Ingham County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Neuman, Lorie ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lorie Neuman neuman@msu.edu August 24, 2007, 1:57 pm Cemetery: DuBois Cemetery Name: Austin & Maria Riggs Date Of Photograph: August 21, 2007 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/ingham/photos/tombstones/dubois/neuman116125gph.jpg Image file size: 296.5 Kb Photographer: Kim Donaldson Date of Photo: August 21, 2007 Austin and Maria Riggs Austin Riggs was born 26 Jan 1833 in Dellroy, Carroll County, Ohio and died 3 Mar 1909 in Alaiedon, Ingham County, Michigan. The 1832 date is wrong on the stone. My speculation is that either the stone cutter made a mistake or it just got confused with the birthdate of Maria’s first husband James C. Austin served in the Civil War in Co. G 12th Infantry of Mason. He signed up after three of his brothers died in the Civil War. Austin first married Maria Rigg (nee Dewey) who was the widow of his brother James C. Rigg. Maria S. Dewey was born in 1832 and died in Alaiedon, Ingham County, Michigan 23 Dec 1866. On 3 Nov 1896 Austin married Sarah Ann Abigail Shaw who was the widow of his brother Leslie Rigg. Additional Comments: Sources for this information include Kim Donaldson, Jackie Rohde, John Devinney, Randy Gladstone at the Mason Historical Museum, Carroll County Geneology Society, Austin Riggs obituary, various books and websites. For more info on the sources, please contact submitter. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ingham/photos/tombstones/dubois/neuman116125gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb