Isaac and Sarah Riggs

RIGGS, CONNER

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 3/10/2011 at 19:18:06

The Isaac Hammon and Sarah (Conner) Riggs Family

Isaac Hammon Riggs was born on April 14, 1850, in Stueben County, New York State. In 1864 he moved with his parents, James L. L. and Minerva Riggs and his brother, William, to Emmet County, IA. There were only seven log cabins on the Estherville site at that time. The Indian scare had just gotten over and the military were leaving Fort Defiance, that had been built for the protection of the northwest Iowa settlers. Ike was fourteen and hired out to Eldridge Whitcomb to work on his farm north of the village square. Sarah Alice Conner was born on Aug. 14, 1853 in Sparta, Wisconsin. On July 4, 1869 Isaac and Sarah were married and ten children were born to them:

Lydia May b. May 14, 1871
Charles Hammon b. Nov. 22, 1872 d. April 22, 1874
James William b. Aug. 6, 1874 d. Oct 22, 1874
Mary Amelia b. Feb 17, 1876
Myrtle Alice b. Nov. 25, 1881
Isaac Edwin b. Aug. 25 1886
Albert Cecil b. April 13, 1889
Lucila Marie b. April 17, 1891
Clarence Arthur b. June 17, 1892 d. Sept. 7, 1893
Martha Mildred b. April 6, 1898

Isaac's occupation was farming, but he also did overland hauling to the nearest trading posts. He first had to haul to Cedar Rapids, but later Fort Dodge was the nearest point. It was a six day trip, one way, with a good team.

Sarah passed away on March 22, 1907, in Estherville, Iowa and Isaac died on Jan. 20, 1927, at the home of his son, Cecil. Isaac is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Estherville, Iowa.

Contributed by: Doreene Hansen