John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2008-01-21
This is my direct ancestor 5 generations back.

é James Rigsby
é John Rigsbyê
ê ë Susannah Wright
John Wilson Rigsby ê
ê é
ë Elizabeth Howard ê
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Born: 1812-00-00 Pendleton Co, South Carolina USA
Died: (unknown)
Marriages:
1. 1831-04-14 Ann Miller
Children of John Rigsby and Ann Miller:
William Perry Rigsby b. 1832-00-00
Wilson Lee Rigsby b. 1836-00-00
John Samuel Rigsby b. 1838-05-31
*Jane Ellen Rigsby b. 1841-02-18
Cuthbert B (Burton?) Rigsby b. 1843-00-00 d. 1861-12-10
James E Rigsby b. 1845-04-00
Amanda E Rigsby b. 1847-03-02

Notes:

[R05.2.5]

middle name from death certificate of son John
The name Wilson was not uncommon among this Rigsby branch. I wonder where it came from?

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married in Allen Co KY

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He was Postmaster of the Motley Post Office of Allen Co.

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This page of cemetery listings for Allen Co says that John W was born in KY.

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Apparently son Cuthbert died in the Civil War. He was in the 9th KY infantry, Company J. His pension records show his mother filing for him to 1881-09-07, and then his father to 1885?-07-09. [The date for his father is very hard to read. It might be an 1888, or something else.]

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An LDS entry says this John was s/o John Rigsby + Elizabeth.

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On the 1860 Allen Co census page 109 is a family of John Miller age 42 KY with wife and 8 children. They are 4 families away from John W Rigsby. I would guess John Miller is Ann's brother. Between them is the family of T M Oliver 26 KY, and the family of Lafayette Bunch 28 KY.
Lafayette Bunch married Anna Lee Rigsby, granddaughter of this John W through his son John Samuel.
Sarah Oliver, d/o Thomas Oliver, married Garland Rigsby, s/o this John's brother James.

According to a list of Allen Co births, John Miller's wife was Mary A Rigsby. She is probably a sister of this John W Rigsby.

On the 1880 Allen Co KY census, John W's neighbor on one side is Amanda Bunch, and on the other is Thomas Oliver. Thomas Oliver's neighbor is John Burton, and then comes Harrison Burton. Note that John W's wife Ann Miller's mother was a Burton. Are John and Harrison related?

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1880 census Allen Co KY p223c, District #4
John W Rigsby 68 KY/KY/KY
wife Ann 67 KY/KY/KY

He is a farmer. He and his wife can read and write.

1870 census Allen Co KY p209b, precinct #3, Claypool post office
John W Rigsby 58 SC
Ann 57 KY
Bell 9 KY

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $475. His wife cannot read or write.

1860 Allen Co KY census p109, Gainesville district, Gainesville post office
J W Rigsby 49 SC [John W]
Ann Rigsby 48 KY [Ann Miller]
J S Rigsby 21 KY [John Samuel]
C B Rigsby 17 KY [Cuthbert B]
Jane Rigsby 19 KY [Jane Ellen]
James Rigsby 15 KY [James E]
A E Rigsby 13 KY [Amanda E]

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $600, and his personal estate at $300.

1850 census Allen Co KY p159a, twp not given
J W Rigsby (m) 38 SC [John W]
A Rigsby (f) 37 KY [Ann Miller]
W P Rigsby (m) 18 KY [William Perry]
W L Rigsby (m) 14 KY [Wilson Lee]
J S Rigsby (m) 12 KY [John Samuel]
J Rigsby (f) 9 KY [Jane Ellen]
C B Rigsby (m) 7 KY [Cuthbert]
J E Rigsby (m) 5 KY [James]
A E Rigsby (f) 3 KY [Amanda]
Samuel Miller age 69 SC [Ann's father]

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $700.

1840 census Allen Co KY p59
John B Rigsby: 2 M 0 - 4, 1 M 5 - 9, 1 M 15 - 19, 1 M 20 - 29, 1 F 0 - 4, 1 F 20 - 29
[John 2, Wilson 4, William 5, John T 14, John W 28, x, Ann 27]

John T is a son of John W's brother James. Who is the additional girl?

Nelson Long is on p 64, and Samuel Miller is on p 70, so clearly the three families lived fairly close to each other.

1830 census Allen Co KY p46
John Rigsby: 1 M under 5, 1 M 5 - 10, 1 M 10 - 15, 3 M 15 - 20, 1 M 40 - 50,
1 F under 5, 1 F 5 - 10, 1 F 10 - 15, 1 F 20 - 30, 1 F 40 - 50

This John should be 18.

Samuel Miller is on p 59.

1820 census Allen Co KY p124
John Rigsby: 3 M under 10, 1 M 10 - 15, 1 M 16 - 18, 1 M 27 - 45,
1 F under 10, 1 F 10 - 15, 1 F 27 - 45

This John should be 8.

On the 1810 census, there is no Allen Co; the area was then in Warren Co. There is no Rigsby or Miller in Warren Co.

On the 1810 census for Pendleton Co is a John Rigsby, with children who appear to match this John's father's family. Perhaps this John was born right before his father left SC for KY, or even on the trip. That would explain why he put both states as his birth place.
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