Samuel Mason Riggs
(1944-)
Deborah Lynn
Samantha Lynn Riggs
(1971-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Paul Christopher Rambo

Samantha Lynn Riggs 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 28 Aug 1971, Wilmington, New Castle, DE 5
  • Marriage (1): Paul Christopher Rambo on 23 Sep 1995 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE 1

   FamilySearch ID: GN7D-8KW.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: News Journal: Real Estate: Elmhurst; 206 W. Summit Avenue, Wilmington; Elain Rathmanner to Paul C. Rambo and Samantha Lynn Riggs; $94,500., 12 Feb 1994, Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 6

2. Residence: on 23 Sep 1995 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 1

3. Newspaper: New Journal: Riggs-Rambo Wedding, 8 Oct 1995, Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 1 Samantha Rambo (photo of bride)
Samantha Lynn Riggs and Paul Christopher Rambo were married Sept. 23 in Limestone Presbyterian Church, Wilmington. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Riggs of New Castle, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Honeycutt and Mr. and Mrs. David Rambo, all of Wilmington. The bride, a graduate of Howard Career Center, works for Insurance and Financial Services Ltd. A graduate of the same school, the groom is self-employed. The couple will live in Wilmington.

4. Newspaper: News Journal: Samantha Rambo, 14 Apr 1997, Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 7 Photo of Samantha Rambo
Photo caption: Rae Gorln Cook (left) works to help Samantha Rambo shed her accent at Insurance and Financial Services Ltd. In Hockessln. Cook puts clients In neutral, dlalectically.
Headline: In Delaware accents, pronounced changes
Article: The waves of development that have altered the face of the First State are changing its voice as well. While it's too soon to write an obituary for the Sussex County drawl, the drawn-out "o" of Kent County or the nasal intonations of northern New Castle County, linguistics experts say Delaware's accents are under assault. As a downstate native might say, " 'At's sumpthin, innit?" Delaware actually has two accents, according to University of Delaware linguistics professor Lou Arena. "The distinct borderline between Northern and Southern English in the United States on the East Coast is the St. Georges Bridge," Arena said. "It has been colloquialized that southern Delawareans speak a different form of English, and they do.They speak Southern English. The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal forms what linguists call an "isogloss" -- a boundary, frequently a natural feature such as a mountain or river, that separates accents.

5. Residence: in 1998 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 5

6. Newspaper: News Journal: Insurance: Samantha Rambo of Lyons Insurance Agency has been installed as president of the Insurance Women of Northern Delaware for 2004-2005., 26 Jul 2004, Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 8


Samantha married Paul Christopher Rambo, son of David Marshall Rambo and Nancy Lee Franklin, on 23 Sep 1995 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE.1 (Paul Christopher Rambo was born on 13 Feb 1970 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE 9.)


Sources


1 The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 8 Oct 1995, page 102. Riggs-Rambo wedding.

2 "Krienen-Griffith Funeral Home (Wilmington, DE)," https://www.delawarefuneral.com/memorials/david-rambo/4070132/obituary.php.

3 Cecil Whig (Elkton, MD), 29 Feb 2012, page 12. Obituary of Olivia F. Leach.

4 The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 25 Oct 2021, page A14, obituary of Cecil E. Honeycutt.

5 FamilySearch.org, United States Public Records, 1970-2009, Samantha Lynn Riggs, b. 28 Aug 1971, residence 1995 to 2008 Wilmington, DE.

6 The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 12 Feb 1994, page 66.

7 The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 14 Apr 1997, page 1.

8 The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 26 Jul 2004, page 51.

9 FamilySearch.org, United States Public Records, 1970-2009, Paul C. Rambo b. 13 Feb 1970, resident 1994 to 2000 Wilmington, DE.



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