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RIGG, Edward George

RIGG, Edward George

Male 1805 - 1834  (29 years)   Has 5 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name RIGG, Edward George  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 1805  Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Marriage / Children Never Married 
    Education 1830  Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Transylvania University, and was a Senior in the Law Class 
    • He was not taking the full course load, and therefore he may have graduated later than 1830, or may not have graduated at all.
    Occupation Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lawyer 
    Death 15 Jun 1834  Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Age 29 years 
    Person ID I428  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2016 

    Father RIGG, Jonathan,   b. Abt 1774, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1834, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother QUISENBERRY, Catherine,   b. Abt 1773, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1849, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1805 - Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Transylvania University, and was a Senior in the Law Class - 1830 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lawyer - - Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jun 1834 - Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 53.

    2. [S998] Anderson Chenault Quisenberry, Book - Quisenberry (Rigg) Family (Ancestry), (Washington, D. C.: Hartman & Cadick, Printers, 1897.), 14 Aug 2016, p 26-28.
      Book - Quisenberry Family (Rigg)
      Book - Quisenberry Family (Rigg)


    3. [S999] Edward Mayes, Book - Mayes (Rigg) Family (Ancestry), (Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros., circa 1928.), 16 Aug 2016, p b-101 - b-113.
      Book - Mayes Family (Rigg)
      Book - Mayes Family (Rigg)


    4. [S565] G. Glenn Clift, Book - Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854 (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishimg Co., Inc., 1977.), 25 Jul 2014, 95.
      Obit: Lexington Observer/Recorder, Lexington, KY, 6 Jul 1834.
      Edward Rigg Obit
      Edward Rigg Obit


    5. [S1002] School Records - USA - College Students - 1763-1924 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2207 : 2012)), 26 Aug 2016, accessed 26 August 2016), Edward J[sic] Rigg, Law Class, Undergraduates, Seniors; A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Transylvania University, Lexington Kentucky, January, 1830. Printed by J. G. Norwood, Short Street, Lexington, Kentucky, 1830.
      Transylvania - Law Class - Edward Rigg
      Transylvania - Law Class - Edward Rigg
      Catalogue of Officers and Students at Transylvania University
      Catalogue of Officers and Students at Transylvania University



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