William Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2011-06-25

 / Thomas Rigsby
 / Canada Rigsby|
|  \ (unknown) (unknown)
William Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Mary Lewis |
 \

Born: 1810-00-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1870-00-00 Bledsoe Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1832-00-00 Lucinda Glenn
Children of William Rigsby and Lucinda Glenn:
James Louis Rigsby b. 1833-07-16
John M Rigsby b. 1835-06-29
William Glenn Rigsby b. 1837-04-00
Sarah Jane Rigsby b. 1839-12-17
Mary A Rigsby b. about 1840-00-00
Benjamin Franklin Rigsby b. 1842-06-00
Rachel Rigsby b. about 1843-00-00
Martha E Rigsby b. about 1845-00-00
Lucinda Rigsby b. about 1847-00-00
Emily Frances Rigsby b. 1849-11-00 d. 1889-01-11
George W Rigsby b. about 1855-00-00
Margaret E Rigsby b. about 1857-00-00

Notes:

[R14.5.1]

died before 1870
both buried in Rigsby cemetery, Bledsoe Co TN

One of his daughters married a Swope.
Did he have a son Canada/Kanada who was adopted by a family named Foster?

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US IRS Tax Assessment Lists 1862 - 1918

TN District 6 (Bledsoe Co), no date
Wm Rigsby, 109 acres, tax $0.39

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1860 census Bledsoe Co TN p400
William Rigsby 50 NC
Lucinda 48 TN
Mary A 20 TN
Benjamin F 18 TN
Rachel C 15 TN
Martha E 14 TN
Lucinda 13 TN
Emily F 10 TN
George W 5 TN
Margaret E 3 TN

[Where is son James?]

1850 census Walker Co GA p385b
William Rigsby 35 NC
Lucinda 35 TN
James L 16 TN
John M 14 TN
William G 13 TN
Sarah I/J 11 TN
Mary A 10 TN
Benj F 9 TN
Rachel 7 TN
Martha 5 TN
Lucinda 3 TN
Frances E 7/12 GA

I thought he was in Johnson Co TN for the 1840 census, but now have decided it doesn't make sense for him to be that far east, especially when he is in GA for the 1850 census. He really should be around White or Bledsoe in 1840.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 13138
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