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Family HistoryFamily History - Orley Riggs


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Orley Riggs and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Orley Riggs,1 born 4 March 1906, the son of Charles William Riggs and Wilhelmina ‘Minnie’ Hoch;1 died 3 January 1972.1 Orley married Leila ‘Louella’ Mohler (born 28 May 1906, the daughter of Gardner Rolland Mohler and Ada Mabel Waisner;2 Louella died 30 May 19832). Orley and Louella are buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio.1, 2

Children of Orley Riggs and Leila ‘Louella’ Mohler:

 2i. Wayne M. Riggs, born 7 June 1925 in Henry County, Ohio;3 died 9 April 1926 in Henry County, Ohio.3
+3ii. Darius O. ‘Bud’ Riggs, born 7 November 1934 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; died 28 June 2016 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. Married Johanna L. Pickard.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, Orley Riggs, born: 4 March 1906; died: 3 January 1972 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, spouse, siblings, and children).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, Leila “Louella” Mohler Riggs, born: 28 May 1906; died: 30 May 1983 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, sibling, spouse, and children).
  3. Find a Grave (website). Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, Wayne M. Riggs, born: 7 June 1925 in Henry County, Ohio; died: 9 April 1926 in Henry County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and sibling).
Second Generation
3. Darius O. ‘Bud’ Riggs2 (Orley1), born 7 November 1934 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio;1 died 28 June 2016 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan.1 Bud married, ca. 1954, Johanna L. Pickard2 (born 26 July 1933 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of James Pickard and Katherine Brown;2 Johanna died 1 September 2016 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan2). Johanna is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan.2

  1. Find a Grave (website). Pleasant View Cemetery, Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan, Darius O. “Bud” Riggs, born: 7 November 1934 in Toledo, Ohio; died: 28 June 2016 in Adrian, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from his obituary, and provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and spouse).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Pleasant View Cemetery, Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan, Johanna L. Pickard Riggs, born: 26 July 1933 in Honolulu, Hawaii; died: 1 September 2016 in Adrian, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from her obituary, and provides the name and link for her spouse).