Biographical Sketch of William S. Riggs, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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William S. Riggs, farmer and stock raiser and dealer, was born in Maury
county, Tenn., February 26, 1829, and is a son of A. J. and Peternella
(Wray) Riggs, who were North Carolinians, and were married in their 
native state.  After moving to Tennessee they settled in Maury county,
where they spent the remainder of their days, the father dying in 1852.
William S. Riggs remained with his parents until twenty-one years of
age, when he began doing for himself, and in 1854 went to Texas, and
afterward returned to his home in Tennessee, via Missouri.  In 1855 he
took up his abode in Greene county, Mo., and was there married in March
1856 to Miss Emily J. McCracken, who was born in Tenn., but was reared
in Greene county.  They engaged in farming near Springfield, and in 
1867 moved to that city and engaged in keeping a hotel, following this
occupation for twenty years.  In 1885 he purchased the farm where he
now resides, but has only lived upon it since 1887.  His farm consists
of 350 acres, nearly all of which is bottom land, and 250 acres are
under cultivation and well improved with good buildings.  He has a 
nice bearing orchard of six acres, and has one-half acre in vineyard.
Mr. Riggs ships considerable stock, but usually finds a ready market at
home.  His children's names are as follows: Mary, wife of H. Thackery,
residing in Springfield; Robert, who is married and resides on the home
farm; William S. and John A.  The last two named are twins.

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