Esom M Riggs was born on July 25th, 1843 in West Virginia to Thomas Hannan Riggs (1811 - 1854) and Celia Ann Hughes, born 1810. His father was born in Virginia, as was his mother. He had six siblings: Charles Estes, Elizabeth Jane, Albert F., Thomas Jefferson, Missouri Francis, and Ransom William Riggs.
Esom Riggs was a soldier in the United States Civil War, serving as a Private in the Confederate Army in the 8th Virginia Calvary.
He married Martha Ann Ball (1849 - 1891) circa 1868 in Indiana. They had three daughters: Hortense, Bertha, and Grace, and three sons: Edward, Clarence, and Joseph.
After Martha died, he then married Caroline Crow (1852 - 1903) on September 15th, 1892 in Grant County, Indiana. After Caroline died, Esom married Indiana Aldred on April 17th, 1905 in Hamilton County, Indiana.
Esom died at the age of 71 in Noblesville, Indiana and he is buried in Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana
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