Sarah Jane Riggs

1804 - 1868  (64 years)

• Name	Sarah Jane Riggs
  Alternate birth	1803  [1, 2]
  Birth	1804	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Alternate birth	Abt 1811	Pennsylvania   [4]
  Death	12 Aug 1868  [1]
  Alternate death	12 Aug 1869	Fayette, Fayette, Iowa   [3]
  Burial	Grandview Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette, Iowa   [1]
  Person ID	I36948	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LMW
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	George Leaman Whitley,   b. 4 Dec 1799, Chittenden, Rutland, Vermont d. 10 Feb 1882 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1820	Dearborn County, Indiana   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Jane Whitley,   b. 22 May 1824, Indiana d. 20 Dec 1896 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F21718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2021

  
  

• Notes

  The History of Fayette County, Iowa (citation details below) says she died 12 Aug 1869, but her gravestone (which identifies her as "Sarah, wife of George L. Whitley") gives her death as "Aug, 12, 1868, aged 65 years".

  
  

• Sources

  [S6112] Find a Grave page for Sarah Jane Riggs Whitley. [S6135] Undated letter from Emma Belle Whitley Holmes to her cousin Seth Richardson, son of Electa (Whitley) Richardson, youngest daughter of George Leamon Whitely. Posted to ancestry.com by Christie Dennis., year and state only. [S6134] The History of Fayette County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878. [S3637] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, on ancestry.com.