Raymond Franklin Wiggans
1903 - 1970 (66 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Raymond Franklin Wiggans was born on 1 Dec 1903 in Bourbon County, Kansas (son of George Russell Wiggans and Samantha A. Delp); died in Mar 1970; was buried in Clarksburg Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Occupation: carpenter
- Census: 1940, San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88272673/raymond-franklin-wiggansFamily/Spouse: Naomi Williams. Naomi was born in 1913 in Oklahoma; died on 3 Oct 1988; was buried in Clarksburg Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Vernon Edward Wiggans was born on 31 Jul 1932 in Kincaid, Anderson County, Kansas; died on 15 Jan 1992; was buried in Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.
- Janice Colleen Wiggans was born on 5 Aug 1940 in San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California; died on 7 Aug 2007 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Clarksburg Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
2. George Russell Wiggans was born on 26 Jun 1873 in Kansas (son of William Stevens Wiggans and Nancy Jane Sivey); died in 1940; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Mill Creek, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1910, Marion, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1920, Lone Elm, Anderson County, Kansas
- Census: 1930, Lone Elm, Anderson County, Kansas
- Census: 1940, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23152193/george-russell-wiggansGeorge married Samantha A. Delp. Samantha was born on 14 Aug 1879 in Rest, Wilson County, Kansas; died in 1954; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Samantha A. Delp was born on 14 Aug 1879 in Rest, Wilson County, Kansas; died in 1954; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23152192/samantha-a-wiggansChildren:
- Willie Ephriham Wiggans was born on 16 Jul 1896 in Kansas; died on 7 Mar 1966; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Goldie A. Wiggans was born on 7 FED 1898 in Kansas; died on 12 Feb 1967 in Los Angeles County, California.
- Grant Wesley Wiggans was born on 11 May 1901 in Bourbon County, Kansas; died in Sep 1967.
- 1. Raymond Franklin Wiggans was born on 1 Dec 1903 in Bourbon County, Kansas; died in Mar 1970; was buried in Clarksburg Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Nellie L. Wiggans was born on 5 Feb 1920 in Kincaid, Anderson County, Kansas; died on 27 Apr 2012 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Generation: 3
4. William Stevens Wiggans was born on 26 Jan 1847 in Illinois (son of Valentine Leonard Wiggans and Catharine Stipp); died in Feb 1928 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1870, Roscoe, Saint Clair County, Missouri
- Census: 1875, Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1880, Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1900, Marmaton Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1910, Franklin, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1920, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31880650/william-stevens-wiggansWilliam married Nancy Jane Sivey on 26 Jul 1866 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Nancy (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton) was born on 14 Feb 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 May 1918 in Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Nancy Jane Sivey was born on 14 Feb 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton); died on 11 May 1918 in Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31880859/nancy-jane-wiggansChildren:
- Ida Mae Wiggans was born on 4 May 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Mar 1950 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Grant Absolom Wiggans was born in Jan 1870 in Illinois; died in 1928 in Kansas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans was born in Jan 1871 in Missouri; died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Thomas Marion Wiggans was born on 14 Feb 1872 in Kansas; died on 19 Jun 1923; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- 2. George Russell Wiggans was born on 26 Jun 1873 in Kansas; died in 1940; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- William Burton Wiggans was born on 9 Dec 1878 in Bourbon County, Kansas; died in 1960 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Cora M. Wiggans was born in Oct 1885 in Kansas.
Generation: 4
8. Valentine Leonard Wiggans was born on 10 Nov 1816 in Nicholas County, Kentucky; died on 8 Jul 1907 in Taney County, Missouri; was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Mildred, Taney County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Occupation: blacksmith
- _MILT: Civil War, Union Army
- Census: 1850, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1860, Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1880, Swan, Taney County, Missouri
Notes:
US veterans' gravesites:
Name: Valentine Leonard Wiggins
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY CIVIL WAR
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1816
Death Date: 8 Jul 1907
Cemetery: Mt Olive Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Forsyth, MO 65653
Illinois database of veterans index
Name: Valentine L Wiggins
Rank: Blacksmith
Company: F
Unit: 4th Illinois Cavalry
Height: 5' 8
Hair: GRAY
Eyes: GRAY
Complexion: SANDY
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Blacksmith
Birth Date: Abt 1817
Birth Place: KY
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 44
Service Entry Date: 9 Sep 1861
Service Entry Place: Kentucky, IL
Joined By Whom: A T SEARCH
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In Date: 17 Oct 1861
Muster In Place: Ottawa, IL
Remarks: DISCHARGED BY ORDER GEN HALLECK JUL 25, 1862
Residence Place: Kentucky, Vermilion CO, IL
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=274087
_MILT:
Private, US Army. Company F, 4th Illinois Infantry.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23646463/valentine-leonard-wiggins
Surname spelled as WIGGINS on Find a Grave
Military headstone with: OVT CO F 4 ILL INFValentine married Catharine Stipp on 15 Dec 1836 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Catharine was born in 1814 in Ohio; died in 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Catharine Stipp was born in 1814 in Ohio; died in 1869. Children:
- George Newport Wiggans was born on 18 Dec 1840 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1918 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Wilson County, Kansas.
- Mary E. Wiggans was born about 1843 in Illinois.
- 4. William Stevens Wiggans was born on 26 Jan 1847 in Illinois; died in Feb 1928 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Frances C. Wiggans was born about 1846 in Illinois.
- Valentine L. Wiggans was born about 1849 in Illinois.
10. 
Absalom Grant Sivey was born on 22 Oct 1817 in Pickaway County, Ohio (son of Mathias Sivey and Barbara Strayer); died on 16 Jan 1892 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Occupation: blacksmith
- Census: 1850, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1870, Roscoe, Saint Clair County, Missouri
- Census: 1875, Bourbon County, Kansas
- Census: 1880, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
Died.
Sivey. - This morning at 11 o'clock at his home on North National avenue, Mr. A. Sivey, aged 72 years, after a continued illness. He will be buried to-morrow.
Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor. Fort Scott, Kansas. Saturday, 16 January 1892.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34211652/absolom-grant-siveyAbsalom married Mary Elizabeth Gritton on 10 Sep 1843 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Milo B. Gritton and Mary Sims) was born in Mar 1828 in Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 12 Mar 1902 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. 
Mary Elizabeth Gritton was born in Mar 1828 in Mercer County, Kentucky (daughter of Milo B. Gritton and Mary Sims); died on 12 Mar 1902 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1895, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Notes:
Death of an Old Resident.
Mrs. Mary Sivey died at her home 527 north National avenue yesterday morning. Mrs. Sivey was 76 years of age and has lived here for years. The funeral will be held at the residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. C.L. Milton of the Christian church.
The Fort Scott Republican, Fort Scott, Kansas. Thursday, 13 March 1902.
$1,600 Is Missing.
Mary Sivey Had That Amount Before She Died.
Sewed Up In Mattress.
Was There Thirteen Days Before She Passed Away – Heirs are Investigating the Case.
There is something of a mystery surrounding the disappearance of $1,633 from the estate of the late Mrs. Mary Sivey, the aged woman who died at her home on the north side on the 12th day of last month.
It is claimed that the money was taken from the mattress upon which she died sometimes shortly before she died or directly thereafter. At any rate the money was there several days previous to her death and it is claimed that afterwards it suddenly disappeared. The original amount was $1,783, so the story goes, and when it was looked for after her death there was but $150 left. The case is being investigated and there may be some arrests or civil proceedings instituted by the administrator when one is appointed.
It was not generally known that Mrs. Sivey was possessed of much of the world’s good, but J.R. Sivey, one of the heirs to the estate, who is up from Pittsburg investigating the matter gives out the statement that his mother had a large amount of money. According to his story she had $1,783 secreted in the mattress of her bed and that it was sewed up securely so that it would have been impossible for any common burglar to have stolen it. He is authority for the statement that the money was there thirteen days before his aged mother died and that afterwards it suddenly disappeared. That was the last he and other member of the family saw of the roll of greenbacks, the money all being in bills of small denominations, the largest said to be $20. He also says that he and three of his brothers, C.M., R.C. and Scott Sivey saw the money in the mattress when they realized that their mother could not live, and that it was replaced in the same position that it was when found. On the same day of the funeral he says, they went to look after the personal effects and the money and discovered to their surprise that all by $150 of the money had been taken. He says he has his suspicions but in the absence of any proof he cannot make any direct charges. The pocket book in which the money was secreted was found in the loft of the house where she died.
The deceased had nine children and all of them will come in for a share of the estate when it is divided they were up in Judge Cheney’s office last evening preparing the proofs of claims and making ready to apply for the appointment of an administrator of the small estate, and the matter of the missing money will be investigated.
Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor, Fort Scott, Kansas. Tuesday, 1 April 1902, page 4.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34211676/mary-elizabeth-siveyNotes:
Married:
Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 68. Matthias Sivey signed permission for Absalom Sivey. Miles E. Gritton, father, and Susan Sanders and William Gritton signed permission for Mary E. Gritton.
LKH Note: Very high probability that Miles E. Gritton has been transcribed incorrectly in this book. Very high probability that it should be Milo B. Gritton.
LKH Note: Susan (Gritton) Sanders and William Gritton would have been siblings of Milo B. Gritton. All three were children of Jesse Gritton and Sarah (Bromfield) Gritton..Children:
- William H. Sivey was born on 7 Oct 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Feb 1897 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Godfrey, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- 5. Nancy Jane Sivey was born on 14 Feb 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 May 1918 in Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Mary A. Sivey was born about 1848 in Illinois.
- Hannah May Sivey was born in 1850 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Apr 1923 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Lemuel Sivey was born in Oct 1855 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 May 1912 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- James Sivey was born about 1856 in Illinois.
- John R. Sivey was born about 1858 in Illinois.
- Charles M. Sivey was born in Nov 1859 in Illinois; died in 1944 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Joseph M. Sivey was born in 1863 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Nov 1917 in Godfrey, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Absolom Rosenscrans C. Sivey was born in Dec 1863 in Illinois; died in 1928 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
- Laura Ellen Sivey was born on 24 Jul 1864 in Illinois; died on 8 Mar 1937 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri; was buried on 9 Mar 1931 in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
- Ada Cedora Sivey was born on 11 Jul 1869 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Jan 1947 in Scott County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.