Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameEffie Gertrude Riggs 
Birth18 Sep 1876, Monmouth, Warren Co, IL
Death30 May 1961, Enid, Garfield Co, OK
Burial2 Jun 1961, Enid Cem, Enid, Garfield Co, OK
Memosect E1, plot 7, L14
Misc. Notes
Dau of Henry H. Riggs and Mary E. Byers.
Spouses
Birth10 Feb 1873, Warren Co, IL
Death17 Jun 1955, Enid, Garfield Co, OK
Burial20 Jun 1955, Enid Cem, Enid, Garfield Co, OK
MemoSect E1, plot 7, L14
FatherRobert Laughlin Wells (1845-1923)
MotherMelvina Delcina Smith (1848-1923)
Misc. Notes
Listed in the 1900 Illinois census with his wife and two daughters. Moved to Enid Oklahoma in 1906, and is listed in Garland Twp for the 1910 census as a farmer (36, IL) with his wife, two daughters and a son. He is listed as P.S. Wells in 1920 as a farmer with the two youngest children. His daughter is teaching school. They are still listed in Garland Twp in the 1930 census, after their children have left home.
He and Effie are listed there in 1940 with Phillip as a farmer (67, IL) and her as (63, IL).
His death date was listed as 17 Jun 1955, but the cemetery record lists it as 18 June.
He and Effie are listed there in 1940 with Phillip as a farmer (67, IL) and her as (63, IL).
His death date was listed as 17 Jun 1955, but the cemetery record lists it as 18 June.
Marriage28 Nov 1895, Monmouth, Warren Co, IL
Marr MemoBk E, pg 28