Alfred Riggs

1886 - 1968  (82 years)

• Name	Alfred Riggs  [1]
  Birth	24 Sep 1886	Canistear, Sussex County, New Jersey   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  WW2 Draft	7 Apr 1942	Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey
  	Alfred Riggs of Vernon Township, Sussex, New Jersey, born Sept. 24, 1886 in Canisteer, New Jersey, registered for the draft. He was employed by Douglas Rutherford, on a farm in Vernon, N.J. The person who would always know his address was Melvin Mabee, Edenville, N. Y. He was White, 5' 11", 170 pounds, had blue eyes, gray hair, and a dark complexion. He had a nervous affection.
  Witness-Obituary	11 Mar 1954	Warwick, Orange County, New York   [5]
  	Funeral services were held at the Strong Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Joseph H. Ralnea. Interment was in Warwick Cemetery. Mrs. Mabee was born at Canisteer, N.J., on Feb 28, 1867, a daughter of John G. Riggs and Maria Losaw. On October 27, 1893, she married James I. Mabee, who died in 1941. Surviving are four sons, Alfred of New Milford, Melvin at home, Edward of Glenwood, N.J., and Varney of Warwick; four daughters, Gladys, wife of George Mabee of Warwick, Mrs Ethel Smith of Warwick, Anna wife of Henry Cathy of Chester and Mrs Kenneth Mathews of Honda, two step daughters, Bessie and Blanche Barrell of New Milford, twenty three grandchuldren and six greatgrandchildren
  Death	31 Dec 1968	McAfee, Sussex County, New Jersey   [4]
  Obituary	8 Jan 1969	Warwick, Orange County, New York   [6]
  	Alfred Riggs, known to many area residents as "Cappy", died Tues, Dec 31, at his home in Mcafee, NJ, at the age of 82. Mr Riggs, a retired farmer, lived in Warwick most of his life before moving to McAfee two years ago, He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Warwick Township Post #214, American Legion. Surviving are two half brothers, Melvin Mabee, of Edenville, and Edward Mabee of Glenwood, NJ; and three half sisters, Mrs Katherine Quackenbush of Florida, Mrs Ethel Smith of Warwick, and Mrs Anna Cathy of Chester. The Rev Arthur Hewitt conducted funeral services Friday at the Strong Funeral Home in Warwick Burial was in Warwick Cemetery.
  Reference Number	38755
  Burial	29 Apr 1969	Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Orange County, New York   [7]
  Person ID	I38491	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Mother	Mary Amelia Riggs,   b. 28 Feb 1867, Canistear, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 4 Mar 1954, Edenville, Orange County, New York (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F16780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] Steve Mabie, MS 257 - Steve Mabie; Number: 257, mother's obit in Warwick Advertiser March 11, 1954. [S303] 1920 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Vernon Twp, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1068; Page: 6B&7A; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 1083. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 for Alfred Riggs. [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and Warwick Cemetery Register "Alfred Riggs died 12/31/1968, buried 4/29/1969) b NJ, Lived McAfee NJ age 82-3-7, Coronary Thrombosis -- parents left blank Single". [S66] Steve Mabie, MS 257 - Steve Mabie; Number: 257, Warwick Advertiser March 11, 1954. [S499] Research of Dan Burrows of Orange County, NY, On Page 19 of Warwick Valley Dispatch, published in Warwick, New York on Wednesday, January 8th, 1969. [S499] Research of Dan Burrows of Orange County, NY, Warwick Cemetery Register "Alfred Riggs died 12/31/1968, buried 4/29/1969) b NJ, Lived McAfee NJ age 82-3-7, Coronary Thrombosis -- parents left blank Single".