(Riggen, Riggan, Riggon, Regan, Regon, Rigon, Riggins)
pg 2 0f 2 ----to pg. 1
Bayard (Byard, Biard) Riggin's family
Bayard Riggin was born in Atkinson district of Worcester Co. c.1817. He was not a wealthy man, hewing lumber, blacksmithing, farming and laboring most of his life. The only land he maintained was a tract called Fockabus, near or part of Fookes Cost/Cast, Peters Folly, and Abrahams Lott, apparently inherited from his father who died intestate. His part was only about 28 acres, next door to his uncle Joseph Riggin and brother Henry Irving Riggin. This area was on the Worcester/ Wicomico Counties border, southeast of Salisbury and very near the original land grant of Riggen's Content. His wife Eleanor Pollitt had a little bit of land she likely inherited from her father, and was the only one that could read and write. The few deeds of land sold contain her signature. Bayard and his wife seemed extremely influenced by the Methodist Church and their leader John Wesley, by the evidence that his only child bore his name John Wesley Riggin. I also believe Bayard's father may have been James Riggin the Methodist minister and circuit rider, who was ordained in Baltimore in 1784 and resided in Worcester and Sussex county Del.
Eleanor Pollitt Riggin, Bayard's wife, did not seem to have good health, aside from only bearing one child, she was dead by the 1870 census, when Bayard was living in his son's household in Nutter's District of Wicomico Co. But in 1881, this probably 65 year old man, listed his age as 60 in the Wicomico Co. Marriage records and married a 25 year old Nancy Pepper. Soon after in 1889 Bayard and his wife Nancy sell 28 acres in Atkinson district to his relative Sophia. At his point Bayard disappears from the records. A Nancy Riggin b ca. 1818 residing w/ the Pepper family living in Atkinsons dist., Worcester Co. in 1900 census.
Hannah/Harriet Riggin b ca 1830 m. Samuel Pepper Atkinsons dist, Worcester Co, MD
Some have speculated that the Pepper family moved to Kansas about this time period and possibly ventured west with them. I suspect Bayard's health was failing when his sold his land and died soon after, still to poor to have a tombstone erected and likely buried on the Riggin farm in Nutter District.
James Morris (1780-1873) ledger showing wages paid to Biard Riggin for labor
1.*Bayard Riggin, (Byard, Biard) b.1817 Worc. Co. MD prof. Hewer,
Blacksmith, Woodwright, Laborer, Farmer b. ca. 1817 Worcester County, MD,
(may have moved to Kansas q.v.), m.(1st). 7 Nov 1842 Worcester County, MD
Eleanor Pollitt, b. ca. 1817, d. bef 1880, m.(2nd). 22 Feb 1881 Wicomico
County, MD Nancy E. Pepper, b. ca 1856, d. after 3-2-1889 bd.? may
have moved to Kansas with other members of Pepper family.
2.1. John Wesley Riggin, b. 7-1-1845 Atkinson Dist.Worc. Co. MD m. 12-21-1868 Nutter's District Wic Co. MD d. 1-8-1914 Salisbury MD. bd. Parson's Cemetery Salisbury MD. prof. Wheelwright, Blacksmith, Woodwright at farm in Nutter's District Wicomico Co. MD.b. 1 Jul 1845, d. 8 Jan 1915, m. 1868 (picture shown c. 1868)-only child
Leah Martha Wimbrow, b. 10 Mar 1844, d. 2 Jul 1941 at home, 521 South Division St., Salisbury, MD (daguerreotype showed below with twins John Wesley Riggin, Jr. and William Thomas Riggin c. 1872)
John Wesley Riggin, granddaughter Dorothy, Leah Martha Wimbrow Riggin--probably at Ocean City Md. c. 1900
3.1. Levin Riggin, b. ca 1869, d. as young man No issue
3.2. James Lewis Riggin, b. 11 Feb 1870, d. 18 Sep 1894 at home (of Long Ridge) of typhoid fever. Bur. In family burying ground. Licensed to exhort of Methodist Protestant Church. No issue
3.3 John Wesley Riggin, Jr.,(was twin to brother Wm Thomas) b. 14 Mar 1872, d. 24 Dec 1950 at home, 404 South Division St. by accidental gas poisoning, m. 1909 Emma Serman, dau of John W. and Sarah Sturgis Sirman of Worcester County. Emma Serman, b. 25 Dec 1876, d. 1 Jan 1963 at John B. Parsons Home for the Aged, Salisbury, MD. She was survived by four sisters.
4.1 Eloise Riggin, b. 13 Jun 1909, d. 6:30 pm, 31 Aug 1927 at Peninsula General Hospital after a six month illness due to heart trouble. Bur. Parsons cem. No issue
3.4. William Thomas Riggin,(shown right) (was twin to brother John Wesley Jr.)b. 14 Mar 1872, d. 23 Jan 1958 in at University of Pennsylvania Hospital, a patient for four weeks, bur. Fernwood cem., East Lansdowne, Delaware County, PA, m. 13 Sep 1890 at Union M. E. Church, Nutters Dist., Wicomico County, MD Martha Thomas Bussells*, b. ca 1871, d. 17 Feb 1957, Lansdowne, Delaware County, PA. Bur. Fernwood cem., East Lansdowne, Delaware County, PA. Martha was the daug. of Gillis and Charlotte (Carey) Bussells. (Note - death date on ob. For Martha in bible is written in ink and differs from above. Appears to be 17 Feb 1962)
4.1. William Clifton Riggin, b. 1 Nov 1890, d. 28 May 1898.bd. Parsons Cem. Salisbury Md.
4.3. Beulah Riggin, b. aft 1890, d. aft 1960, m. 1906 Clyde Smith, b. Pittsburg, Pa. aft 1888
4.4. Clifford Wesley Riggin, b. 18 Sep 1908, d. 2 Sep 1910 bd. Parsons Cem. Salisbury Md.
4.5. Raymond Riggin, b. aft 1908, d. aft 1937, m. 1908 Amme Deupty
5.1 Robert Riggin
5.1 Allen Riggin
4.2. Herman Francis Riggin,(shown right) b. 20 Jul 1902 Philadelphia, PA, d. Jun 1969 Philadelphia, PA,. m. 21 May 1927 M. E. Church, Bridgeville, DE., Mary Catherine Willey, b. 8 Nov 1900, d. 8 Nov 1972, divorced. 19 Jun 1948, m.2. Ralph Gustav Ehrlich, bur. Seaford Public cem.
5.1. Donald Allen Riggin, b. 3 Sep 1929 Philadelphia, PA, d. 10 Nov 1970 Silver Spring, MD, bur. Rockville cem., Rockville, MD, m. 2 Sep 1954 Philadelphia, PA, Marcia NanciElla Purtle, b. 13Apr 19343.5. Nutter Moses Riggin, b. 1875, d. 1953 in Audobon, NJ, m. 1893 Retta Moore
4.1 George M. Riggin, b. est. 1905
4.2. Margaret Elizabeth Riggin, b. 18 Jan 1910, m. 1931 George Keller Walker, b. 9 May 1906
5.1. Joan Margaret Walker m. w/2 children
5.2. George Keller Walker, Jr., b. 22 Jun 1933, d. 4 Jun 1970 No issue
3.6. Mary Catherine Riggin, b. 14 Mar 1878, d. 20 Sep 1952 at home, 637 South Divison St., Salisbury, MD, bur. Parsons cem. No issue
3.7. Charles H. Riggin, b. May 1880, d. 1927 No issue
3.8. Sarah Martha Riggin, b. , d. 19 Sep 1959 at home, 717 South Division St., Salisbury, MD, bur. Parsons cem., m. 24 Apr 1907 Levin Merrill Morris, b. , d. 1 Sep 1946, bur. Parsons cem.
4.1. Dorothy Catherine Morris, b. 6 Sep 1908, d. , bur. Parsons cem. No issue
3.9. Annie M. Riggin*, b. 25 Jan 1886, d. 3 Nov 1957, bur. Parsons cem, m. Woodland G. Godfrey. No issue
Marriages
Wm. T. Riggin and Martha Bussels was married _______
John W. Riggin and Emma Sirman was married 24 of Feb.
Nutter M. Riggin and Retta Sparks (Moore) was married March 20 1907
Sarah M. Riggin and Levin M. Morris was
married April 24 1907
Margaret E. Riggin and George Keller Walker were married January 1st 1931
Barnard Riggin and Eleanor Pollitt were married in 1842
Births
Barnard Riggin b. 1817
Eleanor Pollitt b. 1817
John Wesley Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord July 1st 1845
Lear M. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord March 10th 1844
James L. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord Feb
11th 1870
William T. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord March 14th 1873
Nutter M. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord Aug. 13th 1874
Charlie H. Riggin wasw borned in the year of our Lord May 10th 1880
Sarah M. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord ---8th 1883
Annie M. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord. Jan 25th 1886
Age of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Riggin's family
Raymond G. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord May 1st 1892
Beaulah M. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord Nov. 11 1894
William C. Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord Nov. 1st 1896
Dorothy Catherine Morris was borned in the year of our
Lord Sept 6 1908
Clifford Wesley Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord Sept 19 1908
Eloise Riggin was borned in the year of our Lord June 13 1909
Margaret Elizabeth Riggin was born in th year of our Lord January 18th 1910
Deaths
George K. Walker 1906-1992 husband of Margaret Riggin
Margaret Riggin Walker 1910-1996
James L. Riggin died Sept. 18th 1894
John Wesley Riggin died Jan. 8 1914 (Sr.)
Chas. H. Riggin died Feb 22 1927
Eloise Riggin died Aug. 31 1927
N. M. Riggin died Feb 29 1953
John Riggin died Dec. 24 1951 (Jr.)
Mary Riggin died Sept. 20 1955
Mrs. W. T. Riggin died Feb 17 1956
Lear Martha Riggin died July 2 1941
S. Martha Morris died Sept 19 1959
Annie M. Godfrey died Nov. 3 1957
Woodland Godfrey died Sept 17 1933
Clyde Smith died Feb. 27 1955
William T. Riggin died Jan 23 1958
Beaulah Riggin Smith died Feb 14th 1975
Dorothy Catherine Morris died July 24th 1985
Clifford Wesley Riggin died Sept 2nd 1910
William C. Riggin died May 28th 1898
Margaret Riggin Walker Mar. 21 1996 Westminster Cem. services St. David's
Episcopal Church, Wayne PA.
Notes
Nutter Moses Riggin b. 8/13/1874 m.3/20/07 Retta Sparks Moore, died 2/29/53
St. Georges, Delaware. Cemetary- Locustwood, Erlton N.J.
Nutter M. Riggin of Wilmington DE. and Retta Moore of Wilminton DE m. Wilmington
DE 20 March 1907
Retta Moore Riggin d. 12/16/15
Application for Marriage Certificate
Beulah M. Riggin , white, Dressmaker b. Maryland 11 Nov 1894 res. 1335 S.
Wilton SW Phila. d/o William T. and Martha Bussells Riggin. Occupation of
father Insurance, mother -housekeeper both b. Maryland
Clyde P. Smith, white b. Phila PA 29 Apr. 1887 res 25 N. Paxon St. W. Phila
married once- Divorced Feb 25 1910 s/o William and Nettie Bryson Smith father
resides in Pittsburg PA. occupation father Vice Pres. mother- housekeeper
both born in Lancaster Co. PA
Consent by William T. Riggin 7 Sept 1915 , 1335 So. Wilton St. W. Phila.-
daug. age 20 years.
Family Bible of Sarah Martha Riggin and Levin Merrill Morris
King James Version No publication date
Written in first dedication page:
This Bible was given to Martha Morris by her beloved husband
[Masonic Symbol] L. Merrill Morris in the year 1921, 533 S. Division St., Salisbury, MarylandWritten in second dedication page:
Presented to my wife Sarah Martha Morris by Levin Merrill Morris, 533 S Div St, Salisbury, Md.Clippings from the Salisbury Advertiser
Newspaper articles and obituaries pasted in frontispiece and on first three pages:
frontispiece, page one, column one.
Millwork Owner, Merrill Morris, Dies
A funeral service for L. Merrill Morris, 67, owner of Morris Millwork Co. here, will be conducted at his late home at 533 South Division Street tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. R. P. Edwards, pastor of the Cheriton, Va., Methodist Church. Burial will be in Parsons Cemetery.Morris, in ill health for about four years, died late Sunday in his home. He was the son of the late Thomas C. and Eliza C. Morris.He is survived by his wife, Mrs. S. Martha Morris; a daughter, Miss Dorothy C. Morris, and a brother, Upshur W. Morris, all of Salisbury.Friends may call at the Morris home tonight.[handwritten at bottom: a mistake he was 68 yrs died Sept 1 - 1946]CARD OF THANKS
WE wish to thank relatives and friends for their expressions of sympathy and many kindnesses during the recent death of our husband and father. L. Merrill Morris. Also for floral tributes and use of cars.
Wife and daughter, Dorothy.SURPRISE PARTY IS
GIVEN MERRILL MORRIS [handwritten in: 1941]
A surprise birthday party was given L. Merrill Morris on his 63rd birthday by Morris Millwork and Company employees last night. His brother, Robert Morris was master of ceremonies assisted by Chief William Chatham and James Chatham. Those present were: Levin Powelll, Edgar Purnell, Joseph Smith, Walter Timmons, Leonard Timmons, Chester Littleton and son, Ernest Smullen, Frank Jones, Zed Wells, Oscar Smith, and Fred Fooks, Mrs. Robert Morris and daughter Rebecca, Mrs. James Chatham and Mrs. Frank Jones.DEATHS and FUNERALS
[handwritten in: died Sept. 20 - 1952]
Miss Mary C. Riggin
Miss Mary Catherine Riggin, 77, daughter of the late John W. and Martha Wimbrow Riggiin of Salisbury, died last night in her home, 637 S. Division St., after a prolonged illness.She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Martha Morris and Mrs. Annie Godfrey, both of Salisbury; a brother, William T. Riggin of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.Funeral arrangements are pending.
Service Schedule
Miss Mary C. Riggin. Tomorrow, 1 p.m. in the late home at 637 S. Division St., with Dr. R. P. Edwards of Richmond, Va., officiating. Burial, Parsons Cemetery. Friends call tonight [illegible]frontispiece, page one, column two.
J. Edgar Harvey,Attorney.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
This is to give notice that the subscribers has obtained from the Orphan's Court for Wicomico County, Maryland, letters of administration on the personal estate of L. MERRILL MORRIS late of said County, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit same with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated to the subscribers on before March 1st 1947 Or they may otherwise by be excluded from all benefit of said estate.All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment.Given under my hand and seal this 9th day of September, 1946.
DOROTHY C. MORRIS, Administratrix.
533 So. Division St.,
Salisbury, Md.
Test: J. Asbury Holloway,
Register of Wills.Sept. 11-18-25, Oct. 2.Active at 95
[photo of Leah Martha Wimbrow Riggin]
Although a recent birthday party anniversary closed her ninety-fifth year, Mrs. Martha Riggin of 521 South Division Street, a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, continues her sewing and actively engages in other household activities. She quilts and crochets easily. She was widowed 25 years ago by the death of her husband, John Wesley Riggin.John Riggin and Will Riggin, Philadelphia, two of her six children, are twins. Nutter M. Riggin, another son, lives in Autobon, N.J., and three daughters, Miss Mary Riggin, Mrs. W. G. Godfrey, and Mrs. Merrill Morris are Salisburians. She has six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.frontispiece, page one, column three.
Gas Kills Man Christmas Eve
Wife is Overcome After Finding Him
The death of John Wesley Riggin, 78, of 404 South Division St., on Christmas Eve was attributed to "accidental death by gas poisoning."When his wife, Mrs. Emma Sermon Riggin, 74, returned home shortly after 5 p.m. she found her husband lying unconscious on the kitchen floor. Two gas jets were open.After calling for help, she lost consciousness. The fire department ambulance took them to the hospital. Mr. Riggin, a retired carpenter, could not be revived.Mrs. Riggin was still in the hospital today and her condition was described as "good."
Reports of Dr. Charles T. Fisher, acting deputy medical examiner, and City Police, were that death was accidental.
Police said that Mr. Riggin had an attack of nausea in the kitchen and in falling struck to stove, turning on the two burners.Mr. Riggin was a member of the Bethesda Methodist Church. He was the son of the late John Wesley and Martha Wimbrow Riggin of Wicomico County. Besides his wife, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Annie Godfrey, Miss Mary Riggin and Mrs. Martha Morris of Salisbury, and a twin brother, William T. Riggin of Philadelphia. Another brother, Nutter M. Riggin, lives in Autobon, N.J. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
MRS. RIGGIN, ONE OF CITY'S OLDEST, DIES
Mrs. Martha Riggin, one of Salisbury's oldest citizens, active until about 18 months ago, died last night at the age of 97 at her home, 521 South Division St. Her husband was the late John Wesley Riggin and she is survived by their six children. Her sons and daughters are: William T. Riggin, Philadelphia; John W. Riggin, Salisbury; N. M. Riggin, Autobon, N.J.; Miss Mary Riggin, Mrs. L. Merrill Morris, and Mrs. Annie Godfrey, all of Salisbury. Mrs. Barclay [handwritten in: Blanche] Riggin of Philadelphia is a daughter-in-law.Five grandchildren who survive are: Mrs. Clyde Smith, Herman Riggin, Mrs. George Walker of Philadelphia, Miss Dorothy Morris of Salisbury and George Riggin of Audobon, N.J. Six great-grandchildren survive.
Funeral services will be held at her home at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon with the Rev. Irvin Collins and the Rev. Mr. Holland officiating. Internment will be in Parsons Cemetery.frontispiece, page two, column one.
Eloise Riggin, 18 year old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. John W. Riggin, South Division Street, died this morning at 6:30 o'clock, at the Peninsula General Hospital after an illness of six months. Death was attributed to heart trouble and to typhoid, from which Miss Riggin had been suffering for many weeks.Poor health caused Miss Riggin to leave Temple University, in Philadelphia, during the spring. She had been a student there not quite a year. During the previous year she attended Southern College in Petersburg, Va., but left there to take up work at Temple.She was well known in Salisbury, having spent most of her live here. Friends in all parts of the city will hear of her death with deepest grief. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MISS RIGGIN
Funeral services for Miss Eloise Riggin, who died Wednesday morning after a critical illness of many weeks, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church.The Rev. R. L. Shipley, D.D., of Newark, N.J., will officiate, assisted by the Rev. F. R. Holland. Internment will be in Parsons Cemetery.John Wesley Riggin
Mr. John Wesley Riggin for many years one of the best know residents of Wicomico County, died at his home on South Division St., Jan 8, after a st [illegible] paralysis. He had been in failing health for some time up until Dec 27 and was able to walk, about, when he was stricken with paralysis and never regained consciousness. Deceased was 68 years of age and had been a member of the M. P. Church for more than 40 years. He was a good and kind husband and one of the most devoted fathers to his children by most every one who knew him he had been a hard worker and a good and honest man. He is survived by a widow and seven children, Messes Wm. T., Nutter and Chas. H. Riggin, of Phila., Mrs. Woodland Godfrey, of Cape Charles, Va., Mrs. Merrill Morris, Mr. John W. Riggin, and Miss Mary Riggin of this city.
Funeral services were held at his home Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. Warner of the M. P. church and assisted by Rev. Martindale [illegible] took place in the family burial ground in Parsons Cemetery.Nutter M. Riggin
AUDOBON, N.J. - Nutter M. Riggin, 78, formerly of Salisbury, died at his home here Saturday after a long illness.He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Riggin; a daughter, Mrs. George Walker of Philadelphia, two grandchildren, Joan and George Walker, Jr.; one brother, William T. Riggin, Philadelphia and three sisters, Miss Mary Riggin, Mrs. Martha Morris, and Mrs. Annie Godfrey, all of Salisbury.Funeral will be held Wednesday, 2 p.m., in the Oaklynn Funeral Home. Internment will be in a local cemetery.page three, column one.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends, relatives and neighbors for cards, flowers and many acts of kindness during the recent illness and bereavement of our sister, Mary C. Riggin
The Riggin FamilyMrs. W. G. Godfrey
Mrs. Annie Riggin Godfrey, 71, died last night in Peninsula General Hospital after a long illness.Her husband was the late Woodland G. Godfrey. She was the daughter of the late John W. and Martha Wimbrow Riggin.
Mrs. Godfrey owned and operated a Texaco filling station on South Division St. She was a member of St. Andrew's Methodist Church.She is survived by a brother William T. Riggin of Philadelphia and a sister, Mrs. Martha Morris of Salisbury. Several nieces and nephews also survive.Funeral services will be held in the Hill and Johnson Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Elmer L. Bennett, pastor of St. Andrew's Methodist Church, officiating. Internment will be in Parsons Cemetery.Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow after 7:30 p.m.William T. Riggin- (1958)
LANSDOWNE, Pa. - William T. Riggin, 86, died yesterday in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital where he had been a patient for four weeks. He was [t]he husband of the late Mrs. Martha Bussells Riggin and son of the late John W. and Martha L. Riggin of Salisbury. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Beulah Smith, a son, Herman Riggin, of Philadelphia three grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Martha Morris of Salisbury. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Oliver Blair Funeral Home in Philadelphia. Internment will be in the Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pa.page three, column two.
Mrs. W. T. Riggin
[handwritten in: ~~~ Feb. 17 - 1962]
Word has been received here of the death yesterday in her home in Philadelphia of Mrs. Martha Riggin, 86, wife of W. T. Riggin, both former Salisburians.Mrs. Riggin was a daughter of the late Gillis and Charlotte Bussells of Salisbury.Surviving are her husband and two children, Mrs. Clyde Smith and Herman Riggin, all of Philadelphia.
A funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Oliver Blair Funeral Home in Philadelphia. Burial will be in Fernwood Cemetery in East Landsdowne, Pa.
Notice To Creditors
Harvey & Cropper Attorneys
This is to give notice that the subscribers has obtained from the Orphan's
Court for Wicomico County, Maryland, letters of testamentary on the personal
estate of ANNIE M. GODFREY late of said County, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit same with
the vouchers thereof legally authenticated to the subscribers on before
June 1st 1958 Or they may otherwise by be excluded from all benefit of said
estate.All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate
payment.Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of November, 1957.
DOROTHY C. MORRIS, Executrix.
717 So. Division St.,
Salisbury, Md.
page three, column three.
Mrs. L. M. Morris
Mrs. Martha Riggin Morris, 75, wife of the late L. Merrill Morris of Salisbury, former owner of the Morris Millwork Co., and daughter of the late John w. and Martha Wimbrow Riggin, died late Saturday in her home, 717 S. Division St., after an illness of several months.After her husband's death several years ago, Mrs. Morris operated the business in partnership with her daughter, Miss Dorothy C. Morris, who, with several nieces and nephews, survives her.Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the Hill and Johnson Funeral Home by the Rev. Dr. Howard M. Amoss, pastor of the Bethesda Methodist Church. Burial will be in Parsons Cemetery.Friends may call tonight from 7:30 p.m. to 9 at the funeral home.page four, column one.
J. EDGAR HARVEY
Attorney at Law Salisbury, Md.
Notice To Creditors
This is to give notice that the subscribers has obtained from the Orphan's Court for Wicomico County, Maryland, letters of Testamentary on the personal estate of SARAH M. MORRIS, also known as S. Martha Morris,
late of said County, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit same with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated to the subscribers on before May 1st 1960 Or they may otherwise by be excluded from all benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment. Given under my hand and seal this 7th day of October, A.D. 1959.
DOROTHY C. MORRIS, Executrix.
717 So. Division St.,
Salisbury, Md.
Test: J. Asbury Holloway,
Register of Wills.
10-10, 10-17, 10-24, 10-31Mrs. John Riggin
Mrs. Emma Riggin, 85, died yesterday in the John B. Parsons Home for the Aged after a long illness.
Born in Worcester County, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Sarah Sturgis Sirman. She was the wife of the late John W. Riggin of Salisbury.
She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Leander Shockley of Hebron, Mrs. Carl Twilley of Salisbury, Mrs. Kinser Dryden of Baltimore, and [Mrs.] Lawrence Sistane in Florida.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow from the home. The Rev. Howard A. Amoss, pastor of Bethesda Methodist Church, will officiate. Internment will be in Parsons Cemetery. Friends may call at the home tomorrow from 1 to 2 p.m.At end of Old Testament:
This certifies that Levin Merrill Morris of Chester, Pa. And Sarah Martha Riggin
of Salisbury, Md.Were united by me in the bonds of Holy Matrimony At Salisbury, Md. On the Twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord 1907
In the Presence of Upshur Morris Annie M. Riggin
Signed Rev. Wilson F. Beale of the Presbyterian Church Salisbury, Md.Next page: Marriages
Levin Merrill Morris and
Sarah Martha Riggin was married
in the year of our Lord April 24th
Nine-teen Hundred & seven - 1907Next page: Births
Dorothy Catherine Morris was born
in the year of our Lord Sept 6th
Nineteen Hundred & eight - 1908Next Page: Deaths
Levin Merrill Morris departed from this
life September 1st 1946Sarah Martha Morris departed from
this life September 19, 1959
backpiece, inner, column two.
NORMAL SCHOOL
WILL RECEIVE
INDOOR FLAG
Junior Order Of United Ameri-
can Mechanics To Present
Auditorium Gift
PLAN CEREMONIALS
FOR FEBRUARY 22
Program Will Be Private Affair,
Attended By State Councillor
And Invited Guests
Preparations are being made by the Wicomico County Association of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics for elaborate ceremonials which will accompany the presentation of a handsome flag and pedestal to the Salisbury State Normal School on February 22.
The flag will be placed in the main auditorium of the building. It will be made of silk, 5 x 8 feet in size and raised from a stalwart base of oak.
According to tentative plans the Association will assemble at the Court house in the city and march in a body to the school. The services will be held in doors at 7:30 in the evening and will be attended only by members of the Order and visiting Juniors from adjoining counties, and especially invited guests.
The State Councillor will probably be present for the occasion and there will be prominent speakers from out of town. The program has not been announced, as yet.
The Wicomico Association is composed of 5 local lodges. They are Surprise Council, of Salisbury, Parsonsburg Council, of Parsonsburg, Wicomico Council, of Pittsville, Stonewall Council, of Powellville, and White Haven Council, White Haven. There are about 700 members in all.
Surprise Council has a membership of 160, including Dr. R. L. Shipley among the number.
It has been the custom of the Junior Order to present all newly erected public schools and churches with a flag.
The Wicomico Association was organized over a year ago and has been steadily growing ever since. The officers elected elected at a session held here last week are, president, A. Percy White, 1st vice president, L. Merrill Morris, 2nd vice president, George Causey, recording secretary, Joshua White, treasurer, Walter Farlow.
A modern orphans home at Tiffin, Ohio, is being conducted by the Junior Order of American Mechanics and ground has been broken a larger home in South Carolina.backpiece, inner, column three.
AUTO AND MOTORCYCLE
COLLIDE IN SALISBURY
Accident Happened Sunday Afternoon
At "Five Points."
TWO MEN ON MOTORCYCLE SE-
VERELY INJURED.
James Chatham Had Ankle Broken
And Foot Mashed - Merrill Morris
Sustained A Broken Wrist And Ser-
ious Internal Injuries
In a collision between an automobile and a motorcycle at "Five Points" this city, late Sunday afternoon, two men were seriously and painfully injured and the machines were badly damaged.
The automobile driven by H. C. Hudson, was proceeding up North Division street, at a very moderate speed, it is said by onlookers, when at the intersection of North Division and East Church streets, his car was crashed into by a motorcycle on which was ridding Merrill Morris and James Chatham, who were returning from a trip to Ocean City.
It is stated that the drivers of both machines had sounded the usual alarms for corners, and that Hudson had his car in second gear, showing that he was proceeding at a moderate rate of speed. The force of the collision, however, was great, as the big car passed partly over the motorcycle and two riders and had to be jacked up to release the two men. It was soon found that Morris and Chatham were seriously injured, and that Morris was unconscious. He had sustained a broken wrist and internal injuries. Chatham sustained a fractured ankle and badly crushed foot. An ambulance was speedily summoned and the two men hurried tot the hospital. It was a long time before Morris regained consciousness. Both men are quite seriously injured and it will be several weeks, perhaps, before they fully recover.
The cause of the accident seems to be hard to fix, as conflicting stories are told by persons who saw the accident.backpiece, outer, column one.
Death of a Young Man
The quotation, "In the midst of life we are in death," seems never so true as when some dear friend , in the bloom and vigor of life, is stricken down and dies.
The grim monster is no respector of persons. He enters the peasant's hovel and the monarch's palace indiscriminately -- Every second records a death.
Homes are darkened and hearts are saddened, and yet the world moves on in its busy bustling way, as if a human was nothing but a drop in the Ocean of life that is lost amid its vast surroundings.
At his home in Nutter's two weeks ago last Tuesday, Mr. Levin Riggins, a young man in the morning of life, full of expectations and possibilities, was stricken down with typhoid fever, which worked with such rapidity the young man lived but a few days.
Mr. Riggin was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, and for several years he was a leader in the Sunday school at Union M. P. Church. His remains were interred in the family burying ground.
The death of Mr. Riggin has cast a gloom over his many friends in this vicinity. He will be remembered as a kind and loving friend and a consistent christian gentleman. We extend our heart-felt sympathy to the family and friends of our departed friend in their deep sorrow, praying that they may be sustained by the presence of the Almighty Friend, who has said, "When thou passeth through the rivers they shall not overflow thee," and who likewise declared that "all things work together for him that love God.
A FRIENDbackpiece, outer, column two.
Obituary
It is with a sad heart that I send you the intelligence of the death of James L. Riggin of Long Ridge, who died on the 18th inst. For two weeks before his death he had suffered with the typhoid fever. He bore his affliction with christian fortitude, ever ready to receive the summons from his master, he patiently awaited the end. He was a licensed exhorter of the Methodist Protestant Church and delighted in fulfilling the duties which his position demanded of him.
He leaves father, mother, three sisters and four brothers to mourn his loss. They are comforted by the assurance that their loss is his gain.
A FRIEND
Wicomico Co. Deeds
Louis Bussells from Wm. T. Riggin et al Liber 28 f 106 1/5/1900
Wicomico County Deeds
Salisbury Advertiser April 14, 1900
"died last Saturday Gillis Bussells survived by his wife and three daughters Mary Shockley of Snow Hill, Martha Riggin of Philadelphia, and Lillie Satterfield of Baltimore- two sons Marion and Louis Bussells- in 1895 elected Judge of the Orphans Court Wicomico County, member of the Methodist Episcopal Church"
Worcester County Deeds
Wicomico County Wills
Gillis Bussells w. 1 Jan 1898 p. 14 Mar 1900
to wife Sharlotte (Charlotte) 2/3 real estate
son Louis F. Bussells (exec) house where he lives
son Marion S. D. Bussells (exec) house where Gillis lived dau Mary V. Shockley $900
dau Lillian E. (Estel) Satterfield $900
dau Martha Thomas Livingston* Riggin house where Joseph Culver lives.
*(Note. In the probate record it is stated that Martha Thomas Livingston
Riggin could not be found but that Martha Thomas Riggin could be and thus
got her inheritance as stated. )
Charlotte Bussells w. 7 Oct 1902 p. 2 Feb 1907
dau Mary V. Shockley 2/5 of estate(?)
dau Lillian E. Satterfield 2/5 of estate(?)
dau Martha T. Riggin 1/5 of estate
son Marion S. Bussells 1/5 of estate
son Louis F. Bussells 1/5 of estate (exec)
Copyright 1999 R. A. Riggin, with special thanks for help in compiling my own branch of the family, L. Paul Morris, Jr.
Additional sources that may not be contained within my bibliography:
Teague Riggen and his Riggin/Riggen/Riggins Descendants Sharol Riggin Gateway Publishing Balt. Md. note: Sharol tried to put together one of the first attempts at Riggin genealogy in print. But due to the lack of sources and footnotes, much is to be scutinized. Among other speculation, in the idea Teague Riggin was the son of Tadge Reagh O'Dowd, of which I have never seen a solid piece of evidence to support this. Not to say this could not be true, but at this point unproven. Most of the information extracted from this book, printed in this document, has been verified with other primary sources. i.e. Somesret Co. Land, Chancery, Orphans Court, Deed, and Will records.
Ocean City Maryland LifeGuard Museum Project
Additional contributers
L. Paul Morris, Jr.
Jim Burgess The Burgess Family Gateway Publishing Co. Balt. Md.
Allen Riggin of North Carolina -Created a Descendant Chart that collected Riggin family lines
Shari Handley - LDGS and GenWeb Project
George Riggin of Wisconsin- Researched and transcibed all Riggin data in the Worcester County Deeds
Carol L. Nelson-Research for James Bayard Riggin's Md./Del roots in the western states
Rebecca F. Miller, Director of The Nabb Research Center, Salisbury State
University
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