RIGGAN, Rev. George Washington

1855 - 1885  (30 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

RIGGAN, Thomas

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	BROCK, Sarah
Children	+ 1. RIGGAN, Rev. George Washington,   b. 22 Feb 1855, Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia, USA

BROCK, Sarah

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	RIGGAN, Thomas
Children	+ 1. RIGGAN, Rev. George Washington,   b. 22 Feb 1855, Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia, USA

GARLAND, Sarah Overton

1857 - 1930  (73 years)

Birth	6 Mar 1857	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Died	30 May 1930	Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Buried	3 Jun 1930	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
Father	GARLAND, Judge Edward Jr.,   b. 1810, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Mother	COCHRAN, Helen Kenaway,   b. 3 Jul 1816, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Family	RIGGAN, Rev. George Washington,   b. 22 Feb 1855, Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Married	1 Jun 1882
Children	1. RIGGAN, Rev. George Garland,   b. 25 Jun 1883, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   2. RIGGAN, Sarah Brock,   b. 12 Aug 1884, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

RIGGAN, Rev. George Garland

1883 - 1954  (70 years)

Birth	25 Jun 1883	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Died	26 Apr 1954	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
	Address: Mount Hope Cemetery 1215 Lemay Ferry Rd. Lemay, Missouri USA 314-544-2000
Father	RIGGAN, Rev. George Washington,   b. 22 Feb 1855, Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Mother	GARLAND, Sarah Overton,   b. 6 Mar 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

RIGGAN, Sarah Brock

1884 - 1885  (0 years)

Birth	12 Aug 1884	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Died	17 Jan 1885	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Buried	18 Jan 1885	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
Father	RIGGAN, Rev. George Washington,   b. 22 Feb 1855, Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Mother	GARLAND, Sarah Overton,   b. 6 Mar 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

• Name	RIGGAN, George Washington  [1]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	22 Feb 1855	Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	101933843
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101933843
  Occupation	1882-1885	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Minister and Professor
  Death	18 Apr 1885	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Age	30 years
  Burial	20 Apr 1885	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
  	Plot: Section G, Lot 38, Grave 3. Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #101933843.
  Person ID	I661	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	RIGGAN, Thomas   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	BROCK, Sarah   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GARLAND, Sarah Overton,   b. 6 Mar 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA d. 30 May 1930, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1882  [1, 2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 4 months - She : 25 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. RIGGAN, Rev. George Garland,   b. 25 Jun 1883, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA d. 26 Apr 1954, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 70 years)     2. RIGGAN, Sarah Brock,   b. 12 Aug 1884, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Jan 1885, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Feb 1855 - Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia, USA Occupation - Minister and Professor - 1882-1885 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Death - 18 Apr 1885 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Burial - Address: Cave Hill Cemetery 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/ - 20 Apr 1885 - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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