Douglass Howard Riggs, Sr.

1884 - 1973  (88 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

Laura Virginia Howard

1850 - 1919  (68 years)

Birth	17 May 1850
Died	19 Mar 1919	Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island
Buried	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Family	Samuel Riggs           b. 9 Apr 1843, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Montgomery Co., Maryland
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

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

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

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

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
Christened	28 May 1923	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
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	Douglass Howard Riggs  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	28 Nov 1884	"Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	May 1973
  Burial	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Notes	Vitals dates from SSN. He was from Montgomery Co., MD. His son Douglass Howard also married a Riggs.
  Person ID	I557
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Riggs           b. 9 Apr 1843, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 6 Dec 1915 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Laura Virginia Howard           b. 17 May 1850             d. 19 Mar 1919, Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	17 May 1876	Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F7541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	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   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Douglass Howard Riggs, Jr.           b. 31 Jul 1913, "Hollywood", Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 15 Aug 1974, Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland (Age 61 years) + 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) + 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	23 Nov 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Nov 1884 - "Oakley", Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Marriage - 18 Nov 1912 - 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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• Documents

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

  
  

  Headstones

  Chloe Lansdale and Douglas Riggs

  
  

• Sources

  [S377] John Beverly Riggs, The Riggs Family of Maryland, (Baltimore, Maryland), 274, 282-83. [S111] Lansdale Family Bible.