This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riggs, Hamilton, Meyer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HSDBAIB/1390 Message Board Post: Hello, I am searching for my ancestor Thomas James Riggs, born 1838, possibly Tennessee or Missouri. He married Sarah Olivia Hamilton. He appears in the 1870 census in Burnet Co., Texas and in 1880 in Medina Co., Texas. He died in 1886 in Medina Co., Texas. Any help on finding his parents would be appreciated. Thank you, Brian Rick.