John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2008-04-06

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Born: 1826-02-28 Guilford Co, North Carolina USA
Died: 1906-00-00
Marriages:
1. 1849-09-08 Louisa Pritchard
2. 1857-09-03 Isabel Mary? Rutherford

Children of John Rigsby and Louisa Pritchard:
William M Rigsby b. 1850-08-00


Children of John Rigsby and Isabel Rutherford:
Mary E Rigsby b. about 1861-00-00
Franklin Alexander Rigsby b. 1866-05-00


Notes:

[R24.9]

He probably died in Union Co IN.

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His son William was raised by his brother Revel. I would guess that when Louisa Pritchard died John sent William to live with Revel.

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He appears to have had wives Mary and Hannah between Louisa and Isabel, judging by the census.

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see "Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union, and Franklin Counties, Indiana", pages 370-371
(or email me for a copy of the article)

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married Louisa in Union Co IN

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US IRS Tax Assessment Lists 1862 - 1918

IN, District 5 [Union Co], 1864
John Rigsby, Cottage Grove; income $73, tax $3.65

IN, District 5, 1866
John Rigsby 1 car? tax $1

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1900 census Union Co IN p273a
John Rigsby 73 1827-02 NC/NC/NC
wife Isabella 71 1829-05 IN/PA/PA
son Frank 34 1866-05 IN
d-l Fannie 24 1876-04 IN/IN/IN
gdau Mary Bell 1 1898-06 IN

1880 census Union Co IN p49b
John Rigsby 54 SC/SC/SC
wife Isabelle 51 IN/MD/PA
son William 29 IN
dau Mary E 19 IN
son Franklin A 14 IN
sis Rebecca Sullivan 57 SC/SC/SC widowed

1870 census Union Co IN p27
John Rigsby 41 OH
Hannah 38 OH
Mary 12 IN
John Jr 10 IN
Ida 7 IN

[This pretty much has to be him, but it sure doesn't look like it.]

1860 census Union Co IN p326
John Rigsby 34 NC
Mary 24 IN

1850 census Union Co IN p323
John Rigsby 24 NC
Louisa 16 IN

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