WILLIAM was born on 27 December 1861 in Milan County, Texas. He died at his Oak Ranch home in the Riggs Settlement, Cochise County, Arizona from heart failure on 13 February 1949 at age 87 years 1 month 17 days and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.

Location in cemetery: Row 2, headstone j ( 2 J )

WILLIAM's PARENTS:

William'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 age 78 years 11 months 25 days and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.

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

William'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 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. WILLIAM was their third child, second son.

WILLIAM and IDA LILLIE were married on 03 January 1884 at xxxxxxxxxxxx and were divorced in 1913. They had no children.

DA LILLIE BERRY was born on 10 November 1852 in Waverly, LaFayette County, Missouri. She died in Cochise County, Arizona on 01 January 1943 age 90 years 1 month 22 days and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery. Riggs Family Cemetery.

Location in cemetery: Row 2, headstone A ( 2 A )

IDA LILLIE’s PARENTS:

Ida Lillie's father was Levi L. Berry, born on xx,xx, 1826 in Binghampton, New York. He died in 1879 and was buried in the xxxxxx cemetery.

Ida Lillie's mother was Jane Louisa Marshall, born on 28 November 1825 in Wood, Scott County, Virginia. She died on 16 November 1895. She was buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery close to the "Star" ranch

Ida Lillie's parents were married in Lafayette County, Missouri on February 29, 1852 and had three children. IDA LILLIE was their first child, first daughter.

WILLIAM and CORA were married on 19 August 1923 in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona and had one child.

CORA D. RIGGS was born on 30 June 1903 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. She died in Willcox, Cochise County, Arizona on 14 November 2014 and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.
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CORA’s PARENTS:

Cora's father was William Austin Riggs, born on 20 March 1859 in Bastrop, Texas. He died in xxxx, xxxxx County, xxxxxx and is buried in the xxxxxxx Cemetery, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona.

Cora's mother was Margiary Georgeann Mason, born on 17 October 1867 in Lampasas, Texas. She died in xxxx, xxxxx County, xxxxxx and is buried in the xxxxxxx Cemetery, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona.

Cora's parents were married in xxxxx, Texas on 03 October 1890 and had nine children. CORA was their ninth child, fourth? daughter.

1-4-3 WILLIAM MONROE RIGGS
(27 December 1861 -- 13 February 1949)

Married 0n 19 August 1923

1-4-3B CORA D. RIGGS
(30 June 1903 -- 01 December 1994)

CHILDREN:

1-4-3-1 WILLIAM MONROE "BILLIE" RIGGS II
(18 August 1924 -- 14 November 2014)

See MARY ELIZABETH RIGGS: MY STORY for more about William Monroe Riggs.