Charles Arthur Riggins [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 17 Mar 1892 in Fayetteville, AL. He died on 27 Jul 1956 in Montgomery, AL. He was buried in Evergreen Cem., Sylacauga, AL. He married Goldie Lewis about 1926 in CA. Charles was employed as civil service.
Other marriages:, Elizabeth
Listed on the 1930 census of San Pedro district of Los Angeles, CA with wife/daughter - working as a longshoreman on the docks - living at 524 Hamilton Ave
Per his WWI draft registration in 1917, he was employed as a machinist at Morse Dry Dock, Brooklyn, NY; age 25, single, and living at 873 60th St. Brooklyn,NY. Stated he served for 3 years in the Coast Guard, stationed at Ft. Tolten, Long Island, NY
Served in U.S. Navy, Engineers 2, USS Hulbert, WW I. Informant on his death certificate was C.K. Riggins, 210 E. 10th, Sylacauga. Service at 1st Baptist Church by Rev. Tolar. Funeral Homes: Curtis and Son; Carr Funeral Home
Death certificate names parents: Thomas Riggins and Nancy Presley.He was living in San Diego, CA in 1951.
Carl was married a 2nd time - wife named Elizabeth?
Goldie Lewis was born on 24 Jun 1895 in Iowa. She died on 13 Jun 1959 in Tulare Co., CA. She was buried in Cremated. She married Charles Arthur Riggins about 1926 in CA.
Other marriages:, Mr. Raymond
Death date not proven
They had the following children:
F i Joyce Nancy Riggins was born on 9 Jan 1927. She died on 18 May 2002.
William Motley Riggins [Parents] was born on 21 Jul 1910. He died on 18 May 1980. He was buried in Evergreen Cem., Sylacauga, AL. He married Annie Elizabeth Haynes on 24 Mar 1934 in Talladega Co., AL.
Living in Sylacauga, AL in 1970 Marriage 1934 by C. W. Lee, Judge, Sylacauga
Annie Elizabeth Haynes was born on 5 Feb 1913. She married William Motley Riggins on 24 Mar 1934 in Talladega Co., AL.
They had the following children:
M i William M. Riggins.
Living in Branton, MS at time of his father's death.M ii Gerald H. Riggins.
Living in Birmingham, AL at time of father's death
Charles Kenneth Riggins [Parents] was born in 1911. He died in 1971. He was buried in Evergreen Cem., Sylacauga, AL. He married Vera Jones on 10 Aug 1933 in Talladega Co., AL.
married by W. P. Colvin, Minister, at Sylacauga
Vera Jones.Vera married Charles Kenneth Riggins on 10 Aug 1933 in Talladega Co., AL.
They had the following children:
M i B.E. "Sonny" Riggins.
corresponded with him at 691 Marble City Heights, Sylacauga, AL 35150. phone
20-245-3044
Hershel H. Hodges was born on 8 Apr 1923 in Floydada, Texas. He married Joyce Nancy Riggins.
Residing at 3955 Massachusetts Ave, La Mesa, CA 91941.(2008) Tel:(619) 466-6998
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name:Hershel H Hodges
Birth Year:1923
Race:White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:Texas
State:California
County or City:San Diego
Enlistment Date:24 Feb 1943
Enlistment State:California
Enlistment City:Los Angeles
Branch:Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code:Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade:Private
Grade Code:Private
Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component:Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source:Civil Life
Education:2 years of high school
Marital Status:Single, without dependents
Height:70
Weight:147
Joyce Nancy Riggins [Parents] was born on 9 Jan 1927 in San Diego, CA. She died on 18 May 2002. She was buried cremated in Ft.Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA. She married Hershel H. Hodges.
Source:
Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.:Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Cemetery Address:P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166 Buried At:Section Cliff Row 2 Site 50
Suburban directories):
1940-45 No listing for Joyce or Hershel HODGES in either the city or suburban directories
1947/48 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce), householder 3566 Victory [San Diego city]
1950-52 No listing for Joyce or Hershel in either the city or suburban directories
1953/54 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), electn NAS (Cor), h3955 Massachusetts av (LM)
1955 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce), electn Naval Air Sta, h3955
Massachusetts av (LM)
1956 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), USN, h3955 Massachusetts av (LM)
1957 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), electn NAS, h3955 Massachusetts av
(LM)
1957 HODGES Joyce N Mrs, ofc sec Ernest W Shaw [physician], resides
3955 Massachusetts av (LM)
1958-59 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), electn NAS, h3955 Massachusetts av (LG)
1960 HODGES Hershal H (Joyce N), electn NAS, h3955 Massachusetts av
(LG)
1961/62 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), USN, h3955 Massachusetts av (LG)
1961/62 HODGES Joyce Mrs, med asst Benj Woro, r3955 Massachusetts av (LM)
1963-64 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), USN, h3955 Massachusetts av (LG)
1965 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), emp USNS, h3955 Massachusetts av
(LM)
1966-70 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), emp Eleventh Naval Dist, h3955 Massachusetts av (LM)
1971-73 HODGES Hershel H (Joyce N), electn Eleventh Naval Dist, h3955 Massachusetts av (LM)
--- the 1973 directory was the last suburban directory issued ---The 1947/48 listing for 3566 Victory was probably in one of the many temporary housing communities set up to house military personnel and aircraft plant workers during WWII - the housing communities were torn down shortly after the war was over.
NAS (Cor) was the Naval Air Station (NAS) located in Coronado.
The Eleventh Naval District is headquarted in San Diego; Hershel could have located at any number of locations in San Diego, or elsewhere.
3955 Massachusetts Ave. was located way out in the boonies when Hershel and Joyce first moved there. It is located near the boundaries of La Mesa
(LM) and Lemon Grove (LG). Now it is located in the city of La Mesa.
Joyce Nancy HODGES died in La Mesa 18 May 2002, according to the Social Security Death Index.
According to Ancestry.com, she is buried in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, in San Diego.
Name:Joyce Nancy Hodges
Service Info.:SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
Birth Date:9 Jan 1927
Death Date:18 May 2002
Relation:Wife of Hodges, Hershel H
Interment Date:30 May 2002
Cemetery:Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Cemetery Address:P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166 Buried At:Section Cliff Row 2 Site 50obit from the San Diego UNION-TRIBUNE
Date:May 24, 2002
Page:B.6
Section:LOCAL
JOYCE NANCY RIGGINS HODGES
Jan. 9, 1927-May 18, 2002
Joyce Nancy Riggins Hodges, 75, of La Mesa died Saturday. She was born in
San Diego and was a physician's assistant.
Survivors include her husband, Hershel Hodges; daughter, Donna Cole of
Spring Valley; son, Dan Hodges of Spring Valley; and two grandchildren.
Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma.
Donations: American Cancer Society.
Arrangements: Balboa Cremation Services
They had the following children:
F i Donna Hodges. M ii Dan Hodges.
Living in Spring Valley, CA in 2002
Booth A. Ross.Booth married Marie Rotenberry.
Marie Rotenberry died in 1980. She was buried in Memorial Park, Amarillo, TX. She married Booth A. Ross.
Other marriages:Click, Walter Howard
John M. Bennett [Parents] was born on 6 May 1924. He died on 1 Sep 1996. He married Esther Yockey in 1946 in Cinncinati, Ohio. John was employed as minister.
Esther Yockey.Esther married John M. Bennett in 1946 in Cinncinati, Ohio.
Mr. Wittwer.Mr. married Raylene Clemmer.
Raylene Clemmer [Parents].Raylene married Mr. Wittwer.
Living in Chowchilla in 1992
Marshall E. Stone [Parents] was born on 23 Feb 1904 in Bloomington, IL. He died in Oct 1987 in Edmond, OK. He was buried on 14 Oct 1987 in Greenlawn Cem, Edmond, OK. He married Ruby Valla.
Buried block 16, lot 131, SW
Ruby Valla.Ruby married Marshall E. Stone.
Last known address: 312 Spencer Ct., Edmond, OK phone 405-341-1216
Frank Mitchell.Frank married Faye Yates.
Faye Yates [Parents] was born in 1906 in Iowa. She married Frank Mitchell.
Was unmarried & living in Humeston, Iowa in Feb. 1924 when she attended the
funeral of Bessie Adams in IL Noted as Fay Mitchell of Monroe, IA in 1983 on
her brother's obit
James L. Yates Jr. [Parents] was born in 1909 in Iowa. He died on 26 Jun 1982. He was buried in Humeston Cemetery. He married Maxine R.. James was employed as cafe owner.
Buried in Sect. 4, Row 6
Maxine R. was born in 1910. She married James L. Yates Jr..
They had the following children:
F i Sandra Yates. M ii James Lee Yates.