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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



RIGGINS, WILLIAM, was born July 28, 1812, in Cape May county, New Jersey, was married Jan. 6, 1834, in Cumberland county, to Martha Mosslander, who was born in that county July 28, 1813. They had one child in Cumberland county, and moved to Cape May county; had one child, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving October, 1838, in what is now Gardner township, where they had one living child. Of their three children--

CALEB, born Sept. 9, 1836, in New Jersey, died in Sangamon county, aged fifteen years.

ELIZABETH, born Jan. 15, 1837, in Cape May county, New Jersey, married in Sangamon county, January, 1859, to James Tripp; have five children, and reside near Greenview, Menard county, Illinois.

MARY, born April 24, 1840, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 31, 1863, to Franklin H. Wood. They have three children, SEYMOUR, CHARLES and HARRY, and live near Maroa, Macon county, Illinois.

Mrs. Martha Riggins died April, 1844, and William Riggins was married March 6, 1867, to Mrs. Mary Rathsack, whose maiden name was Boehme. She was born Jan. 22, 1827, in Altkloster, Germany. They have two children--

ANNA C. and

WILLIAM H., and reside in Cartwright township, two miles south of Richland station, Sangamon county, Illinois--1874.



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