Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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McLean County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Ailsa Riggs. Father of Logan Riggs, James Riggs, Mary Riggs, Daria Riggs, Finley Riggs, David Riggs, Savilla Riggs, Eunice Riggs, and Theodius Riggs. Farmer in Daviess County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in McLean County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Daviess County, District 2, p. 454. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, p. 35.

Citation

Riggs, William B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206288 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Alfred C. Tanner et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-10-02

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