Bruce Morton Garver, the manager of this Memorial, is the grandson of John Frederick "Fred" Garver (1881-1953) who is a second cousin to Corina May (Garver) Giggy 1883–1972) whose "bio" and that of her second husband, Frederick Draggoo "Fred" Giggy (1886–1965), has below been written by Bruce Morton Garver, Corina May (Garver) Giggy's second cousin-twice-removed.
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Frederick Draggoo "Fred" Giggy was born in LaGrange County, Indiana, on April 22, 1886, to Oscar Lewis Giggy (1858-1951) and Ida Belle (Draggoo) Giggy (1882-1954). Fred Giggy is their only known child.
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During the year 1900, Frederick Draggoo "Fred" Giggy wed Amy Bertha Chase (1882–1954), the eldest of the two children of William S. Chase (1851–1894) and Mary Ellen (Johnson) Clayton (1858–1926). Amy Bertha's younger brother is Emery Robinson Chase (1893–1974) who wed Katie Anna (Lubbers) Chase (1899–1998) with whom Emery raised one son, Marion Emery Chase (1927–2013), who would serve in the U. S. Army during World War II.
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Together, Frederick Draggoo "Fred" Giggy and Amy Bertha (Chase) Giggy raised six children of whom four -- Muriel Althea, Oscar William "Bill", Frieda Margaret, and Jack Emery Giggy -- have FAG Memorials that are below linked to one another and to those of their parents. All six Giggy children are here described in the order of their birth:
(1) Muriel Althea Giggy was born on January 11, 1901, in LaGrange County, Indiana, and died on July 2, 1991, at Pryor in Mayes County, Oklahoma. In 1921, Muriel Althea Giggy wed Gilbert Ernest Riley (1899–1976) with whom she had no children.
(2) Ruth Isabel Giggy was born on August 18, 1906, in Illinois. Her date of death, grave location, and marital status have not yet been ascertained. Ruth has no FAG Memorial.
(3) Oscar William"Bill" Giggy was born on Sept. 24, 1908, in Indiana, and died on Dec. 12 1985, at Springfield, seat of Greene County, Missouri. "Bill" Giggy wed twice, the first time to Laura Mae Ross Giggy (1910–1968) who was born Sept. 17, 1910, in Little Rock, capitol city of Arkansas. She died on January 15, 1968, at Springfield, seat of Greene County, Missouri. "Bill" Giggy's second wife, Ona Marie (Sims) Giggy (1915–1994), whom he wed during 1970 in Fremont County, Colorado, was born on August 1, 1915, at Iola in Allen County, Kansas, Kansas, and died on Sept. 2, 1994, at Springfield, , seat of Greene County, Missouri. The couple had no children.
(4) Frederick Chase Giggy was born on April 25, 1916, in Missouri, never married. Frederick died on January 10, 2001, at Santa Cruz, seat of Santa Cruz County, California.
(5) Frieda Margaret (Giggy) Rebori was born on Dec. 27, 1917, at Greenfield in Dade County, Missouri, and died on Nov. 25, 2002, in Springfield, seat of Greene Co., Missouri.
(6) Jack Emery Giggy was born on Nov. 17, 1919, at Greenfield in Dade County, Missouri, and died on June 23, 1960, at Springfield, seat of Greene County, Missouri.
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Fred Draggoo Giggy earned a living as a merchant, primarily in Springfield, Missouri. After the death on August 9, 1954, of his wife, Amy Bertha (Chase) Giggy, Fred Draggoo Giggy in 1955 wed Corina May (Garver) Whitlock (1883- 1972), the second-born of the three daughters of Clair James Garver (1851-1928) and Drusilla Theresa (Jones) Garver (1851-1932) who had wed in 1879. Corina May (Garver) Whitlock was the widow of George Lafayette Whitlock (1874–1954) with whom she had raised.no children. Corina became a loving stepmother to Bill Giggy's six children, all of whom were adults by the time of Corina's and Bill's marriage in 1955.
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Fred Draggoo Giggy died at the age of seventy-eight on January 27, 1965, in Springfield, seat of Greene County, Missouri, where several days later he was interred at Eastlawn Cemetery beside the grave of his first wife, Amy Bertha (Chase) Giggy (1882-1954). Seven years and nine months later, Fred's second wife, Corina May (Garver) Whitlock Giggy, died on October 27, 1972, and was interred close to his grave at Eastlawn Cemetery in Springfield, seat of Greene County, Missouri,
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Before writing the above "bio" of Fred Draggoo Giggy, Bruce Morton Garver attached the following documents to Fred's Memorial:
(1) From the "Geneanet Community Trees Index":
Name: Frederick Dragoo Giggy
Gender: Male
Father: Oscar L. Giggy = Oscar Lewis Giggy
Mother: Ida Belle Draggoo
Spouse: Amy Bertha Chase
Child: Ruth Isabelle Giggy
View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/handot67?n=giggy&oc=&p=frederick+dragoo
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(2) From the "1920 U. S. Federal Census:
Name: Fred Giggy
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1920: Center, Dade County, Missouri
Street: Carr Street
House Number: X
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bertha Giggy
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Merchant
Industry: General Merchandise
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Able to read: Yes
Able to write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members, Age, Relationship
Fred Giggy, 33, Head
Bertha Giggy, 37, Wife
Muriel Giggy, 18, Daughter = Muriel Althea Giggy, born January 11, 1901, in Indiana.
Ruth Giggy, 13, Daughter = Ruth Isabel Giggy, born August 18, 1906, in Illinois.
William Giggy, 11, Son = Oscar William"Bill" Giggy, born Sept. 24, 1908, in Indiana.
Frederick Giggy, 3, Son = Frederick Chase Giggy, born April 25, 1916, in Missouri
Frieda Giggy, 2, Daughter = Frieda Margret (Giggy) Rebori (Dec. 27, 1917, Greenfield, MO)
Emery Giggy, 0, Son = Jack Emery Giggy, born Nov. 17, 1919, in Missouri.