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Dr. Henry Blackwell Wiggs M.D.              1873-1923
Henry was born on 29 January 1873, the son of Joseph John Wiggs and Mary Ann Battle Blackwell, at Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth Aspinwall "Bessie" Craig.

Elizabeth Aspinwall "Bessie" Craig          1872-1920
Elizabeth was born on 2 December 1872, the daughter of Robert Edward Craig and Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny, at Leland, Arkansas.
I have identified the following children.
Virginia Cephise Born 27 Oct 1898   Atkins, Arkansas Married Lawthan McGehee Austin
Mary Blackwell Born 20 Aug 1900   Memphis, Tennessee Married Hugh Melville Critz
Elizabeth Craig "Elise" Born 15 Aug 1901   Arkansas Married Eugene Lewis Farish
Henry Blackwell Jr. Born abt 1906   Russellville, Arkansas Died 18 Mar 1908

Birth of Parents
Henry Blackwell Wiggs b: 29 Jan 1873         Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
son of Joseph John Wiggs and Mary Ann Battle Blackwell

Elizabeth Aspinwall "Bessie" Craig b: 2 Dec 1872         Leland, Arkansas
daughter of Robert Edward Craig and Elizabeth Aspinwall Kearny

Marriage
12 Jan 1896
Dr. Henry Blackwell Wiggs M.D.
Elizabeth Aspinwall "Bessie" Craig
Hamburg, Arkansas

Children
Virginia Cephise Wiggs b: 27 Oct 1898               Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas
daughter of Dr. Henry Blackwell Wiggs M.D. and Elizabeth Aspinwall Craig

1900 Census 1 Jun 1900
Atkins, Wilson Township, Pope County, Arkansas
District 186, Image 25 of 30 Years
Married
Children/
Living
B I R T H     P L A C E
Person             Father           Mother
Month & Year of Birth
Henry B. Wiggs
Elizabeth (Wife)
Virginia
Age 27
Age 27
Age 1
Druggist 3
3

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Jan 1873
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Oct 1888

Mary Blackwell Wiggs b: 20 Aug 1900               Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
daughter of Dr. Henry Blackwell Wiggs M.D. and Elizabeth Aspinwall Craig
Elizabeth Craig "Elise" Wiggs b: 15 Aug 1901               Arkansas
daughter of Dr. Henry Blackwell Wiggs M.D. and Elizabeth Aspinwall Craig
Henry Blackwell Wiggs Jr. b: abt 1906               Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas
son of Dr. Henry Blackwell Wiggs M.D. and Elizabeth Aspinwall Craig     Died 18 Mar 1908

1910 Census 15 April 1910
Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas
District 88, Image 6 of 18 Years
Married
Children/
Living
B I R T H     P L A C E
Person           Father          Mother
Henry B. Wiggs
Elizabeth A. (Wife)
Virginia
Mary
Elizabeth
Age 36
Age 36
Age 11
Age 9
Age 8
Drug Store 12
12

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abt 1873
abt 1873
abt 1898
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Virginia Wiggs, about 1908                 Mary and Elizabeth Wiggs

The Dr. Henry Wiggs Home

1920 Census  
1 Jan 1920 Russellville, Illinois Township, Pope County, Arkansas
District 98, Image 3 of 36
208 Wilson Avenue
B I R T H     P L A C E
Person               Father                  Mother
Dr. H. B. Wiggs
Elizabeth (Wife)
Mary
Elizabeth
Age 47
Age 46
Age 19
Age 18
Druggist Alabama
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Tennessee
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abt 1873
abt 1873
abt 1900
abt 1901

Death
Elizabeth Aspinwall "Bessie" (Craig) Wiggs Died 1 Mar 1920       Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas
 

Death
Dr. Henry Blackwell Wiggs M.D. Died 29 Jan 1923       Colorado Springs, Colorado
Burial: 31 Jan 1923, Oakland Cemetery, Section 4, Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas

SPECIAL THANKS  to , a descendant of Lawthan McGehee Austin (1896-1987) and Virginia Cephise Wiggs (1898-1970), for many of the details provided above.