Greetings, Sue Hodnett has been working hard to find parents for her Samuel Riggs b. 1796, who was married to Sabrina Splawn. In 1850, Sabrina (Splawn) Riggs was a widow. She was living with her daughter-in-law in Caldwell Co., MO. Name spelled incorrectly as "Sabina." 1850 US Census, Caldwell Co., MO, 26 August 1850, #5-5 William Hoover, 34, M, Blacksmith, $500, b. OH Mary Hoover, 24, F, b. MO John Hoover, 5, M, b. MO Jacob Hoover, 5, M, b. MO Sabina Riggs, 43, F, b. KY, can't r/w Charity Riggs, 16, F, b. MO Azariah Riggs, 13, M, b. MO Francis Riggs, 10, M, b. MO Noticing that Sabrina's children were all born in MO between 1826 and 1840, I checked the 1840 Missouri census for Samuel. Four possibilities: 1. Samuel Riggs, Boone Co. p. 122, age 20-29 (b. 1811-1820) (too young) 2. Samuel Riggs, Boone Co. p. 124, age 50-59 (b. 1781-1790) (too old) 3. Samuel Riggs, Jackson Co., p. 72, age 40-49 (b. 1791-1800) (possible) 4. Samuel Riggs, Jackson Co., p. 77, age 30-39 (b. 1801-1810) (possible) Comparing the householders with a list of children Sue gave me for Samuel, it appears that Samuel is one of the two men from Jackson Co. Looking back to 1830, Timothy Riggs, age 60-69 was living in Jackson Co. with his wife. Wallace suggests that Timothy Riggs, Jr. d. 1831 in Missouri; Wallace also shows a son Samuel, b. ca. 1793. Can anyone prove that Sue Hodnett's Samuel Riggs b. 1796 is the same Samuel Riggs b. ca. 1793, son of Timothy Riggs, Jr.? Evan P.S. Still collecting TX data.