Martin Rigsbee Genealogy

Record modified: 2010-08-01

			/	Travis Rigsby
	/	John Rigsby	\|
	\|		\	Amy (unknown)
Martin Van Buren Rigsbee	\|
	\|		/
	\	Lydia Worth	\|
			\

Born: 1818-12-24 Guilford Co, North Carolina USA
Died: 1908-12-29 Rush Co, Indiana USA

Marriages:
1. 1847-12-09 Lucinda Barnard

Children of Martin Rigsbee and Lucinda Barnard:

Alveron Rigsbee	b. 1850-08-19
Florella Elizabeth Rigsbee	b. 1853-04-14
John Lee Rigsbee	b. 1857-03-26
Adrian Rigsbee	b. about 1859-00-00

Notes:

[R16.4.1]

married in Rush Co IN

See "History of Rush Co IN" for an article on him.
Or email me and I will send you a copy.

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He lived right on the county line between Rush Co and Shelby Co.
Here is an 1880 map of Hanover twp in Shelby Co IN showing his land.

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US IRS Tax Assessment Lists 1862 - 1918

IN, District 4 (Rush Co), 1863
Martin Rigsbee 1 2-horse hack; value $100, tax $2

IN, District 4 (Rush Co), 1865
Martin Rigsby, Posey twp; income $170, tax $8.50
Martin Rigsby, Posey twp; 1 buggy?, tax $1

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1900 census Rush Co IN p75b
Martin Rigsbee 81 1818-12 NC/NC/NC
wife Adaline 66 1833-07 IN/NC/NC

1880 census Rush Co IN p66b
Martin Riggsbee 61 NC/NC/NC
wife Lucinda 56 NC/NC/NC
dau Florella 26 IN
son Lee 23 IN
son Adrian 20 IN
bro Zimri 46 IN

1870 census Rush Co IN p359
Martin Riggsbee 51 NC
Lucinda 45 NC
Alveron 19 IN
Florella 17 IN
J L (m) 13 IN
Adrian 10 IN

Lydia 71 NC
Zimri 34 IN

[two families in one household]
[Lydia is his mother, and Zimri is his brother.]

1850 census Rush Co IN p372
Martin Riggsbee 31 NC
Lucinda 25 NC

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 13093

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