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William Nathaniel Riggs

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William Nathaniel Riggs

Birth
Paria, Kane County, Utah, USA
Death
10 Dec 1944 (aged 62)
Manila, Daggett County, Utah, USA
Burial
Manila, Daggett County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Wm. N. Riggs had two spouses
Elizabeth Marie Olsen Riggs and Edith E. Riggs
Children with Elizabeth: W Peter, Ruth, E Pearl, and Walter
Children with Edith: Evelyn May, Delores D, Susan,, Warren and Lila.
Found in the 1930 & 1940 Census & Church records.

Green River Star, Dec 15, 1944
Riggs Services Held At Manila

Funeral services for William Nathaniel Riggs, 62, who died unexpectedly at his home in Manila, Utah, were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the L.D.S. chapel in Manila. Burial was in the Manila cemetery. Bishop Timothy J. Potter conducted the services.

Mr. Riggs was a real pioneer of eastern Utah, having lived there since his boyhood, and having been a resident of what is now Daggett county for 51 years. He was born Feb. 8, 1882, at Paris, Utah, and had moved to the Lucerne valley vicinity when only 11 years old.

Besides his wife, Edith, there survive to mourn his passing nine children: Delores, Susan and Lila Warren and Larry, all of Manila; and a son, Anson Pete Riggs, now serving in France with the army; a daughter, Pearl, in Los Angeles, and two daughters, Ruth and Evelyn, both living in Green River.
Contributor: Angela Cable (47277708) •

Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 14, 1944
Funeral Services for Manila Man Held Wednesday

Funeral services for William Nathaniel Riggs, 62, who died at his home in Manila, Utah on Monday afternoon, were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the L.D.S. church in Manila. Bishop Timothy Potter officiated, and burial was in the Manila cemetery.

Mr. Riggs, a retired rancher and a resident of Daggett county, Utah, for 50 years, was born Feb. 8, 1882 at Parrah, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Edith.

Kindly shared by Angela Cable
Wm. N. Riggs had two spouses
Elizabeth Marie Olsen Riggs and Edith E. Riggs
Children with Elizabeth: W Peter, Ruth, E Pearl, and Walter
Children with Edith: Evelyn May, Delores D, Susan,, Warren and Lila.
Found in the 1930 & 1940 Census & Church records.

Green River Star, Dec 15, 1944
Riggs Services Held At Manila

Funeral services for William Nathaniel Riggs, 62, who died unexpectedly at his home in Manila, Utah, were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the L.D.S. chapel in Manila. Burial was in the Manila cemetery. Bishop Timothy J. Potter conducted the services.

Mr. Riggs was a real pioneer of eastern Utah, having lived there since his boyhood, and having been a resident of what is now Daggett county for 51 years. He was born Feb. 8, 1882, at Paris, Utah, and had moved to the Lucerne valley vicinity when only 11 years old.

Besides his wife, Edith, there survive to mourn his passing nine children: Delores, Susan and Lila Warren and Larry, all of Manila; and a son, Anson Pete Riggs, now serving in France with the army; a daughter, Pearl, in Los Angeles, and two daughters, Ruth and Evelyn, both living in Green River.
Contributor: Angela Cable (47277708) •

Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 14, 1944
Funeral Services for Manila Man Held Wednesday

Funeral services for William Nathaniel Riggs, 62, who died at his home in Manila, Utah on Monday afternoon, were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the L.D.S. church in Manila. Bishop Timothy Potter officiated, and burial was in the Manila cemetery.

Mr. Riggs, a retired rancher and a resident of Daggett county, Utah, for 50 years, was born Feb. 8, 1882 at Parrah, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Edith.

Kindly shared by Angela Cable


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