William Porter RIGGS

1885 - 1938  (52 years)

• Name	William Porter RIGGS
  Birth	19 Nov 1885	Pleasants Co, WV   [1]
  	Although the birth date on his headstone is 1886, his birth date in the 1900 Census is Nov 1884. But his WW I draft registration shows it as 9 Nov 1885, while his death record states 19 Nov 1885. His mother died in Nov 1885 from complications of childbirth. His birthplace is given in marriage record as Pleasants County, but in death record as Ritchie County.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Lafayette District, Pleasants Co, WV
  Occupation	1918  [2]
  	laborer for South Penn Oil Co.
  Residence	1918	Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV   [2]
  Death	15 Aug 1938	Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV   [1, 3, 4]
  	Cause: coronary thrombosis
  Burial	Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV   [1, 3, 5]
  Person ID	I92425	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Allen RIGGS,   b. 17 Jun 1860, Pleasants Co, WV d. 31 Jul 1933 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary M. GRUDIER,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Washington Co, OH d. Nov 1885 (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F62182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rhoda Ann FLINT,   b. Mar 1893, Harrison Co, WV d. 10 Sep 1972 (Age ~ 79 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1917	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Rae RIGGS,   b. 24 Oct 1918, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV d. 6 Jun 1984 (Age 65 years)
  Documents		92425_Porter-Riggs_Roda-Flint_MarriageRecord_24Dec1917.jpg
  Family ID	F39819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  92425_RIGGS_William-Porter_DeathCertificate_15Aug1938.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database). [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=1983336&frame=02989. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S934] Findagrave.com. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=847288&frame=00173.