My wife's ancestor was Thomas RIGGS, B 1802 KY or TN and died in Bandera, TX. When we visited the graveside, the headstone said Thomas Augusta RIGGS. We have never seen anything with his middle name as Augustus. I am curious about your John Augustus. Is this Augustus a family name carried down to other generations? Of does it come another Augustus. Thomas is a popular name in our RIGGS family. Thad Greer, AZ

on 4/25/02 5:51 AM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote: > My wife's ancestor was Thomas RIGGS, B 1802 KY or TN and died in Bandera, TX. > When we visited the graveside, the headstone said Thomas Augusta RIGGS. We > have never seen anything with his middle name as Augustus. I am curious > about your John Augustus. Is this Augustus a family name carried down to > other generations? Of does it come another Augustus. > Thomas is a popular name in our RIGGS family. > > Thad Greer, AZ > > > ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== > Check out the RIGGS Resource Page located at the following URL: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/r/i/RIGGS/ > My ancestor was George Augustus RIGGS (born 1810 in Philadelphia), so this seems to be not uncommon for the times. Charles E. Riggs Banning, CA BURT, COOMBS/COMBS, HOWARD,LESLIE, MADEIRA/MEDARY, RICHARDS, RIGGS/RIGG, RUNNER, VAWTER, WALHAUSER