OBIT: Barbara Ellen (STEWART) RIGGS, 1921, native of Huntingdon County, PA

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MRS. BARBARA ELLEN STEWART RIGGS,

Wife of Oliver L. Riggs, sr., of Armagh, Indiana county, died at the 
Memorial hospital in Johnstown on Wednesday where she underwent an operation 
on Dec. 20 in the hope of getting relief from a complication of diseases.  
She was born in Huntingdon county, Jan. 125, 1864, the daughter of General 
Stewart and was a sister of Alexander and Andrew Stewart and Mrs. Riley 
Kreamer and Mrs. Charles Gerlach of Johnstown and D. R. Stewart of 
Greensburg.  She and Oliver Riggs, a native of West Virginia, were married 
on Dec. 21, 1889, in Huntingdon county by the Rev. Mr. Cole, a Presbyterian 
minister.  Mr. and Mrs. Riggs made their home in Marrellville? until 
fourteen years ago, when they removed to Indiana county.  Besides her 
husband and brothers and sisters, Mrs. Riggs is survived by seven children: 
Miss Rachel, a teacher; Oliver, jr. and Emery Riggs, members of the 
Johnstown police force; May, wife of Calvin Blough of Johnstown; Ada, wife 
of Leonard Biddleman, of Armagh; Alice, wife of Frank Patchen, and Jacob 
Riggs of Seward.  She is also survived by three grandchildren.  Mrs. Riggs 
was a member of the Armagh Methodist church, the services to be conducted on 
Friday afternoon at the church by the Rev. Edward Rodkey, with burial in the 
Armagh cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Thursday, January 13, 1921