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Joseph John Wiggs                               1837-1904
Joseph was born on 21 January 1837, the son of Jonathon S. Wiggs and Piety Hester Fowler, at Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi..
Mary Ann Battle Blackwell                 1837-1875
Mary Ann was born on 17 January 1837, the daughter of William Henry Blackwell and Eliza Wyatt Collier, at Triana, Madison County, Alabama.
I have identified the following children.
  Lucy Blackwell Born abt 1862   Alabama Married John Hayewood Donnell
Joseph Born abt 1867   Alabama  
Virginia Born 29 Nov 1870   Memphis, Tennessee Married Daniel Gilbert Hart
Henry Blackwell Born 29 Jan 1873   Memphis, Tennessee Married Elizabeth Aspinwall "Bessie" Craig

Birth of Parents
Joseph John Wiggs b: 21 Jan 1837         Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
son of Jonathon S. Wiggs and Piety Hester Fowler

Mary Ann Battle Blackwell b: 17 Jan 1837               Triana, Madison County, Alabama
daughter of William Henry Blackwell and Eliza Wyatt Collier

Marriage
abt 1860
Joseph John Wiggs
Mary Ann Battle Blackwell

Children
Lucy Blackwell Wiggs b: abt 1862               Alabama
daughter of Joseph John Wiggs and Mary Ann Battle Blackwell
Joseph Wiggs b: abt 1867               Alabama
son of Joseph John Wiggs and Mary Ann Battle Blackwell
Virginia Wiggs b: 29 Nov 1870               Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
daughter of Joseph John Wiggs and Mary Ann Battle Blackwell
Henry Blackwell Wiggs b: 29 Jan 1873               Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
son of Joseph John Wiggs and Mary Ann Battle Blackwell

1870 Census 1 June 1870 9th Ward, Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee
Image 22 of 68 Occupation Birth Place Foreign Birth?
Father               Mother		  
J. J. Wiggs
Mary
Lucy
Josie
Lucy Blackwell
Victoria (Mulatto)		 Age 33
Age 31
Age 8
Age 4
Age 28
Age 16 		Saw Mill
Keeping Home 		Mississippi
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama 		    21 Jan 1837
17 Jan 1837
abt 1862
abt 1867
abt 1842
abt 1854

Death
Mary Ann Battle (Blackwell) Wiggs Died 22 Feb 1875       Pulaski County, Arkansas

1880 Census 1 June 1880 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
District 144 Ward 5 Image 36 of 40
Occupation		 Birth Place  
Self Father Mother
J. J. Wiggs
Lucy B. (Dau)
Joseph (Son)
Virginia (Dau)
Henry B. (Son)
?. S. Blackwell (SisLaw)
Vic Blackwell (Servant) 		Age 41
Age 18
Age 13
Age 9
Age 7
Age 40
Age 20 		Druggest




Housekeeper
Cook 		[Unreadable] [Unreadable] [Unreadable] 21 Jan 1837
abt 1862
abt 1867
abt 1871
abt 1873
abt 1840
abt 1860

1900 Census 1 Jun 1900
 Russellville, Illinois Township, Pope County, Arkansas
District 180, Image 21 of 38 B I R T H     P L A C E
Person             Father           Mother		 Month & Year of Birth
Joseph J. Wiggs (Widow) Age 63 Druggist Mississippi N. Carolina N. Carolina Jan 1837

Death
Joseph John Wiggs Died 4 Jan 1904       Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas
Burial; 6 Jan 1904, Oakland Cemetery, Russellville

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