Shadrach Ford Driggs was born on Aug. 28, 1813, in Ashtabula OH; he died Oct 26, 1898 in Pleasant Grove UT.
m1. Elizabeth White (1812-1896), in June, 1836, at Licking County OH. She was born on Jul 14, 1812 at Chester, Windsor County, VT, daughter of Henry Harvey White and Rebecca Smith. Shadrach and Elizabeth had 11 children:
Hannah Jane Driggs; b. Jun 5, 1839, at Fredonia; d. Apr 18, 1908.
Appollos Griffin Driggs; b. Oct 12, 1862; d. Sep 15, 1917.
Isaac Ashton Driggs; b. Jan 23, 1842, at Nauvoo IL; d. Apr 9, 1874.
Parley Pratt Driggs; b. Nov 30 1844, at Nauvoo; d. May 18, 1919.
Charles Barnum Driggs; b. Aug 8, 1847, at Big Pidgion, IA; d. Jul 2, 1927.
Ruth Driggs; b. Dec 15, 1848, at Big Pidgion; d. May, 1849.
Mark Driggs; b. Apr, 1850, at Big Pidgion; d. Apr 1857.
Eliza M. Driggs; b. Oct 12, 1852, at Kaysville UT; d. Dec 9, 1914.
Mary Melissa Driggs; b. Jan 23, 1855, at Pleasant Grove; d. Apr 11, 1929.
Daniel Shadrach Driggs; b.Jan 25, 1857, at Pleasant Grove; d. Nov 22, 1927.
m2. Celia (Harvey) Taylor, in 1855. She was born on Oct 28, 1819, in Harrison County VA, the daughter of Mr. Harley, and Eda, widow of Mr. Taylor. Shadrach and Celia had 1 child:
Matilda Maria Driggs; b. Jan 11, 1857; d. 1903.
Brief Biography
Shadrach Ford Driggs; was born on Aug 28, 1813, qt Astabula OH. Shadrach died on Oct 26, 1898, in Pleasant Grove UT. Shadrach was among the pioneering members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), who migrated westward from the Midwest into the Great Salt Lake basin in Utah.
References:
Driggs - History of an American Family, Vols. 1 and 2, published by the Driggs Family Association, 1971.