Obadiah Higbee Riggs
Alternate Names
Obediah Hezikiah Riggs (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1843 July 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 September 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Library, South Park Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
1843 July 6
Mother
Mary Philips
Father
John Riggs
Date Details
Occurred On 1843 July 6
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1847-1868)
1847 – 1868 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847
Joined Company
Ended On 1868
Company Arrived
Baptized by
George Christian Riser
1866 April 28 (Age 22)
Married
Emma Louisa Robbins
1867 May 12 (Age 23)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1868 October 2 – 1869 October 8 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
United States: Georgia
Date Details
Started On 1868 October 2
Set Apart
Ended On 1869 October 8
Arrived at Home
Served in
European Mission
1877 May 5 – November 24 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
Europe
Date Details
Started On 1877 May 5
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 November 24
Released
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
1907 September 11 (Age 64)
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Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 November 1868, Vol. A, Page 11, Line 441.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 May 1877, Vol. B, Page 41, Line 1618.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 November 1868, Vol. B, Page 12, Line 441.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 May 1877, Vol. A, Page 38, Line 1618.
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, Vol. 1, Page 325.