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Melvin Gillison Rigg

Birth	:	12 Apr 1870
Death	:	7 Aug 1895 Butler County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.8231010, -96.2724991
Plot	:	21-15-01
Description	:	The Eureka Herald and Greenwood County Republican Eureka, Kansas Friday, August 9, 1895page 5 Yesterday afternoon's Scott train, east bound, brought the body of Prof. M.G. Rigg to this city for burial. A large number of of Modern Woodmen were at the depot when the train arrived and escorted the body to the deceased's late residence, there to await the hour fixed for the funeral services, which is 10 o'clock this morning, at the M.E. church. The widow of the deceased will receive from the order of the Modern Woodmen the sum of $2,000. In this connection it is of interest... Read More	The Eureka Herald and Greenwood County Republican Eureka, Kansas Friday, August 9, 1895page 5 Yesterday afternoon's Scott train, east bound, brought the body of Prof. M.G. Rigg to this city for burial. A large number of of Modern Woodmen were at the depot when the train arrived and escorted the body to the deceased's late residence, there to await the hour fixed for the funeral services, which is 10 o'clock this morning, at the M.E. church. The widow of the deceased will receive from the order of the Modern Woodmen the sum of $2,000. In this connection it is of interest to note that all payments made by Mr. Rigg to this organization amounted to just $14.10. Prof. M.G. Rigg died Wednesday night at 10:30 o'clock, at the home of his parents, near Leon, Butler county, from typhoid fever. The deceased had been ill for about five weeks. Mrs. Rigg was present at the time of her husband's death. The remains arrived on the 2:22 Missouri Pacific train yesterday afternoon, but arrangements had not been fixed at 10:00 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Rigg was a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge of this city.(transcribed by Judy Mayfield)

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Melvin Gillison Rigg's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Greenwood County, USA.
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Melvin Gillison Rigg death on 7 Aug 1895 in Butler County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 37.8231010
Longitude: -96.2724991

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Effie Etta Moore Swegle

(1868 - 1959)

Siblings

Perry David Rigg

(1873 - 1947)

Lauren Dale Rigg

(1884 - 1970)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Greenwood Cemetery
Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8231010, -96.2724991

2. Stewart Cemetery
Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7885100, -96.2347700

3. Ravenscroft Cemetery
Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9194890, -96.3069110

4. Ladd Cemetery
Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8755989, -96.3891983

5. End of the Trail Cemetery
Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7802410, -96.1484626

6. Belle Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7133900, -96.2532200

7. Homer Creek Cemetery
Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9261017, -96.2097015

8. Upper Fall River Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8976200, -96.3982500

9. Pleasant View Cemetery
Otter Creek, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6941986, -96.2977982

10. Reece Cemetery
Reece, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7943993, -96.4338989

11. Highland Cemetery
Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9417000, -96.3422012

12. Neal Cemetery
Neal, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8224983, -96.0631027

13. Ott Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.9686012, -96.1502991

14. Means Cemetery
Neal, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8088989, -96.0516968

15. Star Cemetery
Otter Creek, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6935997, -96.4242020

16. Janesville Cemetery
Hamilton, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9853000, -96.1767000

17. Otter Creek Cemetery
Piedmont, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6611700, -96.3690000

18. Worford Cemetery
Hamilton, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9414700, -96.0900400

19. Goble Farm Cemetery
Severy, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6351600, -96.2813800

20. Twin Groves Cemetery
Severy, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6357994, -96.2422028

21. Rupe Family Cemetery
Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9890878, -96.3906186

22. South Lawn Cemetery
Severy, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6342010, -96.2422028

23. Prairie Chapel Cemetery
Hamilton, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0224991, -96.2502975

24. Wickersham Cemetery
Fall River, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6935000, -96.0756000