This is a family story from Gloria’s side of the family. William Allen Beebe (1833-1904) is Gloria’s 2nd Great-Grandfather and Levi Pier Beebe (1801-1880) is her 3rd Great-Grandfather. At the time they resided in Henderson County, Illinois. They were...
Don Rigali’s maternal side of the family has roots in Scotland and Ireland before coming to South Carolina to settle. Rev. John Knox was his 10th great-grandfather. Rev. John Knox (The Reformer) and Rev. James Witherspoon, II The common ancestors in this story...
I have yet to go through all of the family stories, so this will most likely be updated with more about this amazing ancestor, when I have all the information. Margarett Elizabeth Helm Cox is the 3rd great-grandmother (maternal) of Don Rigali. Basilee, who is...
I’m uncertain when it started, but I know my dad loved telling stories about his life and that of other family he was learning about for our genealogy. After he turned 70, he started recording his stories, because he wanted his grandchildren and...
Donald Floyd Rigali, 78, of Southern California, departed to eternal life on March 13, 2024, in Covina, CA, while Gloria (his bride of 61 years) held his hand.A Celebration of Life is to be announced. He was born on October 19, 1945, in Hermosa Beach, CA, to Robert...
