b. Abt 1725, Northampton Co., North Carolina           d. Aft 3 Jun 1790, Edgefield Co., South Carolina  (Age > 65 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	She was born in the winter, in the middle of a great blizzard. In the photo, John Lansdale is on the left, Margaret Hall is in the middle, and Chloe Wimberly is on the right. It is at "Enfield" in April of 1906. According to Phoebe Taylor (Jan, 2004), "Chloe Wimberly Lansdale and Douglass Riggs helped my father-in-law [Richard Hyatt Sr.] raise Margaret, Richard and Tom after Olivia drowned in that Maryland mental hospital. Aunt Chloe died in the early 1970s after a long nursing home stay in Sandy Spring following a debilitating stroke. Douglass has also died."
  Person ID	I36
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Franklin Lansdale           b. 8 Aug 1844, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 26 Jan 1891, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Eliza Wimberly Strain           b. 16 Jan 1853, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee           d. 22 Feb 1906, Maryland (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1880	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1884, "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. May 1973 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1912	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland   [3]
  Children	4 sons and 1 daughter
  + 1. Douglass Howard Riggs, Jr.           b. 31 Jul 1913, "Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 15 Aug 1974, Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland (Age 61 years) └─ Margaret Riggs White  (Age 87 years)  m. 4 Jun 1938 + 2. Katherine Lansdale Riggs           b. 16 Feb 1915, "Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 3 Apr 1991, Roanoke, Virginia (Age 76 years) + 3. Robert Darrington Riggs           b. 5 Feb 1918, Brookeville, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 11 Nov 1974, Damascus, Montgomery Co., Maryland (Age 56 years) └─ Louisa Griffith White  m. 11 Dec 1948 + 4. Living   5. John Hamilton Riggs           b. 11 Sep 1922             d. Jun 1979 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Feb 1888 - Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Census - 1900 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Marriage - 18 Nov 1912 - St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Death - 22 May 1975 - Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Burial - - St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Chloe Lansdale and Douglas Riggs

  
  

  Essays

  The Lansdale Family at "Essex" A chart of family relationships. Those in bold were owners of "Essex."

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Chloe Wimberly Lansdale". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I36&tree=1sttree (accessed April 27, 2025).