B.K. was born on 23 August 1879 in Emigrant Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona. He died in Willcox, Cochise County, Arizona on 09 May 1963 and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.

Location in cemetery: Row 3, headstone D ( 3 D )

B.K.'s PARENTS:

B.K.'s father was Brannick Riggs, born on 10 July 1828 in Marion County, Alabama. He died at his home, the Riggs Home Ranch in the Riggs Settlement, Cochise County, Arizona on 04 July 1907 at age 78 years 11 months 25 days and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.

Location in cemetery: Row 1, headstone H ( 1 H )

B.K.'s mother was Mary Elizabeth (Robbins) Riggs, born on 27 July 1838 in Franklin (near Nashville), Williamson County, Tennessee. She died at her home, the Riggs Home Ranch in the Riggs Settlement, Cochise County, Arizona on 05 February 1935 at age 96 years 6 months 9 days and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.

Location in cemetery: Row 1, headstone G ( 1 G )

Brannick and Mary were married on 10 July 1856 in Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas and had eleven children. B.K. was their tenth child, sixth son.

B.K.'s WIFE

B.K. and MARY were married on January 2, 1911 in Kansas.

MARY was born on 06 November 1878 in Fontana, Kansas. She died in Willcox, Cochise County, Arizona on 07 April 1967 at age 88 years 6 months 1 day and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.

Location in cemetery: Row 3, headstone D ( 3 D )

Mary’s Parents:

Mary's father was Charles Evan Murphey, born on xx xx, 1843 in Marion County, Indiana. Charles died in Fontana, Miami County, Kansas on xxx 11, 1889 and is buried in the Fontana Cemetery, Miami County, Kansas.

Mary's mother was Elizabeth (Murphey) Simmons, born on 20 June 1847 in Illinois. Elizabeth died in Fontana, Miami County, Kansas on 10 December 1928 and is buried in the Fontana Cemetery, Miami County, Kansas.

Mary's parents were married in xxxxx on xx,xx,xxxx and had six children. MARY was their third child, second daughter.

1-4-10 BARNEY KEMP "B.K." RIGGS
(08-23-1879 -- 05-09-1963)

Married 02 January 1911

1-4-10A MARY ELIZABETH MURPHY
(06 November 1878 -- 07 April 1967)

CHILDREN:

1-4-10-1 MARTHA ELIZABETH (RIGGS) LAMBERSON
(13 June 1884 -- 28 July 1998)

1-4-10-2 EDWARD "ED" KAY RIGGS
(04 December 1912 -- 08 December 1981)

1-4-10-3 JAMES MURPHEY RIGGS
(04 September 1915 -- 15 June 1930)

1-4-10-4 HERBERT ROBBINS RIGGS
(28 November 1917 -- 06 October 1969)

See MARY ELIZABETH RIGGS: MY STORY for more about Barney Kemp Riggs.