Thomas Rigsbee Genealogy

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Born: 1846-05-21 Orange Co, North Carolina USA
Died: 1917-03-23 Durham Co, North Carolina USA
Marriages:
1. 1870-08-14 Nancy H Brassfield
2. Artelia Whitted
3. 1886-03-10 Hannah Virginia Lansdell
Children of Thomas Rigsbee and Nancy Brassfield:
Jesse Albert Rigsbee b. 1872-05-22
Virginia Rigsbee b. about 1879-00-00

Children of Thomas Rigsbee and Artelia Whitted:
Iris G Rigsbee b. 1882-07-24

Children of Thomas Rigsbee and Hannah Lansdell:
Thomas Jefferson II Rigsbee b. 1887-03-15
Mary Alma Rigsbee b. 1890-03-16
Bernice Owen Rigsbee b. 1894-04-00

Notes:

[R20.1.4.7]

married Nancy in Orange Co NC
married Hannah in Durham Co NC
buried in Rigsbee family cemetery, Duke University campus, Durham Co NC

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He was a farmer.

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He served in the Civil War (Confederate), 3rd NC artillery Co G.
He enlisted 1863-02-04.

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Durham Co NC Deeds 1885-1886

p272-273
1880-11-10 Thomas J Rigsbee to Isabella White; 1 acre in Durham Co; $35

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Durham Co NC deed book 4 p45

1882-12-07
T J Rigsbee and wife Artelia Rigsbee... to A M Rigsbee...
for $450... tract of land... upon the waters of Third Fork...
containing 50 acres more or less...

[A M is his brother Atlas.]

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Directory of the Business and Citizens of Durham city 1887, p108

Thos J Rigsbee, farmer and miller, resides Mangum St
H V Rigsbee (wife of Thos J), resides Mangum St
Albert Rigsbee, student, resides with father Thos J

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1910 census Durham Co NC p128a
Thomas J Rigsbee 63 NC/NC/NC
wife Hannah 57 NC/NC/NC
dau Iris G 27 NC
dau Alma M 20 NC
son Bernice O 15 NC
servant Docie Cotton?

1900 census Durham Co NC p194a
T J Rigsbee 54 1846-05 NC/NC/NC
wife Hanna V 50 1850-05 3/3 NC/NC/NC
dau Iris G 18 1882-03 NC
son Thomas J 13 1887-03 NC
dau Mary Alma 10 1890-03 NC
son Birice? O 6 1894-04 NC

1880 census Orange Co NC p164d
Thomas Rigsbee 34 NC/NC/NC
son Albert 8 NC
dau Virginia 1 NC
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