WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER RIGGS

WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER RIGGS

 
 

4-6-3  WILLIAM “BILL COLUMBO” CHRISTOPHER RIGGS
(03-02-1808  --  10-16-1982)

     Married on April 02, 1938

4-6-3A  HAZEL CORCORAN
(03-04-1916  --  11-21-2001)

 

CHILDREN:

4-6-3-1  RICHARD “DICK” WILLIAM RIGGS
(03-10-1939  --  11-24-2017)

4-6-3-2  RONALD "RONNIE" BRUCE RIGGS
(10-23-1941  --  12-19-1988)

4-6-3-3  SON
(Living)

WILLIAM "BILL" was born on March 2, 1908 in xxxxx, Cochise County, Arizona. He died in xxxxx, Cochise County, Arizona on xxxx xx, 1982 and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.

Location in cemetery: Row 4, headstone n (4n)

 

BILL's PARENTS

Bill's father was James Jay Riggs, born January 31, 1870 at Fort Riggs in Bandera County, Texas. He died in xxxx, xxxxx County, Arizona on January 24, 1910 and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery. (1e)

Bill's mother was Margaret (Dumm) Riggs, born on August 6, 1876 in xxxx, xxxx County, xxxx. She died in xxxx, Cochise County, Arizona on October 19, 1958 and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery. (1d)

James and Margaret were married on xxxx xx, 1900 in Cochise County, Arizona and had three children. BILL was their third child, first son.


BILL'S WIFE

WILLIAM C.”BILL” AND HAZEL RIGGS AT THE 1979 RIGGS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

BILL and HAZEL CORCORAN were married on March 04, 1916 in xxxxxx, xxxxxxx County, xxxxxx. They had three children.

HAZEL was born on March 4, 1916 in Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. She died in Cochise County, Arizona on November 21, 2001 and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery. (4n)

Hazel's father was James William Corcoran, born on xx,xx, 1890 in Ireland. James was a copper miner.

Hazel's mother was Agnes Johnson Corcoran, born on xx,xx, 1897 in Colorado.

Hazel's parents were married in xxxxx on xx,xx,xxxx and had five children. HAZEL was their first child.