James Calloway Riggin

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James Calloway Riggin

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Logan, Logan County, West Virginia, United States
Death: December 27, 1858 (38)
Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, United States (pneumonia)
Place of Burial: Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Riggins; Thomas Riggin and Mary Riggins
Husband of Rebecca Jane Riggin
Father of Sarah Elizabeth Westcott; Mary Agnes Darrah; Florence Augusta Smith; Royal Thomas N. Riggin and Ellen (Ella) Anna Shepperd
Brother of David Riggin; Ellenor Marrs; Susannah Hinchman; Jane “Janeth” Mullins; William Riggin and 4 others

Managed by: Nancy D. Coon
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About James Calloway Riggin

He settled at Oregon House, northeast of Sacramento. Had an inn there, also range land for cattle. He didn't remain west, probably not more than a year at the most. He was Sheriff of Andrew county, MO. at the time of his death caused by pneumonia developed in line of duty."

https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jean_westcott80&i...

Military Service:

Ft Kearney Mexican War Battalion Missouri Mounted Vols. Enrolled 13 Apr 1848 Ft Kearney Mustered 14 Apr 1848 Ft Kearney Honorably Discharged 10 Nov 1848 Ft Leavenworth

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/62199854/person/38...


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James Calloway Riggin's Timeline

1820
April 2, 1820
Logan, Logan County, West Virginia, United States
1850
March 7, 1850
Nodaway, Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri, United States
1852
September 17, 1852
Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, United States
1854
April 16, 1854
Andrew County, Missouri, United States
1855
November 29, 1855
Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, United States
1857
November 16, 1857
Andrew County, Missouri, United States
1858
December 27, 1858
Age 38
Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, United States
December 27, 1858
Age 38
Foultz Cemetery, Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, United States