Henry Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2007-03-18

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Born: 1813-00-00 Chatham Co, North Carolina USA
Died: 1887-11-14 Lee Co, Virginia USA
Marriages:
1. 1833-12-31 Nancy S Southard
Children of Henry Rigsby and Nancy Southard:
Christopher Columbus Rigsby b. 1834-00-00
Morning Ann Rigsby b. 1836-00-00
Job Rigsby b. 1838-09-26
Frances Rigsby b. 1842-00-00
William Archibald Rigsby b. 1846-07-09
Joel Rigsby b. 1849-00-00
Lewis W Rigsby b. 1852-00-00
Elizabeth Rigsby b. 1854-00-00

Notes:

[R26.3]

married in Surry Co NC

Did he have a son Richard c1854 who moved to Greene Co TN?

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1880 census Lee Co VA p265b
H H Rigsby 79 NC/NC/NC
dau Ann D 44 NC/NC/NC
gdau Nancy E 7 VA/VA/NC

1870 census Lee Co VA p336 very faded; can't read the birthplaces
H H Riggsby 68? NC
Nancy 56 NC
Ann 33 NC
William 25 NC
L W (m) 18 NC [Lewis]
Elizabeth 16 NC
Mary 7 NC

It's highly unlikely Mary is Nancy's daughter.
I suspect Mary is really a daughter of son Christopher C, who died in the Civil War.

1860 census Yadkin Co NC p287
Henry H Rigsby 49 NC
Nancy 45 NC
Morning A 24 NC
Job 21 NC
Frances 19 NC
William A 16 NC
Levi W 9 NC [Lewis]
Elizabeth 5 NC

1840 census Surry Co NC p79
Hightower Rigsby 1 M <5, 1 M 5-10, 1 M 30-40, 2 F <5, 1 F 20-30
[Job 1, Christopher 6, Henry Hightower 27, x, Morning 4, Nancy 24]
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