THOMAS JEFFERSON RIGGS
"UNCLE TOM" was born on 14 May 1857 in Travis, Texas. He died in Bowie, Arizona on 06 December 1926 at age 69 years 6 months 24 days and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.
Location in cemetery: Row 4, headstone f ( 4 F )
UNCLE TOM's PARENTS:
Uncle Tom'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 )
Uncle Tom'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. UNCLE TOM was their first child, first son.
UNCLE TOM and EULA LEE MURRAY were married on 11 July 1883 at the San Simon Valley home of her sister, Mary Chenowith.
EULA LEE was born during the year 1866 in Lexington, Texas. She died in Bisbee, Arizona on 19 August 1890 at age 24 years 7 months 18 days, from tuberculosis and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.
Location in cemetery: Row 2, headstone g ( 2 G )
EULA LEE’s PARENTS:
Eula Lee's father was William Pickney Murray, born on xx,xx,xxxx in xxxxx.
Eula Lee's mother was Margaret White, born on xx,xx,xxxx in xxxxx.
Eula Lee's parents were married in xxxxx on xx,xx,xxxx and had xx children. EULE LEE was their xx child, xx daughter.
1-4-1 THOMAS JEFFERSON "UNCLE TOM" RIGGS
(14 May 1857 -- 09 December 1926)
Married in 11 July 1883
1-4-1A EULA LEE (MURRAY) RIGGS
(xx-xx-1866 -- 19 August 1890)
CHILDREN:
1-4-1-1 FRANKIE T. RIGGS
(13 June 1884 -- 28 July 1885)
1-4-1-2 EDWARD MURRAY RIGGS
(22 September 1885 -- 29 June 1950)
1-4-1-3 CHARLES PINKNEY RIGGS
(31 March 1888 -- 22 February 1951)
UNCLE TOM and LIZZIE SNEYDEN were married on xxx xx, 1895 in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.
Divorced in xxxx
LIZZIE was born during the year 1870 her place of birth is xxxxxxxxx. She died in xxxxxxxxxx on xx,xx,xxxx and is buried in the xxxxxxxxxxxxx.
LIZZIE’s PARENTS:
Lizzie's father was xxxxx, born on xx,xx,xxxx in xxxxx.
Lizzie's mother was xxxxx, born on xx,xx,xxxx in xxxxx.
Lizzie's parents were married in xxxxx on xx,xx,xxxx and had xx children. LIZZIE was their xx child, xx daughter.
1-4-1 THOMAS JEFFERSON "UNCLE TOM" RIGGS
(14 May 1857 -- 09 December 1926)
Married in 1895
1-4-1B LIZZIE SNEYDEN
(00 1870 -- xx-xx-xxxx)
CHILDREN:
1-4-1-4 BRANNICK T. RIGGS
(00 April 1895 -- 13 June 1896)
UNCLE TOM and ANNA MAE STAFFORD were married on 25 April 1903 in Cochise County, Arizona.
ANNA MAE was born on 01 December 1886 in the log cabin her father had built in Bonita Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona. Anna Mae was a beautiful high-spirited woman of Danish ancestry. She died in El Paso, Texas on 25 August 1963 at the age of 76 years 8 months 24 days and is buried in the Riggs Family Cemetery.
Location in cemetery: Row 4, headstone g ( 4 G )
ANNA MAE’s PARENTS:
Anna Mae's father was Ja Hu Stafford, born on xx,xx,xxxx in xxxxx.
Anna Mae's mother was Pauline Stafford, born on xx,xx,xxxx in xxxxx.
Anna Mae's parents were married in xxxxx on xx,xx,xxxx and had 5 children. ANNA MAE was their 1st child, 1st daughter.
1-4-1 THOMAS JEFFERSON "UNCLE TOM" RIGGS
(14 May 1857 -- 09 December 1926)
Married on 25 April 1903
1-4-1C ANNA MAE STAFFORD
(01 December 1886 -- 25 August 1963)
CHILDREN:
1-4-1-5 THOMAS BELL RIGGS
(20 March 1905 -- 07 December 1909)
1-4-1-6 PAULINE AMELIA RIGGS
(16 March 1908 -- 23 December 1988)
1-4-1-7 LILLIMAE EVELYN RIGGS
(24 March 1912 -- 10 June 1991)
1-4-1-8 RICHARD DANA RIGGS
(26 June 1915 -- 16 May 1984)
1-4-1-9 DONALD LEE RIGGS
(29 December 1917 -- 14 August 2002)
See MARY ELIZABETH RIGGS: MY STORY for more about Thomas Jefferson Riggs.