Ancestors are so much like children. Some of them give you a lot of trouble, and others are never a problem. I am always having trouble with my 2X Gr. Grandfathers, Southey LITTLETON and Clisby RIGGS. On the other hand, I never have a doubt when I see Epaphroditus DRAKE that he is my 3 X gr. Grandfather!! One of the two Clisby RIGGS fellows born in TN, in the 1830/1832 time period is mine. We find in Bradley Co., TN., in the 26th subdivision dwelling 339/family 339, Jessie RIGGS, age 44 and Celiah Chelton (Shelton), age 40. The census taker visited on 5 Oct 1950 and listed their children, all born in TN., as shown below: William, age 21 Susanah, age 20 Clistie, age 20 (This one is mine) Rebecca J., age 16 Edward C., age 15 Nancy E., age 13 John, age 12 Nelson, age 9 Jefsel (sp ?), male, age 6 Mary H., age 3 Samuel H., age 3 months I doubt Susanah and Clistie are twins since there is a 4 year gap before the next child, but you never know! On 3 December of 1850 Henry Bennett, a farmer was also living in the 26th Subdivision of Bradley Co., dwelling 1733/family 1733. In addition to his wife and four children we find this fellow: Clisbey RIGGS, age 20 born in TN, and working as a farmer. Here is Clisbey living just 4 dwellings from the young lady who will be his bride! See below. In dwelling 1737/family 1737 lived the family of John "BRAZIEL" FRIZZEL and his second wife, Esther (RUBLE) FRIZZEL, her four children from her marriage to the late John G. RUBLE, and three children of Mr. FRIZZEL. The Ruble children were: Malinda, age 19 Melvina, age 17 David , age 13 Franklin, age 11 Another David RUBLE is shown as an 18 year old male as a farmer. Clisby and Melvina were in Crawford Co., MO in time for the 1860 census showing their four children. They were together in 1870, but by the 1880 census they had "split the sheets". Clisby is in the home of son Doctor (name, not a title) Franklin RIGGS his wife Frances Avery (HOPKINS) and there three children. Barbara Melvina Ruble RIGGS died in Steelville in 1891. Her tombstone in the Steelville Cemetery, Steelville, Crawford Co., MO., gives the date of their marriage as 20 Nov, 1850, but this census was taken in December and they were not living in the same house!? Clisby and Melvina were the parents of one daughter and 6 sons. Their oldest son, my gr. grandfather, John Henderson RIGGS marr. Melvina Annette STEPHENS/DANE Their oldest child was my grandmother Clara Anna RIGGS. She marr. Albert Walter HUGHES in Crawford Co., in 1898. Their oldest child was my mother, Edith Anna HUGHES, who marr. Charlie Orlando LITTLETON. And then there was me. Part two will continue the tale of the two Clisbie/ Clisby RIGGS. Marketta in Madera. It was in the 70' in the San Joaquin Valley of CA. today.