Cyrus Riggs was the son of Hannah Cook (1742-1819) and Joseph Riggs (1743-1814).
He married Mary Ross on July 25, 1797 in Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Children:
• Hannah (1796-1870)
• Jane (Riggs) Green (1800-1871)
• Elizabeth (Riggs) Sloan (1802-after 1860)
• Achsah (Riggs) Coulter (1804-about 1842)
• Daniel Cook (1806-1868)
• Samuel Tait (1808-1871) •
• Rev. Cyrus Carpenter (1810-1883)
• Mary Rachel (Riggs) Blackman (1813-1862)
He graduated from Jefferson College in 1803, a member of the second class that graduated. He was employed as a tutor at the college, and at the same time he studied theology with Rev. Dr. John McMillen, graduating from McMillen's Log Seminary in 1805. Cyrus was licensed to preach the gospel on October 7, 1805, by the Presbytery of Ohio, and for a year he supplied different churches in the Ohio Presbytery. On October 23, 1806, he received calls from Fairfield and Millcreek in Adams County, Pennsylvania, which were within the bounds of the Presbytery of Erie, and on the 21st of the following year he was ordained and installed as their pastor. On April 6, 1814, he took up his work at Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church in Venango County, Pennsylvania. The Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church is now known as the Scrubgrass Stone Church. Cyrus here enjoyed a long and eventful pastorate of 20 years, resigning in 1834.
Cyrus was described by Rev. Johnathan R. Coulter as one who "seems to have been wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove".
In the fall of 1836, Cyrus took his family west to McComb, in McDonough County, Illinois. He labored for two years among the destitutions of Schuyley Presbytery. In 1838, he removed to Elkhorn (later called Elkton), just outside of Nashville, in Washington County, Illinois, and labored there on Mud Creek and at various other points for four years. At a later date, he organized Galum church in Perry County. Thus he spent the twilight of his life, laboring with great zeal, patience and energy, until he apparently suffered a stroke while preparing a sermon for the next Sunday service. Three days later, on Monday, February 14, 1849, after nearly forty five years as a minister of the church, the life of this gentle man came to an end.
The above provided by Jack Victor Williams.
From John Bracchi, 4th Great-Grandson of Cyrus Riggs: Got this back from a photo request for Cyrus and Mary (Ross) Riggs, buried in Elkhorn Cemetery in Washington County, Illinois:
“This burial is on private property or is otherwise inaccessible. This cemetery has no access road to it, it sits on the edge of a farmer’s field and tree line. The area is over grown with trees and wild brush. It would be very difficult to reach the area for a closer inspection. I contacted the owner of the land and he doesn't recall ever seeing any headstones there, he knows people are buried there but he's not sure who. I showed him the request and asked if he recognized any of the names and he didn't. I'm sorry I wasn't able to get any pictures for you.”
He married Mary Ross on July 25, 1797 in Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Children:
• Hannah (1796-1870)
• Jane (Riggs) Green (1800-1871)
• Elizabeth (Riggs) Sloan (1802-after 1860)
• Achsah (Riggs) Coulter (1804-about 1842)
• Daniel Cook (1806-1868)
• Samuel Tait (1808-1871) •
• Rev. Cyrus Carpenter (1810-1883)
• Mary Rachel (Riggs) Blackman (1813-1862)
He graduated from Jefferson College in 1803, a member of the second class that graduated. He was employed as a tutor at the college, and at the same time he studied theology with Rev. Dr. John McMillen, graduating from McMillen's Log Seminary in 1805. Cyrus was licensed to preach the gospel on October 7, 1805, by the Presbytery of Ohio, and for a year he supplied different churches in the Ohio Presbytery. On October 23, 1806, he received calls from Fairfield and Millcreek in Adams County, Pennsylvania, which were within the bounds of the Presbytery of Erie, and on the 21st of the following year he was ordained and installed as their pastor. On April 6, 1814, he took up his work at Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church in Venango County, Pennsylvania. The Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church is now known as the Scrubgrass Stone Church. Cyrus here enjoyed a long and eventful pastorate of 20 years, resigning in 1834.
Cyrus was described by Rev. Johnathan R. Coulter as one who "seems to have been wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove".
In the fall of 1836, Cyrus took his family west to McComb, in McDonough County, Illinois. He labored for two years among the destitutions of Schuyley Presbytery. In 1838, he removed to Elkhorn (later called Elkton), just outside of Nashville, in Washington County, Illinois, and labored there on Mud Creek and at various other points for four years. At a later date, he organized Galum church in Perry County. Thus he spent the twilight of his life, laboring with great zeal, patience and energy, until he apparently suffered a stroke while preparing a sermon for the next Sunday service. Three days later, on Monday, February 14, 1849, after nearly forty five years as a minister of the church, the life of this gentle man came to an end.
The above provided by Jack Victor Williams.
From John Bracchi, 4th Great-Grandson of Cyrus Riggs: Got this back from a photo request for Cyrus and Mary (Ross) Riggs, buried in Elkhorn Cemetery in Washington County, Illinois:
“This burial is on private property or is otherwise inaccessible. This cemetery has no access road to it, it sits on the edge of a farmer’s field and tree line. The area is over grown with trees and wild brush. It would be very difficult to reach the area for a closer inspection. I contacted the owner of the land and he doesn't recall ever seeing any headstones there, he knows people are buried there but he's not sure who. I showed him the request and asked if he recognized any of the names and he didn't. I'm sorry I wasn't able to get any pictures for you.”
Cyrus Riggs was the son of Hannah Cook (1742-1819) and Joseph Riggs (1743-1814).
He married Mary Ross on July 25, 1797 in Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Children:
• Hannah (1796-1870)
• Jane (Riggs) Green (1800-1871)
• Elizabeth (Riggs) Sloan (1802-after 1860)
• Achsah (Riggs) Coulter (1804-about 1842)
• Daniel Cook (1806-1868)
• Samuel Tait (1808-1871) •
• Rev. Cyrus Carpenter (1810-1883)
• Mary Rachel (Riggs) Blackman (1813-1862)
He graduated from Jefferson College in 1803, a member of the second class that graduated. He was employed as a tutor at the college, and at the same time he studied theology with Rev. Dr. John McMillen, graduating from McMillen's Log Seminary in 1805. Cyrus was licensed to preach the gospel on October 7, 1805, by the Presbytery of Ohio, and for a year he supplied different churches in the Ohio Presbytery. On October 23, 1806, he received calls from Fairfield and Millcreek in Adams County, Pennsylvania, which were within the bounds of the Presbytery of Erie, and on the 21st of the following year he was ordained and installed as their pastor. On April 6, 1814, he took up his work at Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church in Venango County, Pennsylvania. The Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church is now known as the Scrubgrass Stone Church. Cyrus here enjoyed a long and eventful pastorate of 20 years, resigning in 1834.
Cyrus was described by Rev. Johnathan R. Coulter as one who "seems to have been wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove".
In the fall of 1836, Cyrus took his family west to McComb, in McDonough County, Illinois. He labored for two years among the destitutions of Schuyley Presbytery. In 1838, he removed to Elkhorn (later called Elkton), just outside of Nashville, in Washington County, Illinois, and labored there on Mud Creek and at various other points for four years. At a later date, he organized Galum church in Perry County. Thus he spent the twilight of his life, laboring with great zeal, patience and energy, until he apparently suffered a stroke while preparing a sermon for the next Sunday service. Three days later, on Monday, February 14, 1849, after nearly forty five years as a minister of the church, the life of this gentle man came to an end.
The above provided by Jack Victor Williams.
From John Bracchi, 4th Great-Grandson of Cyrus Riggs: Got this back from a photo request for Cyrus and Mary (Ross) Riggs, buried in Elkhorn Cemetery in Washington County, Illinois:
“This burial is on private property or is otherwise inaccessible. This cemetery has no access road to it, it sits on the edge of a farmer’s field and tree line. The area is over grown with trees and wild brush. It would be very difficult to reach the area for a closer inspection. I contacted the owner of the land and he doesn't recall ever seeing any headstones there, he knows people are buried there but he's not sure who. I showed him the request and asked if he recognized any of the names and he didn't. I'm sorry I wasn't able to get any pictures for you.”
He married Mary Ross on July 25, 1797 in Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Children:
• Hannah (1796-1870)
• Jane (Riggs) Green (1800-1871)
• Elizabeth (Riggs) Sloan (1802-after 1860)
• Achsah (Riggs) Coulter (1804-about 1842)
• Daniel Cook (1806-1868)
• Samuel Tait (1808-1871) •
• Rev. Cyrus Carpenter (1810-1883)
• Mary Rachel (Riggs) Blackman (1813-1862)
He graduated from Jefferson College in 1803, a member of the second class that graduated. He was employed as a tutor at the college, and at the same time he studied theology with Rev. Dr. John McMillen, graduating from McMillen's Log Seminary in 1805. Cyrus was licensed to preach the gospel on October 7, 1805, by the Presbytery of Ohio, and for a year he supplied different churches in the Ohio Presbytery. On October 23, 1806, he received calls from Fairfield and Millcreek in Adams County, Pennsylvania, which were within the bounds of the Presbytery of Erie, and on the 21st of the following year he was ordained and installed as their pastor. On April 6, 1814, he took up his work at Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church in Venango County, Pennsylvania. The Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church is now known as the Scrubgrass Stone Church. Cyrus here enjoyed a long and eventful pastorate of 20 years, resigning in 1834.
Cyrus was described by Rev. Johnathan R. Coulter as one who "seems to have been wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove".
In the fall of 1836, Cyrus took his family west to McComb, in McDonough County, Illinois. He labored for two years among the destitutions of Schuyley Presbytery. In 1838, he removed to Elkhorn (later called Elkton), just outside of Nashville, in Washington County, Illinois, and labored there on Mud Creek and at various other points for four years. At a later date, he organized Galum church in Perry County. Thus he spent the twilight of his life, laboring with great zeal, patience and energy, until he apparently suffered a stroke while preparing a sermon for the next Sunday service. Three days later, on Monday, February 14, 1849, after nearly forty five years as a minister of the church, the life of this gentle man came to an end.
The above provided by Jack Victor Williams.
From John Bracchi, 4th Great-Grandson of Cyrus Riggs: Got this back from a photo request for Cyrus and Mary (Ross) Riggs, buried in Elkhorn Cemetery in Washington County, Illinois:
“This burial is on private property or is otherwise inaccessible. This cemetery has no access road to it, it sits on the edge of a farmer’s field and tree line. The area is over grown with trees and wild brush. It would be very difficult to reach the area for a closer inspection. I contacted the owner of the land and he doesn't recall ever seeing any headstones there, he knows people are buried there but he's not sure who. I showed him the request and asked if he recognized any of the names and he didn't. I'm sorry I wasn't able to get any pictures for you.”
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